The California Golden Bears (4-1) and Richmond Spiders (3-2) will face off at Orleans Arena for this game. Action begins at 8:00 pm ET on Friday, Nov. 27 and can be seen on FS1.
The Golden Bears lost to San Diego State 72-58 on Friday. Ivan Rabb was the game’s high scorer with 18 points. The Spiders, meanwhile, are feeling some disappointment after their 67-59 loss at the hands of West Virginia on Thursday. Terry Allen had a team-high 20 points.
Notes
The California Golden Bears have the best defense in the country, giving up just 95.9 points per 100 possessions. The Richmond Spiders have the 31st-ranked offense, scoring 118.9 points in the same number of possessions.
California has an average field goal percentage of 46.8%. Richmond is a winning 2-1 when opponents have a similar or higher field goal percentage.
The California Golden Bears and the Richmond Spiders both rank higher in average field goal percentage when compared to their effective field goal percentages. California is 127th and 99th in the nation for eFG% and FG% respectively, while Richmond ranks 32nd and 28th in these categories.
Richmond ranks 30th in assists, recording 18.2 per game. California performs worse at 189th with 13.4 assists per game.
California, the 68th-ranked team in blocked shots, records an average of 4.8 per game. Richmond does worse, ranked 174th with 3.4.
Richmond ranks 240th in offensive rebounds, while California ranks at 48th in defensive rebounds.
Though California is one of the best in the country in forcing turnovers with opponents averaging a TO% of 12.5% (ranked first), Richmond has a winning 2-1 record SU when its TO% is 12.5% or greater.
