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Worthy leads UC Riverside against UCSB
By The Associated Press
UCSB Gauchos (16-8, 9-4 Big West) at UC Riverside Highlanders (8-17, 3-10 Big
West)
Riverside, California; Thursday, 10 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: UC Riverside hosts UCSB after Marqui Worthy scored 36 points in UC
Riverside's 88-74 loss to the CSU Northridge Matadors.
The Highlanders are 5-5 on their home court. UC Riverside ranks eighth in the
Big West with 22.6 defensive rebounds per game led by Andrew Henderson
averaging 4.1.
The Gauchos are 9-4 in Big West play. UCSB is fifth in the Big West scoring
79.3 points per game and is shooting 48.3%.
UC Riverside averages 72.2 points per game, 0.4 fewer points than the 72.6 UCSB
allows. UCSB averages 9.0 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.4 more made
shots on average than the 6.6 per game UC Riverside allows.
The matchup Thursday is the first meeting this season between the two teams in
conference play.
TOP PERFORMERS: Henderson is shooting 40.7% and averaging 17.2 points for the
Highlanders. Worthy is averaging 18.6 points over the last 10 games.
Aidan Mahaney averages 2.3 made 3-pointers per game for the Gauchos, scoring
14.6 points while shooting 41.0% from beyond the arc. CJ Shaw is averaging 14.2
points over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Highlanders: 2-8, averaging 72.2 points, 32.1 rebounds, 12.1
assists, 5.4 steals and 4.0 blocks per game while shooting 41.1% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 77.1 points per game.
Gauchos: 7-3, averaging 78.8 points, 31.3 rebounds, 15.0 assists, 6.8 steals
and 2.2 blocks per game while shooting 49.1% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 71.7 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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