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UCSB hosts Henderson and UC Riverside
By The Associated Press
UC Riverside Highlanders (9-20, 4-13 Big West) at UCSB Gauchos (17-11, 10-7 Big
West)
Santa Barbara, California; Thursday, 9 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: UC Riverside faces UCSB after Andrew Henderson scored 22 points in
UC Riverside's 78-73 loss to the UC Davis Aggies.
The Gauchos have gone 10-3 in home games. UCSB ranks seventh in the Big West
with 23.3 defensive rebounds per game led by Zion Sensley averaging 5.9.
The Highlanders are 4-13 in Big West play. UC Riverside has a 0-3 record in
games decided by less than 4 points.
UCSB scores 79.2 points per game, 1.8 more points than the 77.4 UC Riverside
allows. UC Riverside averages 7.4 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.4
more makes per game than UCSB gives up.
The teams square off for the second time this season in Big West play. UCSB won
the last matchup 76-68 on Feb. 13. Aidan Mahaney scored 20 points points to
help lead the Gauchos to the victory.
TOP PERFORMERS: Mahaney is averaging 15.2 points for the Gauchos. CJ Shaw is
averaging 14.7 points over the last 10 games.
Henderson is scoring 18.0 points per game with 4.8 rebounds and 2.0 assists for
the Highlanders. Marqui Worthy is averaging 18 points, 5.3 rebounds and 3.2
assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Gauchos: 6-4, averaging 79.8 points, 32.5 rebounds, 15.1
assists, 6.3 steals and 1.9 blocks per game while shooting 47.0% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 73.9 points per game.
Highlanders: 2-8, averaging 73.6 points, 33.0 rebounds, 13.1 assists, 6.1
steals and 4.8 blocks per game while shooting 41.8% from the field. Their
opponents have averaged 76.6 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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