SALT LAKE CITY-Thursday, after suffering a 78-69 loss to Minnesota Monday, the Utah men’s basketball team returns to the Huntsman Center to face Mississippi Valley State of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

The Utes come into this game with a record of 1-1 and are +9.5 in rebounding margin and make 7.5 3-pointers per game in match-ups against Maine and Minnesota to start the season.

The Utes have won their last four games at the Huntsman Center overall and their last 10 non-conference games.

Utah’s current leading scorer is guard Sedrick Barefield who is averaging 16 points per game as well as a team-best 5 assists per contest.

Forward Donnie Tillman is the Utes’ second-leading scorer through two games, averaging 12 points per game as well as seven rebounds.

The Delta Devils come into this game at 0-2 on the season and are led by Jordan Evans, who averages 14 points per game for Mississippi Valley State in the first two games of this campaign.