CSU Bakersfield visits UC Riverside following Henderson's 21-point showing

CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners (8-18, 2-12 Big West) at UC Riverside Highlanders (8-19, 3-12 Big West)

Riverside, California; Thursday, 10 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: UC Riverside faces CSU Bakersfield after Andrew Henderson scored 21 points in UC Riverside's 72-66 loss to the UCSD Tritons.

The Highlanders have gone 5-6 in home games. UC Riverside has a 4-10 record in games decided by 10 or more points.

The Roadrunners are 2-12 in conference matchups. CSU Bakersfield averages 13.3 turnovers per game and is 7-7 when turning the ball over less than opponents.

UC Riverside scores 71.9 points per game, 8.2 fewer points than the 80.1 CSU Bakersfield allows. CSU Bakersfield's 41.9% shooting percentage from the field this season is 5.8 percentage points lower than UC Riverside has allowed to its opponents (47.7%).

The Highlanders and Roadrunners square off Thursday for the first time in Big West play this season.

Kadar Waller is averaging 3.3 points for the Roadrunners. Dailin Smith is averaging 17.5 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Highlanders: 2-8, averaging 72.4 points, 32.1 rebounds, 12.6 assists, 5.1 steals and 4.2 blocks per game while shooting 42.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 78.3 points per game.

Roadrunners: 1-9, averaging 69.7 points, 31.0 rebounds, 11.0 assists, 7.1 steals and 4.8 blocks per game while shooting 41.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 83.6 points.

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