UC San Diego got the Big West off to a good start with an 80-67 win over Cal in Berkeley this afternoon. The Tritons looked really good and this was a solid win and their first ever over a PAC12 team. If they continue to play like they did today, they'll make some big noise in the Big West this year.
Other Big West Games today:
Irvine at New Mexico State 6 PM ESPN+
CSUN at USC 6 pm PAC12 Network
Aggies at Utah State 6 pm Mountain West Network
Riverside at San Diego State 7 pm Mountain West Network
Westcliff University at Cal Poly 7 pm
Bakersfield at UCLA 8 pm PAC12 Network
I watched the end of this game on the Pac-12 network and while the Tritons did play well, shooting 52% from the field, Cal was clearly in disarray. The Bears only got 4 assists and were 5 of 18 from 3-point range. Hard to say how good UCSD is at this point. I can report that Hawaii is in trouble as two expected starters were lost for the season with injuries, including Samuta Avea who was expected to be a major offensive threat.
I agree that Cal did not look good at all but I thought that SD was impressive. I was impressed with their ball movement and passing along with their ability to hit the 3. Rocak was a beast for the Tritons also. He's very physical. Cal continues to disappoint too.
UCLA 95 Bakersfield 58
San Diego State 66 Riverside 53
Cal Poly 86 Westcliff University 53
Santa Clara 84 Fullerton 77
San Diego 80 Cal 67
USC 89 CSUN 49
New Mexico State 62 Irvine 51
Ags 72 Utah State 69
Wednesday games:
Long Beach at Idaho 6 pm ESPN+
San Francisco State at UCSB 7 pm ESPN+
UH - Hilo at Hawaii 9 pm ESPN+
I've been watching a little of SF State at UCSB. Man, the Gauchos are loaded with size and talent. Pasternack really goes after Power 5 level talent each year and lands of few 3-4 star transfers. I think they must be favored to win the Big West again this year.
UC Riverside upsets Arizona State 66-65 on JP Moorman's 3/4 court shot at the buzzer. Moorman is a SR 6'7 transfer from Temple. Riverside looked solid the whole game. Great win for the Big West.
#99 UC Santa Barbara
#104 UC Davis
#159 Long Beach State
#162 Hawaii
#165 UC Irvine
#169 UC Riverside
#179 UC San Diego
#231 Cal State Bakersfield
#237 Cal State Fullerton
#257 Cal Poly
#295 Cal State Northridge
San Jose State beats Fullerton on an 8 foot jumper at the buzzer 78-76. Tough loss for UCR after coming back from 16 down to tie the game in the final 2 minutes.
Hawaii lost, 81-78, at home to a Northern Colorado team with a lower Sagarin rating (http://sagarin.com/sports/cbsend.htm) than UC Davis. Hawaii rarely loses at home to mediocre teams.