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Hernandez leads UC Irvine against Cal Poly after 26-point performance
By The Associated Press
UC Irvine Anteaters (24-5, 15-3 Big West) at Cal Poly Mustangs (3-25, 1-17 Big
West)
San Luis Obispo, California; Thursday, 9 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: UC Irvine takes on Cal Poly after Hunter Hernandez scored 26
points in UC Irvine's 70-62 loss to the UCSB Gauchos.
The Mustangs are 3-10 on their home court. Cal Poly is 2-15 against opponents
with a winning record.
The Anteaters are 15-3 against Big West opponents. UC Irvine ranks third in the
Big West with 25.3 defensive rebounds per game led by Jada Wynn averaging 6.5.
Cal Poly's average of 4.0 made 3-pointers per game is 2.1 fewer made shots on
average than the 6.1 per game UC Irvine allows. UC Irvine's 40.2% shooting
percentage from the field this season is 2.2 percentage points lower than Cal
Poly has allowed to its opponents (42.4%).
The teams play for the second time in conference play this season. UC Irvine
won the last meeting 84-39 on Feb. 13. Wynn scored 21 points to help lead the
Anteaters to the victory.
TOP PERFORMERS: Vanessa McManus is shooting 40.6% and averaging 16.3 points for
the Mustangs. Charish Thompson is averaging 14.6 points over the last 10 games.
Hernandez is scoring 18.6 points per game and averaging 6.0 rebounds for the
Anteaters. Wynn is averaging 14.5 points and 6.6 rebounds over the last 10
games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Mustangs: 0-10, averaging 53.5 points, 30.8 rebounds, 10.4
assists, 6.4 steals and 2.3 blocks per game while shooting 36.8% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 69.9 points per game.
Anteaters: 7-3, averaging 69.4 points, 34.2 rebounds, 12.7 assists, 8.6 steals
and 2.0 blocks per game while shooting 39.5% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 58.4 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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