CSUB Heads to CSUN, Hosts Fullerton on Senior Day

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. – The final two weeks of the men's basketball season have arrived as Cal State Bakersfield wraps up its preparations for postseason play. The Roadrunners will head out for a quick trip before returning home to host Senior Day in a regionally-televised game on Spectrum SportsNet.

Upcoming Schedule

at CSUN, Thursday, Feb. 23, 7 p.m. (PT), Northridge, Calif.
vs. Cal State Fullerton, Saturday, Feb. 25, 1 p.m. (PT), Bakersfield, Calif.
- Senior Night for Travis Henson and Cameron Smith
- Regionally televised on Spectrum SportsNet

How to Follow the `Runners

CSUB Single-game Tickets and tickets for the Big West Basketball Championship are available now. Visit GoRunners.com/Tickets or call 661-654-BLUE or 661-654-GOLD for more information.
Fans who cannot attend the game in person can watch the CSUN broadcast on ESPN+.
CSUB's home game will be televised on Spectrum SportsNet, but it will be available on ESPN+ outside of the spectrum footprint (a large part of Southern California).
Links for video, live stats, tickets, and more are available at GoRunners.com/Live.
Live updates will be shared during games on Twitter @CSUB_MBB.

`Runner Notes

Bakersfield (10-17, 6-10 BW) split a pair of Big West games last week, getting back on track with a solid win over Cal Poly before dropping a tough battle against Hawai'i.
With all of Bakersfield's injury troubles, junior forward Antavion Collum has stepped up and been on a tear recently. The Memphis, Tenn. native has averaged 20.9 points per game over his last eight contests, including a career-high 31 points against UC Riverside on Feb. 2.
Head Coach Rod Barnes currently has a 100-45 record (.690) in the Icardo Center.

Quotes from Head Coach Rod Barnes

"Our whole season and what we do is around getting to Henderson and playing…We won't do anything strange. We'll run some different plays and we may look at some different defenses as we go forward."
"CSUN came out and tried to play a zone [in the last meeting]. We got really hot early and I think the game kind of got away from them early just because we shot the ball well from the perimeter…I thought we didn't execute as well as we got a bigger lead. I thought we had the right mentality going into the game."

Scouting the Matadors

CSUN (6-22, 3-14 BW) has struggled to get the ball rolling during league play, but the Matadors have a potent offense and have won two of their last six games.
CSUB and CSUN have a long and storied rivalry dating back to 1973.
CSUB has a slight edge in the all-time series, 26-24, and neither team has ever led the series by more than a three-game margin.
Last year, the Matadors defeated the `Runners in Bakersfield in February, but CSUB got revenge in March, knocking out CSUN in the first round of the Big West Championship.
Just two weeks ago, the Matadors came to Bakersfield and the `Runners dominated for a 73-58 victory, leading by as many as 23 points in the contest.

Scouting the Titans

Cal State Fullerton (17-12, 11-6 BW) is in the hunt for a Top 3 finish in the Big West standings.
The Titans and `Runners will be meeting for the 26th time in the all-time series with Fullerton owning a 19-8 advantage in the series.
The two teams split their season series in 2020-21, but the Titans swept the `Runners in a pair of Big West games last year.
When CSUB traveled to Fullerton on Jan. 13, turnovers sank the visiting team as the Titans earned a 76-46 victory.

~GoRunners.com~

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Players Mentioned

#4 Antavion Collum: G/F; 6' 8"; Junior

#2 Travis Henson: F; 6' 6"; Senior

#22 Cameron Smith: F; 6' 7"; Senior

Players Mentioned

#4 Antavion Collum
: 6' 8"; Junior
: G/F

#2 Travis Henson
: 6' 6"; Senior
: F

#22 Cameron Smith
: 6' 7"; Senior
: F

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CSUB Heads to CSUN, Hosts Fullerton on Senior Day

Players Mentioned

#4 Antavion Collum

#2 Travis Henson

#22 Cameron Smith

Players Mentioned

#4 Antavion Collum

#2 Travis Henson

#22 Cameron Smith