NCAA Basketball action resumes today when the Pepperdine welcome the Mustangs in what should be an entertaining match at the Firestone Fieldhouse. If you plan to watch Pepperdine vs Cal Poly live, stream online, or on TV today then first check out our Waves vs Mustangs preview below.
Pepperdine Waves vs Cal Poly Mustangs
The Waves go into this one with a 39% winning record, and naturally as favorites over the Cal Poly Mustangs. Pepperdine will be sure to keep an eye on the current Cal Poly streak (Lost 4), and take necessary precautions. The Waves are averaging 70.8 ppg this season (good for number 156 in the NCAA), and better than the Mustangs’s 55.1 ppg average in the 2010-2011 NCAA season.
Playing on the road, the Mustangs will need to play to their strengths and their 7.2 steals per game is their strongest statistical attribute (and good for number 134 in the whole NCAA Division 1). The Cal Poly are 3-7 this season overall (0-0 in the Big West Conference) and today will hope to improve their 1 – 6 record away from Mott Gym.
Pepperdine have been dominating their opponents this season in the freethrows attempted departement. Their 319 freethrows attempted is the number 6 best among the 350 colleges in the NCAA D1, and that will be an area that the Cal Poly coaching staff will want to balance out today if they want to dampen Pepperdine’s 2 – 3 home record. After 13 games, the Waves hopeful will be counting for a victory to improve their standing in the West Coast Conference.