Bakersfield Hosts Cal Poly Tuesday, Hawai'i Thursday

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. – The Roadrunner men's basketball team is preparing for a quick turnaround after Saturday's one-point loss to UC Riverside. This week, CSU Bakersfield will host Cal Poly on Tuesday, Jan. 18, before welcoming Hawai'i to the Icardo Center on Thursday, Jan. 20.

"I was proud of our guys because I thought they gave great effort," said Rod Barnes, Head Coach of the `Runners, about the narrow defeat this past weekend. "We have to shoot the ball better. I thought we got some good shots, but we missed some shots we normally make. If our defense plays the way it did the other night, it will give us the opportunity to win…These games during conference time are going to be close. It will be the little things that determine whether we win the game or not."

CSUB (5-6, 0-2 BWC) and Cal Poly (4-10, 1-2 BWC) will clash on Thursday for the 62nd time in the all-time series as the two are familiar foes from their days as members of the California Collegiate Athletic Association. Since Barnes took over the Bakersfield program in 2011-12, the `Runners own a 6-0 record against the Mustangs.

Hawai'i (7-5, 2-0 BWC) is headed to Bakersfield after having its first three Big West games canceled and then winning three-straight games. The `Runners and Rainbow Warriors have only met three times before, all in CSUB's Division I era. CSUB dropped a non-conference tournament game in Hawai'i in 2014, but the `Runners stole a pair of road victories on Oahu last season.

Both of this week's games are scheduled for 7 p.m. (PT) tipoffs in the Icardo Center. Fans can get tickets ahead of time at GoRunners.com/Tickets or follow along with live ESPN+ broadcasts. Links to both broadcasts, CSUB's radio broadcasts, live stats, tickets, and more are available at GoRunners.com/Live.

~GoRunners.com~

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