Cal Poly Mustangs (7-8, 2-3 Big West) at UCSB Gauchos (9-5, 3-1 Big West)
Santa Barbara, California; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Cal Poly visits UCSB after Annika Shah scored 27 points in Cal Poly’s 61-56 victory against the UCSD Tritons.
The Gauchos have gone 6-2 in home games. UCSB is seventh in the Big West at limiting opponent scoring, allowing 61.1 points while holding opponents to 38.4% shooting.
The Mustangs are 2-3 against Big West opponents. Cal Poly is second in the Big West with 13.3 assists per game led by Shah averaging 2.7.
UCSB averages 7.1 made 3-pointers per game, 1.8 more made shots than the 5.3 per game Cal Poly allows. Cal Poly has shot at a 38.3% clip from the field this season, 0.1 percentage points below the 38.4% shooting opponents of UCSB have averaged.
The matchup Saturday is the first meeting this season for the two teams in conference play.
TOP PERFORMERS: Alyssa Marin is scoring 16.9 points per game and averaging 1.9 rebounds for the Gauchos.
Shah is shooting 43.1% from beyond the arc with 3.1 made 3-pointers per game for the Mustangs, while averaging 15.1 points.
LAST 10 GAMES: Gauchos: 7-3, averaging 66.9 points, 30.1 rebounds, 10.0 assists, 4.7 steals and 1.7 blocks per game while shooting 40.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 61.5 points per game.
Mustangs: 4-6, averaging 53.6 points, 26.8 rebounds, 12.2 assists, 7.4 steals and 2.3 blocks per game while shooting 36.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 61.3 points.
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