Who's Playing

Long Beach State @ Cal Poly

Current Records: Long Beach State 3-7; Cal Poly 3-8

What to Know

After five games on the road, the Cal Poly Mustangs are heading back home. The Mustangs and the Long Beach State Beach will face off in a Big West battle at 10 p.m. ET on Thursday at Robert A. Mott Gym. Cal Poly has some work to do to even out the 3-9 series between these two since January of 2016, but a win here would be a good start.

It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 83-48, which was the final score in Cal Poly's tilt against the Fresno State Bulldogs two weeks ago. A silver lining for Cal Poly was the play of guard Brantly Stevenson, who had 14 points along with six rebounds.

Meanwhile, the matchup between Long Beach State and the Southern California Trojans two weeks ago was not a total blowout, but with Long Beach State falling 73-62 on the road, it was darn close to turning into one. Guard Colin Slater wasn't much of a difference maker for Long Beach State; Slater played for 33 minutes with.

The losses put the Mustangs at 3-8 and the Beach at 3-7. Two stats to keep in the back of your head while watching: Cal Poly is 21st worst in college basketball in points per game, with only 62.5 on average. Long Beach State has experienced some struggles of their own as they are stumbling into the contest with the 352nd most points allowed per game in college basketball, having given up 81.2 on average. It's possible one of these Achilles' heels will wind up tripping the losing team up.

How To Watch

  • When: Thursday at 10 p.m. ET
  • Where: Robert A. Mott Gym -- San Luis Obispo, California
  • Follow: CBS Sports App

Series History

Long Beach State have won nine out of their last 12 games against Cal Poly.

  • Feb 20, 2021 - Long Beach State 74 vs. Cal Poly 69
  • Feb 19, 2021 - Long Beach State 64 vs. Cal Poly 60
  • Mar 05, 2020 - Long Beach State 80 vs. Cal Poly 73
  • Feb 05, 2020 - Cal Poly 92 vs. Long Beach State 75
  • Mar 02, 2019 - Long Beach State 94 vs. Cal Poly 85
  • Feb 09, 2019 - Long Beach State 76 vs. Cal Poly 68
  • Feb 10, 2018 - Long Beach State 73 vs. Cal Poly 54
  • Jan 25, 2018 - Long Beach State 87 vs. Cal Poly 71
  • Feb 23, 2017 - Cal Poly 78 vs. Long Beach State 71
  • Jan 21, 2017 - Long Beach State 98 vs. Cal Poly 92
  • Feb 11, 2016 - Long Beach State 73 vs. Cal Poly 70
  • Jan 16, 2016 - Cal Poly 96 vs. Long Beach State 92