Northern Colorado visits CSU Northridge after Allen-Eikens' 20-point game

Published Dec. 9, 2022 2:42 a.m. ET

Associated Press

Northern Colorado Bears (4-5) at CSU Northridge Matadors (2-6)

Northridge, California; Saturday, 10 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: CSU Northridge hosts the Northern Colorado Bears after De'Sean Allen-Eikens scored 20 points in CSU Northridge's 65-56 loss to the Fresno State Bulldogs.

The Matadors are 2-0 on their home court. CSU Northridge is fourth in the Big West in team defense, giving up 63.0 points while holding opponents to 38.8% shooting.

The Bears are 1-3 in road games. Northern Colorado averages 13.7 turnovers per game and is 2-2 when turning the ball over less than opponents.

TOP PERFORMERS: Atin Wright averages 1.6 made 3-pointers per game for the Matadors, scoring 12.5 points while shooting 28.9% from beyond the arc. Dionte Bostick is shooting 38.1% and averaging 13.3 points for CSU Northridge.

Dalton Knecht is averaging 17.4 points and 7.8 rebounds for the Bears. Daylen Kountz is averaging 17.2 points for Northern Colorado.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.