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UC Riverside Highlanders at St. Thomas-Minnesota Tommies

· NCAA Men's Basketball

UC Riverside visits St. Thomas after Minessale's 23-point game

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UC Riverside Highlanders (6-6, 1-1 Big West) at Saint Thomas Tommies (9-4)

Saturday, 8 p.m. EST

Tommies -13.5; over/under is 151.5

BOTTOM LINE: St. Thomas faces UC Riverside after Nolan Minessale scored 23 points in St. Thomas' 80-59 victory against the UNC Asheville Bulldogs.

The Tommies are 5-0 on their home court. St. Thomas scores 78.0 points and has outscored opponents by 7.7 points per game.

The Highlanders are 3-5 on the road. UC Riverside is 0-1 in games decided by 3 points or fewer.

St. Thomas averages 8.5 made 3-pointers per game, 1.9 more made shots than the 6.6 per game UC Riverside gives up. UC Riverside averages 74.7 points per game, 4.4 more than the 70.3 St. Thomas allows.

TOP PERFORMERS: Minessale is averaging 22 points, 4.2 assists and 1.5 steals for the Tommies. Nick Janowski is averaging 13.7 points and 4.9 rebounds while shooting 43.2% over the past 10 games.

Andrew Henderson is averaging 18.3 points for the Highlanders. Marqui Worthy is averaging 13.7 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Tommies: 8-2, averaging 80.2 points, 30.8 rebounds, 16.2 assists, 9.0 steals and 2.7 blocks per game while shooting 48.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 67.3 points per game.

Highlanders: 4-6, averaging 73.2 points, 32.0 rebounds, 11.6 assists, 4.4 steals and 3.9 blocks per game while shooting 45.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 78.7 points.

How can I watch UC Riverside vs. St. Thomas-Minnesota?

  • TV Channel: UC Riverside at St. Thomas-Minnesota 2021 College Basketball, week 7, is broadcasted on Summit League Network.
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Matchup Prediction

St. Thomas-Minnesota: 78.5%
UC Riverside: 21.5%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

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W1 Streak W3
75.5 Points Against 70.3
74.7 Points Per Game 78.0
46 Field Goal % 49
35 Three Point % 31
35.4 Rebounds Per Game 31.8
12.6 Assists Per Game 15.8
4.1 Blocks Per Game 2.7
5.0 Steals Per Game 8.9
0.5 Team Turnovers Per Game 0.7
13.6 Total Turnovers Per Game 10.5
75.5 Points Against 70.3

Game Information

Venue: Lee & Penny Anderson Arena

Location: Saint Paul, MN
Capacity:

2025-26 Big West Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Hawai'i 2-0 - 10-2
UC Santa Barbara 2-0 - 8-4
UC Irvine 2-0 - 7-5
UC San Diego 1-0 0.5 10-2
Cal State Northridge 1-1 1 7-5
UC Riverside 1-1 1 6-6
Cal Poly 1-1 1 5-8
UC Davis 0-1 1.5 5-5
Cal State Fullerton 0-2 2 5-7
Cal State Bakersfield 0-2 2 5-8
Long Beach State 0-2 2 3-9

2025-26 Summit League Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
North Dakota State 0-0 - 10-3
St. Thomas-Minnesota 0-0 - 9-4
South Dakota 0-0 - 7-6
South Dakota State 0-0 - 7-7
Denver 0-0 - 6-7
Omaha 0-0 - 6-7
North Dakota 0-0 - 5-9
Oral Roberts 0-0 - 5-9
Kansas City 0-0 - 2-11
Full Standings

UC Riverside Last 5

Date OPP Result
@ UTU UTU L 77-69
@ UCI UCI L 73-60
@ CP CP W 88-84
@ BYU BYU L 100-53
vs STN STN W 95-70

St. Thomas-Minnesota Last 5

Date OPP Result
vs LAW W 87-52
@ MTST L 82-74
vs WEB W 88-65
vs ST. J W 80-56
@ UNCA W 80-59