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: UCSB faces Cal Poly after Alyssa Marin scored 20 points in UCSB’s 61-57 win over the CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners.
The Gauchos are 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 conference opponents. Cal Poly allows 60.6 points to opponents while being outscored by 4.1 points per game.
UCSB is shooting 39.6% from the field this season, the same percentage Cal Poly allows to opponents. Cal Poly has shot at a 38.3% clip from the field this season, 0.1 percentage points less than the 38.4% shooting opponents of UCSB have averaged.
The Gauchos and Mustangs square off Saturday for the first time in Big West play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Skylar Burke is averaging 10.9 points and 6.6 rebounds for the Gauchos.
Mary Carter is averaging 12.1 points and 6.1 rebounds for the Mustangs.
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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