Matadors vs Gauchos

Gameday · THU JAN 21

Cal State NorthridgeVSUC Santa Barbara

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Tip10:00 PM ET

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The Thunderdome · Santa Barbara, CA

Win probability

1912 blend

34% CSUNUCSB 66%

Adj. efficiency30%

70%

SRS30%

70%

Elo41%

59%

UCSB +4.4

Proj. margin

161.3

Proj. total

72.8

Proj. pace

Home court counts 3 points. Blend of Adj. efficiency, SRS and Elo.

Projected starters

PPG

• 4J.DavisG · 5.5 APG13.5
• 2M.BallewG · 0.5 APG20.0
• 20B.OmotF · 4.5 RPG10.5
• 8J.MartinF · 6.0 RPG3.5
• 44B.HicksG · 1.0 APG6.5

• 20A.MahaneyG · 2.7 APG11.7
• 3C.ShawG · 1.0 APG12.0
• 1M.LittleG · 4.3 APG8.7
• 9E.DibamiF · 6.0 RPG8.3
• 4M.McGhee IVG · 3.0 APG7.7

Ratings

CBBD · 2025-26

-1.3Adj. net rating+2.3

182ndAdj. net rank142nd

108.6Adj. offense113.3

110.0Adj. defense110.9

78.5Pace67.2

-1.3SRS1.4

1688Elo1749

0–2Record3–0

Season per game

2026-27 · 2 games / 2026-27 · 3 games

72.5Points83.7

87.0Opp points61.7

42.1%eFG%58.2%

18.0%TO%15.0%

30.8%OREB%30.9%

.37FT rate.50

35%3PA rate45%

48%Assisted FG%71%

Last five games

Cal State Northridge

L78-95@ KSU

L67-79@ WICH

L78-93@ UCI

W80-70vs UCSD

L77-90vs CSUF

UC Santa Barbara

W76-63vs NEV

W90-67vs OAK

W85-55vs San Francisco State

L73-79@ UCD

L63-64vs UCSD

Head to head

Last 10 · 2017-18–2026-27

25-26CSUN 85 · UCSB 83Thu, 2/19

25-26UCSB 65 · CSUN 74Sat, 1/3

24-25UCSB 78 · CSUN 72Thu, 3/13

24-25UCSB 77 · CSUN 103Sat, 3/1

24-25CSUN 78 · UCSB 71Thu, 1/30

23-24CSUN 87 · UCSB 84Wed, 3/13

23-24CSUN 82 · UCSB 74Sat, 2/10

23-24UCSB 97 · CSUN 69Thu, 1/18

22-23UCSB 67 · CSUN 72Sat, 2/4

22-23CSUN 52 · UCSB 72Thu, 1/19

Game information

TipThursday, Jan 21 · 10:00 PM ET

VenueThe Thunderdome · Santa Barbara, CA

Abbreviations

Adj.Adjusted — points scored or allowed per 100 possessions, corrected for the strength of the opponents faced. Net is offense minus defense

SRSSimple Rating System — average scoring margin, adjusted for strength of schedule

EloA rating that moves after every result, by more when the opponent was strong

PacePossessions per 40 minutes

PPGPoints per game

eFG%Effective field goal percentage — made threes count one and a half field goals

TO%Turnovers per 100 possessions

OREB%The share of a team's own missed shots it rebounds

FT rateFree throws attempted per field goal attempted

3PA rateThe share of field goal attempts taken from three

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