UC Davis hosts CSU Northridge after Pepper's 30-point game

Published Feb. 14, 2023 3:43 a.m. ET

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CSU Northridge Matadors (6-19, 3-11 Big West) at UC Davis Aggies (14-11, 7-6 Big West)

Davis, California; Wednesday, 9 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: UC Davis takes on the CSU Northridge Matadors after Elijah Pepper scored 30 points in UC Davis' 84-74 loss to the UCSB Gauchos.

The Aggies have gone 7-3 in home games. UC Davis is 6- when it wins the turnover battle and averages 14.6 turnovers per game.

The Matadors are 3-11 against Big West opponents. CSU Northridge is 5-10 against opponents over .500.

TOP PERFORMERS: Pepper is shooting 33.1% from beyond the arc with 2.0 made 3-pointers per game for the Aggies, while averaging 21.3 points, 5.8 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 1.6 steals. Ty Johnson is averaging 15.7 points and 1.7 steals over the last 10 games for UC Davis.

Atin Wright is scoring 14.9 points per game with 2.8 rebounds and 1.7 assists for the Matadors. De'Sean Allen-Eikens is averaging 10.5 points and 5.7 rebounds over the past 10 games for CSU Northridge.

LAST 10 GAMES: Aggies: 6-4, averaging 72.5 points, 28.6 rebounds, 11.9 assists, 7.4 steals and 2.3 blocks per game while shooting 46.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 69.2 points per game.

Matadors: 3-7, averaging 59.0 points, 27.9 rebounds, 9.7 assists, 7.2 steals and 3.1 blocks per game while shooting 37.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 66.8 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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