Cal Poly Mustangs (11-17, 5-11 Big West) at UCSB Gauchos (18-10, 10-7 Big West)
Santa Barbara, California; Thursday, 10 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Gauchos -6.5; over/under is 157.5
BOTTOM LINE: Cal Poly plays UCSB after Jarred Hyder scored 25 points in Cal Poly’s 112-100 overtime victory against the UC Riverside Highlanders.
The Gauchos are 11-4 on their home court. UCSB has a 4-3 record in one-possession games.
The Mustangs are 5-11 against Big West opponents. Cal Poly ranks 150th in college basketball averaging 10.8 made 3-pointers per game while shooting 34.4% from deep. Isaac Jessup leads the team averaging 2.9 makes while shooting 41.3% from 3-point range.
UCSB is shooting 47.2% from the field this season, 1.4 percentage points higher than the 45.8% Cal Poly allows to opponents. Cal Poly averages 14.2 more points per game (80.5) than UCSB allows to opponents (66.3).
TOP PERFORMERS: Stephan D. Swenson is shooting 44.3% and averaging 13.0 points for the Gauchos. Cole Anderson is averaging 2.5 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
Jessup is shooting 41.3% from beyond the arc with 2.9 made 3-pointers per game for the Mustangs, while averaging 11 points and 1.7 steals. Owen Koonce is averaging 14.3 points over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Gauchos: 6-4, averaging 73.2 points, 28.6 rebounds, 15.5 assists, 6.3 steals and 3.3 blocks per game while shooting 46.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 68.6 points per game.
Mustangs: 5-5, averaging 79.6 points, 30.2 rebounds, 13.1 assists, 6.5 steals and 2.0 blocks per game while shooting 45.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 81.2 points.
___
The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
Copyright © 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, written or redistributed.
