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02/27 03:42 CST CSU Northridge hosts UC Riverside following Wickstrom's
25-point performance
CSU Northridge hosts UC Riverside following Wickstrom's 25-point performance
By The Associated Press
UC Riverside Highlanders (9-19, 7-11 Big West) at CSU Northridge Matadors
(9-17, 5-12 Big West)
Northridge, California; Saturday, 5 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: UC Riverside visits CSU Northridge after Hannah Wickstrom scored
25 points in UC Riverside's 61-57 loss to the UCSB Gauchos.
The Matadors are 6-7 in home games. CSU Northridge allows 66.3 points and has
been outscored by 2.0 points per game.
The Highlanders are 7-11 in conference games. UC Riverside is eighth in the Big
West with 22.6 defensive rebounds per game led by Wickstrom averaging 5.9.
CSU Northridge scores 64.3 points per game, 0.4 fewer points than the 64.7 UC
Riverside allows. UC Riverside averages 7.0 made 3-pointers per game this
season, 0.6 more makes per game than CSU Northridge allows.
The teams meet for the second time in conference play this season. CSU
Northridge won 58-53 in the last matchup on Feb. 8. Rita Nazario led CSU
Northridge with 16 points, and Wickstrom led UC Riverside with 23 points.
TOP PERFORMERS: Saray White is averaging 10.6 points and 1.8 steals for the
Matadors. Jite Gbemuotor is averaging 11.8 points over the last 10 games.
Wickstrom is averaging 23.6 points, 7.3 rebounds and 2.6 steals for the
Highlanders. Seneca Hackley is averaging 10.3 points over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Matadors: 3-7, averaging 61.1 points, 31.5 rebounds, 10.9
assists, 10.8 steals and 3.9 blocks per game while shooting 38.2% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 65.1 points per game.
Highlanders: 3-7, averaging 65.3 points, 29.4 rebounds, 14.1 assists, 7.3
steals and 3.0 blocks per game while shooting 41.2% from the field. Their
opponents have averaged 68.7 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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