Cal Poly (2-5) vs. San Diego (4-5)
Jenny Craig Pavilion, San Diego; Sunday, 4 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Two forwards will be on display as Alimamy Koroma and Cal Poly will go up against Marcellus Earlington and San Diego. The junior Koroma has scored 20 percent of the team’s points this season and is averaging 13 over his last five games. Earlington, a senior, is averaging 12.4 points over the last five games.
LEADING THE WAY: The Mustangs have been led by Koroma and Kyle Colvin. Koroma has averaged 13 points and 4.1 rebounds while Colvin has recorded 11.3 points and 4.4 rebounds per game. The Toreros have been led by seniors Earlington and Jase Townsend, who are averaging 11.6 and 12.2 points, respectively.ACCURATE ALIMAMY: Koroma has connected on 38.5 percent of the 13 3-pointers he’s attempted and has made 4 of 10 over the last five games. He’s also converted 54.5 percent of his foul shots this season.
ACCOUNTING FOR ASSISTS: The Mustangs have recently gotten buckets via assists more often than the Toreros. San Diego has an assist on 22 of 61 field goals (36.1 percent) over its previous three outings while Cal Poly has assists on 36 of 66 field goals (54.5 percent) during its past three games.
DID YOU KNOW: Cal Poly has attempted the second-most free throws among all Big West teams. The Mustangs have averaged 23.9 free throws per game and 27.7 per game over their last three games.
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