Published Friday, Jan. 9, 2026 | 1:43 a.m.<\/p>\n
Long Beach State Beach (1-13, 0-4 Big West) at CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners (5-10, 0-5 Big West)<\/p>\n
Bakersfield, California; Saturday, 5 p.m. EST<\/p>\n
BOTTOM LINE: Long Beach State hits the road against CSU Bakersfield looking to break its six-game road slide.<\/p>\n
The Roadrunners are 2-6 on their home court. CSU Bakersfield allows 67.4 points and has been outscored by 7.2 points per game.<\/p>\n
The Beach are 0-4 in Big West play. Long Beach State is 0-1 in games decided by 3 points or fewer.<\/p>\n
CSU Bakersfield is shooting 35.0% from the field this season, 7.7 percentage points lower than the 42.7% Long Beach State allows to opponents. Long Beach State averages 5.6 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.1 fewer makes per game than CSU Bakersfield allows.<\/p>\n
The Roadrunners and Beach square off Saturday for the first time in Big West play this season.<\/p>\n
TOP PERFORMERS: Chrishawn Coleman averages 1.5 made 3-pointers per game for the Roadrunners, scoring 17.3 points while shooting 31.0% from beyond the arc. Maria Dias is shooting 34.2% and averaging 10.3 points over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n
JaQuoia Jones-Brown is averaging 17.1 points, 7.4 rebounds and 1.5 steals for the Beach. Judit Oliva Fernandez is averaging 6.8 points over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n
LAST 10 GAMES: Roadrunners: 4-6, averaging 61.5 points, 34.2 rebounds, 9.4 assists, 9.3 steals and 2.0 blocks per game while shooting 34.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 65.2 points per game.<\/p>\n
Beach: 1-9, averaging 52.8 points, 31.3 rebounds, 12.2 assists, 6.7 steals and 3.1 blocks per game while shooting 34.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 74.8 points.<\/p>\n
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