Game Information
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Date: Friday, Jan. 25 & Saturday, Jan. 26
Time: 6 p.m.
Location: Saskatoon, SK
Venue:Â Â Ron and Jane Graham Centre Court in the PAC
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SASKATOON – Two of the top teams in the conference are set to do battle this weekend when the Saskatchewan Huskies and Alberta Pandas clash in the PAC.
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Sporting identical records of 14-2 and currently tied for first place in Canada West, the No. 5 ranked Huskies and Pandas will take to the court at 6 p.m. on both Friday and Saturday night.
Saskatchewan enters the weekend after a pair of dominant victories over Mount Royal in their last action and have won their past 10 games in a row.
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Alberta meanwhile, has also been outstanding in 2018-19. The Pandas have won 12 straight-games and haven't lost since being swept by Calgary in the second weekend of the season.
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These two teams last met in November of last season when the Huskies swept the Pandas by scores of 85-61 and 60-48 in Edmonton.
Five Things
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1:Â Friday night will be Bell Let's Talk night inside the PAC as the Huskies host their annual game in support of mental health awareness.
2: The game on Saturday will double as both You Can Play night as well as senior night, where the team will be honouring
Maya Olynyk.
3:Â Saskatchewan ranks first in CW in both points for and point against per game.
4:Â Saskatchewan has won their past ten games while the Pandas come to Saskatoon the winners of 12-straight.
5:Â This will be the last home weekend of the regular season for Saskatchewan
By the Numbers
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1142 –Â
Sabine Dukate enters the weekend eighth on the Huskies all-time scoring list.
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411 – The Huskies have outscored opponents by 411 points during their 10 game winning streak.
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.400 – Nine Huskies enter the weekend making over .400% of their shots on the season.
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5 –  Saskatchewan leads the conference in five major team statistical categories.
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Scouting the Pandas
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Two-time Canada West Coach of the Year Scott Edwards is in his 13th season in charge of the Pandas. Alberta has clinched a playoff spot and are battling with the Huskies for playoff positioning.
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Alberta is a team with solid fundamentals, they sit fourth in the conÂference by allowing just 62.8 points per game and work hard to get to the free-throw line where they are fourth in the conference in free throws made per game.
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Emma Kary leads the way with 17.3 points per game while also securÂing a team-high 8.3 boards per game.
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