North Alabama faces UCSB after Ortiz's 23-point game

North Alabama Lions (4-1) at UCSB Gauchos (3-1)

Santa Barbara, California; Wednesday, 10 p.m. EST

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: UCSB -16.5; over/under is 138.5

BOTTOM LINE: North Alabama visits the UCSB Gauchos after Daniel Ortiz scored 23 points in North Alabama's 75-74 victory against the Hampton Pirates.

UCSB finished 17-11 overall with an 11-3 record at home during the 2021-22 season. The Gauchos averaged 15.1 assists per game on 26.3 made field goals last season.

North Alabama went 9-21 overall with a 3-12 record on the road last season. The Lions shot 39.5% from the field and 31.6% from 3-point range last season.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.