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02/18 03:43 CST UCSB hosts CSU Northridge following Hughes' 27-point game
UCSB hosts CSU Northridge following Hughes' 27-point game
By The Associated Press
CSU Northridge Matadors (16-10, 9-5 Big West) at UCSB Gauchos (17-9, 10-5 Big
West)
Santa Barbara, California; Thursday, 9 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: CSU Northridge plays UCSB after Larry Hughes Jr. scored 27 points
in CSU Northridge's 84-60 win over the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors.
The Gauchos have gone 10-2 at home. UCSB ranks seventh in the Big West with
22.7 defensive rebounds per game led by Zion Sensley averaging 5.8.
The Matadors are 9-5 against conference opponents. CSU Northridge leads the Big
West with 17.5 assists. Josiah Davis leads the Matadors with 7.2.
UCSB's average of 9.2 made 3-pointers per game is 1.0 fewer made shot on
average than the 10.2 per game CSU Northridge allows. CSU Northridge averages
7.7 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.5 more makes per game than UCSB
allows.
The Gauchos and Matadors face off Thursday for the first time in conference
play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Sensley is averaging 11.2 points and 7.6 rebounds for the
Gauchos. Aidan Mahaney is averaging 2.3 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
Hughes averages 3.5 made 3-pointers per game for the Matadors, scoring 19.0
points while shooting 43.7% from beyond the arc. Davis is shooting 46.3% and
averaging 14.5 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Gauchos: 8-2, averaging 79.2 points, 30.6 rebounds, 14.5
assists, 6.6 steals and 2.0 blocks per game while shooting 49.5% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 70.7 points per game.
Matadors: 7-3, averaging 85.0 points, 36.7 rebounds, 19.1 assists, 6.7 steals
and 3.4 blocks per game while shooting 48.5% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 80.3 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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