UC Riverside faces Long Beach State after Tattersall's 22-point game

Published Jan. 27, 2022 2:02 a.m. ET

Associated Press

Long Beach State Beach (8-9, 3-1 Big West) at UC Riverside Highlanders (10-5, 3-1 Big West)

Riverside, California; Thursday, 10 p.m. EST

LINE: UC Riverside -6.5; over/under is 136.5

BOTTOM LINE: UC Riverside faces the Long Beach State Beach after Wil Tattersall scored 22 points in UC Riverside's 77-67 victory against the CSU Northridge Matadors.

The Highlanders have gone 5-1 in home games. UC Riverside is seventh in college basketball with 28.5 defensive rebounds per game led by Callum McRae averaging 6.5.

The Beach are 3-1 in conference matchups. Long Beach State ranks fourth in the Big West shooting 34.1% from downtown. RJ Rhoden paces the Beach shooting 40% from 3-point range.

The Highlanders and Beach match up Thursday for the first time in conference play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Zyon Pullin is averaging 12.1 points, 5.9 rebounds and 4.4 assists for the Highlanders. Dominick Pickett is averaging 9.0 points over the last 10 games for UC Riverside.

Joel Murray is averaging 15.9 points for the Beach. Colin Slater is averaging 10.3 points and 1.9 rebounds while shooting 37.2% over the past 10 games for Long Beach State.

LAST 10 GAMES: Highlanders: 7-3, averaging 60.6 points, 33.3 rebounds, 11.7 assists, 5.3 steals and 1.2 blocks per game while shooting 42.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 57.7 points per game.

Beach: 6-4, averaging 70.9 points, 32.7 rebounds, 10.6 assists, 7.1 steals and 4.0 blocks per game while shooting 42.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 71.5 points.

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