Cal Poly looks to end streak vs CSUN
January 28, 2021 GMT
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BOTTOM LINE: Cal State Northridge looks to extend Cal Poly’s conference losing streak to 14 games. Cal Poly’s last Big West win came against the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors 79-75 on Feb. 8, 2020. Cal State Northridge came up short in an 80-66 game at home to UC Santa Barbara in its last outing.
VARYING EXPERIENCE: Cal Poly has been fueled by senior leadership this year while Cal State Northridge has relied on freshmen. Seniors Keith Smith, Riley Till and Mark Crowe have collectively scored 26 percent of Cal Poly’s points this season. On the other side, freshmen TJ Starks, Lance Coleman II and Alex Merkviladze have collectively accounted for 48 percent of the team’s scoring this year.
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Cardinal look to continue win streak in Southern California
Freshman forward Ziaire Williams (above) holds the ball during a game between North Carolina A&T and Stanford at Corbett Sports Center on December 6, 2020 in Greensboro, North Carolina. (Photo: ANDY MEAD/isiphotos.com)
on December 14, 2020
Following the postponement of Stanford men’s basketball’s (2-2,0-0 Pac-12) Pac-12 opener against USC (4-1, 0-0 Pac-12) on Sunday, the Cardinal now gear up to face California State University, Northridge (3-1, 0-0 Big West) at the Matadors’ home court on Tuesday at 2 p.m. PT. The game was rapidly arranged in light of the season’s unique circumstances that have prompted cancellations for both teams. It will be the Cardinal’s first game since its return to California following nearly two weeks of competing and training in North Carolina.