Redhawks Offense Stumbles Badly in Upset Loss to UTSA
The Redhawks men's basketball team came in as favorites against UTSA on Wednesday, but without Mason Williams, Seattle U's weakness behind the arc torpedoed their offense.
The Seattle University Redhawks came into Wednesday night off a nearly flawless final 20 minutes the previous Saturday. But without their leading scorer, the Redhawks offense took a massive step back in their 86-59 loss to The University of Texas at San Antonio in what could be an ugly blemish on their non-conference schedule.
The Redhawks (1-2) came into Wednesday as a 16.5 point favorite. But come tipoff, Mason Williams - Seattle U’s leading scorer on the season, averaging 19 points through two games - was not in uniform. The absence showed immediately.
When the first half ended, Seattle trailed 41-22, much of it on the back of a 26-5 run for the Roadrunners that had begun a hair past the 10 minute mark. UTSA’s backcourt trio of Kj Tenner, Josiah Legree and Seattle native Isaiah Watts combined for 48 points overall on Wednesday and it was that trio who helped put the Roadrunners ahead early.
Without Williams running the actions and handling the ball, Seattle had 12 first-half turnovers that resulted in 17 UTSA points; without his skill beyond the three-point line and with the Roadrunners clogging the paint, UTSA forced Seattle U to beat them with the three ball - and the Redhawks were not up to that test. Seattle finished the game 5-for-28 on threes and in that first half hit just 2-for-15.
