UC Riverside hosts CSU Northridge following Wickstrom's 35-point outing

CSU Northridge Matadors (7-14, 3-9 Big West) at UC Riverside Highlanders (7-15, 5-7 Big West)

Riverside, California; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: UC Riverside plays CSU Northridge after Hannah Wickstrom scored 35 points in UC Riverside's 82-78 loss to the CSU Fullerton Titans.

The Highlanders are 5-5 in home games. UC Riverside has a 5-7 record in games decided by 10 points or more.

The Matadors are 3-9 in conference matchups. CSU Northridge is the Big West leader with 36.1 rebounds per game led by Jite Gbemuotor averaging 7.5.

UC Riverside's average of 7.0 made 3-pointers per game this season is just 0.8 more made shots on average than the 6.2 per game CSU Northridge gives up. CSU Northridge's 38.0% shooting percentage from the field this season is 2.6 percentage points lower than UC Riverside has given up to its opponents (40.6%).

The Highlanders and Matadors face off Saturday for the first time in conference play this season.

Rita Nazario is scoring 10.3 points per game and averaging 2.8 rebounds for the Matadors. Morgan Edwards is averaging 1.0 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Highlanders: 4-6, averaging 68.7 points, 30.3 rebounds, 15.7 assists, 8.1 steals and 2.4 blocks per game while shooting 42.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 69.0 points per game.

Matadors: 2-8, averaging 61.8 points, 33.2 rebounds, 11.4 assists, 11.1 steals and 3.0 blocks per game while shooting 38.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 70.0 points.

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