The Cal State Northridge Matadors (3-15, 0-7 BWC) are on the road Thursday with a visit to Santa Barbara, California and the Thunderdome to face the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos (14-3, 5-1 BWC) in a Big West Conference game. Cal State Northridge was defeated by Hawaii 58-51 on Monday and the Matadors have lost each of the last seven and 10 of the past 11. UC Santa Barbara defeated UC Irvine 73-65 on Monday. The Gauchos have won 10 of the last 11 with only a loss to UC Riverside thrown in. Cal State Northridge and UC Santa Barbara do not have any players on their respective injury lists.
Cal State Northridge is scoring an average of only 64.4 points per game. The Matadors have a field goal shooting percentage of only 40.4% and a three-point shooting percentage of 31.6% which are 341st and 298th respectively. Cal State Northridge is allowing an average of 66.8 points per game while opponents are shooting 41.3% overall and 31.2% from behind the three-point line.
Atin Wright is the leading scorer for Cal State Northridge with an average of 13.7 points per game and the guard is shooting 38.9% overall and 30.5% from behind the line. Dionte Bostick is the second leading scorer with an average of 13.6 points per game. Bostick shoots 39.4% overall and 30.9% from behind the line. Four of the top five scores for Cal State Northridge. have a field goal shooting percentage of less than 40%. Bostick is the leader in assists with an average of 2.7 dishes per game. Cal State Northridge averages 10.1 assists and 11.5 turnovers per game. On the boards, Cal State Northridge is averaging 34.6 rebounds per game led by De’Sean Allen-Eikens with an average of 5.8 boards per contest. Allen-Eikens is also the leader in blocked shots with an average of 0.6 per game, while Wright is the leader in steals with an average of 1.3 per contest.