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Game 17

No. 5 CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners (15-10)
vs.
No. 4 UC Davis Aggies (9-7)

Thursday, March 11 - 2 p.m.
Michelob ULTRA Arena - Las Vegas, Nev. (Mandalay Bay)

Watch on ESPN3 - Trent Rush (PBP), Richie Schueler (Analyst), Courtney Sweet (Sideline)
Radio: Sports 1140 KHTK - Scott Marsh (PBP)
Listen
Live Stats
In-Game Twitter Updates
Game Program

Gameday Central

Game Notes:  UC Davis  |  CSU Bakersfield  |  Big West

 
DAVIS, Calif. – When it paused competition to remain compliant with Yolo County Public Health orders, UC Davis men's basketball was unsure when, or if it would return to action, let alone compete in a postseason tournament. Following their seven-week hiatus, the Aggies competed in their first game and continued their schedule as originally planned since zero positive COVID tests were recorded within the program since student-athletes, coaches and staff returned to campus last fall.

UC Davis now enters this week's 2021 Air Force Reserve Big West Men's Basketball Championship, presented by the Hawaiian Islands as one of the hottest teams in the league after winning six of its last seven games, and will head to the Mandalay Bay for Thursday's 2 p.m. quarterfinal matchup vs. CSU Bakersfield off an impressive 74-66 victory vs. Hawai'i in last Saturday's series finale.

Trent Rush, Richie Schueler and Courtney Sweet will call the action inside the Michelob ARENA for ESPN3's video stream, Aggie basketball fans can also listen to Scott Marsh's broadcast on Sports 1140 KHTK. Links for live stats and in-game Twitter updates are available by visiting UC Davis Men's Basketball Gameday Central.

As the event's No. 4 seed, the Aggies will face No. 5 seed CSU Bakersfield for the inaugural time as Big West foes and the first head-to-head matchup since Dec. 6, 2008. Due to its safety-related pause, UC Davis is the only Big West team the Roadrunners did not face this season in its league-high 25 games played.

Unlike the Aggies who enter this event with momentum after the way they ended the season, Thursday's quarterfinal is the first for the Roadrunners since Feb. 27, when they lost their regular season finale at home to CSUN, since they were the Big West's designated bye team last weekend.  Including that result, CSU Bakersfield dropped three of their last four games played.

The winner of this quarterfinal will advance to Friday's 6 p.m. semifinal and battle for a berth in the event's championship game against the winner of Thursday's 11 a.m. quarterfinal between Long Beach State and UC Santa Barbara.


Series Record vs. CSU Bakersfield: UC Davis trails 29-11
Last UC Davis Win: 12/6/08 — H, 87-86
Last CSU Bakersfield Win: 3/5/04 — A, 94-72
Series Streak: UC Davis +2
 
 
 
 
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