Back-to-Back ESPN3 Broadcasts Begins For UC Davis Men’s Basketball Thursday In Long Beach
Jan 14, 2020, 5:20 PM | Updated: 5:20 pm
(via @UCDavisMBB // Twitter)
UC Davis Aggies (6-11, 0-1 BWC)
at
Long Beach State Beach (6-12, 1-1 BWC)
Thursday, Jan. 16 – 7 p.m.
Walter Pyramid (4,000) – Long Beach, Calif.
Tickets
Gameday
Central
Watch
on ESPN3 – Trent Rush (PBP), Richie Schueler (Analyst),
Courtney Sweet (Sideline)
Radio: Sports 1140 KHTK – Scott Marsh (PBP)
Audio
Live
Stats
In-Game Twitter Updates
DAVIS, Calif. — Off last Saturday as the
league’s designated bye team, UC Davis will return to Big West play on Thursday
when it visits the Walter Pyramid to face the Long Beach State Beach. Yes, you
read that correctly: Long Beach State officially changed the nickname for all
sports other than baseball to Beach with the NCAA.
Starting with Thursday’s 7 p.m. matchup in Long Beach, ESPN 3 will broadcast
both UC Davis basketball games scheduled this week. On the call courtside for
the network in Long Beach are Trent Rush (PBP), Richie Schueler (Analyst) and
Courtney Sweet (Sideline).
On the call for Sports 1140 KHTK and its internet audio broadcast, available on
TuneIn Radio by searching the phrase Sports 1140 KHTK, is Scott Marsh. Live
stats and in-game Twitter updates are also available; links for each medium are
available at UC Davis Men’s Basketball Gameday Central.
Long Beach State will host the Aggies in its Big West home opener after
splitting last week’s road games at CSUN and UC Santa Barbara. After falling to
the Matadors, 95-77, the Beach bounced back by defeating the Gauchos, 55-52.
Even though Long Beach leads the overall series, 22-8, the Aggies have fared
well in recent years by winning four of the last five head-to-head games. Of UC
Davis’ eight wins versus Long Beach, six took place since the 2015 season.
If recent results offer any indication of Thursday’s matchup, expect a
hard-fought contest that will need extra time to determine a winner. Prior to
last year’s series, which ended with each team protecting its home court in
regulation, three of four games were decided in overtime — or double OT, as was
the case when the Aggies visited the Walter Pyramid in 2018, and exited with a
105-104 buzzer-beating win.
If this is a close game heading into the homestretch, UC Davis holds a strong
advantage over Long Beach State with its success at the free throw line this
season. Compared to the Beach’s .681 clip at the stripe, the seventh-highest
out of the Big West’s nine teams, the Aggies lead the conference, and rank No.
17 in the NCAA, with their .773 percentage.
Series Record: UC Davis trails 22-8
Last Long Beach State Win: 1/12/19 — A, 82-77
Last UC Davis Win: 2/16/19 — H, 77-73
Series Streak: UC Davis +1