Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (17-5, 9-3 Big West) at CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners (8-17, 2-11 Big West)<\/p>\n
Bakersfield, California; Thursday, 9:30 p.m. EST<\/p>\n
BOTTOM LINE: Hawaii takes on CSU Bakersfield after Isaac Johnson scored 20 points in Hawaii’s 72-67 victory over the UCSD Tritons.<\/p>\n
The Roadrunners are 6-7 in home games. CSU Bakersfield is 4-11 against opponents over .500.<\/p>\n
The Rainbow Warriors are 9-3 in Big West play. Hawaii is seventh in the Big West with 14.4 assists per game led by Aaron Hunkin-Claytor averaging 3.9.<\/p>\n
CSU Bakersfield is shooting 41.6% from the field this season, 1.8 percentage points higher than the 39.8% Hawaii allows to opponents. Hawaii averages 80.2 points per game, 0.5 more than the 79.7 CSU Bakersfield gives up.<\/p>\n
The Roadrunners and Rainbow Warriors face off Thursday for the first time in conference play this season.<\/p>\n
TOP PERFORMERS: Dailin Smith averages 1.3 made 3-pointers per game for the Roadrunners, scoring 15.8 points while shooting 26.3% from beyond the arc. CJ Hardy is averaging 13.7 points over the past 10 games.<\/p>\n
Johnson is scoring 13.5 points per game with 5.9 rebounds and 1.0 assist for the Rainbow Warriors. Quandre Bullock is averaging 13.0 points and 5.1 rebounds while shooting 42.9% over the past 10 games.<\/p>\n
LAST 10 GAMES: Roadrunners: 2-8, averaging 70.4 points, 31.4 rebounds, 11.8 assists, 6.9 steals and 4.5 blocks per game while shooting 40.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 82.6 points per game.<\/p>\n
Rainbow Warriors: 7-3, averaging 80.0 points, 34.8 rebounds, 14.7 assists, 6.7 steals and 4.6 blocks per game while shooting 46.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 71.2 points.<\/p>\n
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