Pepper leads UC Davis against Cal Poly after 22-point showing

UC Davis Aggies (16-12, 9-7 Big West) at Cal Poly Mustangs (7-22, 1-16 Big West)

San Luis Obispo, California; Saturday, 6 p.m. EST

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cal Poly -6.5; over/under is 133

BOTTOM LINE: UC Davis faces the Cal Poly Mustangs after Elijah Pepper scored 22 points in UC Davis' 76-66 victory against the UCSD Tritons.

The Mustangs are 6-9 in home games. Cal Poly has a 0-3 record in games decided by less than 4 points.

The Aggies are 9-7 against Big West opponents. UC Davis has a 2-5 record in games decided by 3 points or fewer.

TOP PERFORMERS: Alimamy Koroma is averaging 10.3 points for the Mustangs. Brantly Stevenson is averaging 9.3 points over the last 10 games for Cal Poly.

Pepper is averaging 22.1 points, six rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.5 steals for the Aggies. Ty Johnson is averaging 12.9 points over the last 10 games for UC Davis.

LAST 10 GAMES: Mustangs: 0-10, averaging 55.6 points, 25.9 rebounds, 9.1 assists, 5.1 steals and 2.4 blocks per game while shooting 38.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 66.8 points per game.

Aggies: 5-5, averaging 72.7 points, 29.1 rebounds, 10.4 assists, 7.6 steals and 2.5 blocks per game while shooting 44.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 69.5 points.

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