UC Santa Cruz Banana Slugs at Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners
· NCAA Men's Basketball
CSU Bakersfield preps for WAC showdown with 81-54 win
Justin McCall, Justin Edler-Davis and Jarkel Joiner each scored 11 points, Rickey Holden added 10 and Greg Lee chipped in eight as 12 Roadrunners got in the scoring column.
CSU Bakersfield will host Grand Canyon Saturday in a showdown between the top two Western Athletic Conference teams. The Roadrunners (15-6, 6-1) are 9-0 at home after rolling over the Banana Slugs. Grand Canyon (13-7, 6-1) has won four straight and six of its last seven games.
The Roadrunners got off to a fast start against Santa Cruz, taking an 11-0 lead. They coasted into the break leading 42-27. They pushed their advantage to 68-39 midway in the second half and were never challenged by Santa Cruz, which had won six straight.
CSU Bakersfield shot 48 percent (30 of 63) from the floor, while limiting the Banana Slugs to 17-of-42 shooting (40.5 percent). The Roadrunners also won the rebound battle 40-26.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 54 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 54 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Bray Barnes Defensive Rebound. | 54 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:12 | Chandler Daugherty missed Three Point Jumper. | 54 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:36 | Bray Barnes Turnover. | 54 - 81 |
Statistics
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|---|---|---|
| 17-42 | FG | 30-63 |
| 40.5 | Field Goal % | 47.6 |
| 7-17 | 3PT | 10-25 |
| 41.2 | Three Point % | 40.0 |
| 13-22 | FT | 11-17 |
| 59.1 | Free Throw % | 64.7 |
| 26 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 17 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 9 | Assists | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 7 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 21 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 7 | Points Off Turnovers | 26 |
| 7 | Fast Break Points | 10 |
| 14 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 15 | Fouls | 18 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 32 |
Game Information
Location: Bakersfield, CA
Attendance: 3,211 | Capacity:
2024-25 Big West Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| UC San Diego | 18-2 | - | 30-5 |
| UC Irvine | 17-3 | 1 | 32-7 |
| Cal State Northridge | 14-6 | 4 | 22-11 |
| UC Riverside | 14-6 | 4 | 21-13 |
| UC Santa Barbara | 11-9 | 7 | 21-13 |
| UC Davis | 9-11 | 9 | 15-17 |
| Cal Poly | 8-12 | 10 | 16-19 |
| Cal State Bakersfield | 8-12 | 10 | 14-19 |
| Hawai'i | 7-13 | 11 | 15-16 |
| Long Beach State | 3-17 | 15 | 7-25 |
| Cal State Fullerton | 1-19 | 17 | 6-26 |