California Baptist University
North Dakota
MBB Preview: A Home and Away Awaits The Lancers
12/6/2021 2:44:00 PM | Men's Basketball
RIVERSIDE --- California Baptist University returns to action with a home game against North Dakota on Dec. 7 before making the short trek to UC Riverside on Dec. 12 for the Crosstown Showdown.
GAME INFORMATION – Tuesday, Dec. 7
Opponent: vs. North Dakota
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: CBU Events Center
Video: ESPN+ / WAC Digital Network (International Only)
Live Stats: Statbroadcast
Radio: Fox Sports 1350
This week, the Lancers' lone home game is against the Fighting Hawks of North Dakota. It marks a first-time matchup between the two programs.
Notable Notes:
- North Dakota is 3-6 on the year and 0-4 when playing on the road.
- The Fighting Hawks and the Lancers faced a familiar foe on the season against San Jose State. The Fighting Hawks fell to the Spartans, 76-51, while the Lancers beat the Spartans, 67-66.
- North Dakota is led by the trio of Caleb Nero, Mitchell Sueker, and Paul Bruns as the three players score in double digits.
- Tsotne Tsartsidze is the other critical player with a team-best 5.4 rebounds per game.
- Tsartsidze, Nero, Sueker, and Bentiu Panoam have played and started in all nine games on the season.
- Paul Sather was named the head men's basketball coach on May 30, 2019.
- In Sather's first season at the helm, he led the Fighting Hawks to the Summit League tournament title game – becoming only the third coach to do so in their first year.
GAME INFORMATION – Sunday, Dec. 12
Opponent: at UC Riverside
Time: 4 p.m.
Location: SRC Arena
Video: ESPN+
Live Stats: SidearmStats
Radio: Fox Sports 1350
The Lancers will make the 8.3-mile trek for the third Crosstown Showdown of the series since the Lancers joined the NCAA Division I ranks. Sunday's game marks just the second time the Lancers will face the Highlanders at UCR in the last 20 years.
Notable Notes:
- The Lancers hold a 2-0 series lead over the Highlanders since joining the DI ranks, with the last win coming on Dec. 4, 2019 in the CBU Events Center.
- The Highlanders are 5-4 on the season and a perfect 3-0 at home.
- UCR captured its third win over a Power 5 opponent in the last three years when the Highlanders beat Arizona State, 66-65, on a buzzer-beating three.
- The Highlanders' most recent game came against Oregon on Dec. 1, where they fell, 71-65, giving the Highlanders 11 days before they host the Lancers.
- Zyon Pullin and Cameron Flynn are both averaging double figures on the year for the Highlanders.
- JP Moorman II, the hero of the Arizona State game, is the next closest in points with 9.8 points per game on the year.
- Mike Magpayo was promoted to the full-time head men's basketball coach at UCR on May 21, 2021, after serving in an interim role for the 2020-21 season.
