UC Irvine faces CSU Bakersfield in Big West Tournament
CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners (11-21, 6-14 Big West) vs. UC Irvine Anteaters (22-10, 15-5 Big West)
Henderson, Nevada; Thursday, 3 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: UC Irvine -10.5; over/under is 128
BOTTOM LINE: The UC Irvine Anteaters play in the Big West Tournament against the CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners.
The Anteaters' record in Big West play is 15-5, and their record is 7-5 in non-conference play. UC Irvine ranks second in the Big West with 14.8 assists per game led by Pierre Crockrell II averaging 5.0.
The Roadrunners' record in Big West action is 6-14. CSU Bakersfield ranks eighth in the Big West with 7.7 offensive rebounds per game led by Cameron Smith averaging 2.1.
TOP PERFORMERS: DJ Davis averages 2.5 made 3-pointers per game for the Anteaters, scoring 15.2 points while shooting 38.9% from beyond the arc. Dawson Baker is shooting 45.2% and averaging 17.2 points over the past 10 games for UC Irvine.
Antavion Collum is averaging 12.9 points for the Roadrunners. Travis Henson is averaging 12.6 points over the last 10 games for CSU Bakersfield.
LAST 10 GAMES: Anteaters: 7-3, averaging 71.8 points, 33.2 rebounds, 15.0 assists, 6.3 steals and 1.9 blocks per game while shooting 45.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 68.2 points per game.
Roadrunners: 4-6, averaging 62.7 points, 27.9 rebounds, 11.2 assists, 6.4 steals and 3.1 blocks per game while shooting 41.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 65.0 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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