Long Beach State Beach (3-22, 2-13 Big West) at CSU Northridge Matadors (8-16, 4-11 Big West)<\/p>\n
Northridge, California; Saturday, 5 p.m. EST<\/p>\n
BOTTOM LINE: Long Beach State faces CSU Northridge after JaQuoia Jones-Brown scored 24 points in Long Beach State’s 77-62 loss to the UC Irvine Anteaters.<\/p>\n
The Matadors have gone 5-7 at home. CSU Northridge leads the Big West in rebounding, averaging 35.5 boards. Jite Gbemuotor paces the Matadors with 7.8 rebounds.<\/p>\n
The Beach are 2-13 in conference play. Long Beach State allows 73.2 points to opponents and has been outscored by 18.5 points per game.<\/p>\n
CSU Northridge is shooting 38.1% from the field this season, 3.9 percentage points lower than the 42.0% Long Beach State allows to opponents. Long Beach State averages 54.7 points per game, 11.6 fewer points than the 66.3 CSU Northridge gives up.<\/p>\n
The teams meet for the second time in conference play this season. Long Beach State won 62-61 in the last matchup on Jan. 17. Khylee-Jade Pepe led Long Beach State with 16 points, and Gbemuotor led CSU Northridge with 16 points.<\/p>\n
TOP PERFORMERS: Gbemuotor is averaging 8.8 points and 7.8 rebounds for the Matadors. Rita Nazario is averaging 1.8 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n
Kennan Ka is averaging 6.5 points for the Beach. Jones-Brown is averaging 17.3 points over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n
LAST 10 GAMES: Matadors: 2-8, averaging 57.5 points, 33.5 rebounds, 10.3 assists, 10.3 steals and 3.5 blocks per game while shooting 36.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 64.9 points per game.<\/p>\n
Beach: 2-8, averaging 60.5 points, 30.2 rebounds, 13.7 assists, 6.0 steals and 3.4 blocks per game while shooting 39.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 72.1 points.<\/p>\n
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