NORTHRIDGE, Calif. –  The University of Hawaii men's basketball team closes out its Big West regular-season with a pivotal contest at CSUN on Saturday, March 5. Tipoff is 7:00 p.m. PST/5:00 p.m. HT.
  
Game 30
Who: Hawai'i (17-12, 8-7 Big West) at CSUN (14-17, 9-6 Big West)
When: Saturday, March 7, 2020
Time: 7:00 p.m. PST/5:00 p.m. HT
Where: The Matadome (2,500) – Northridge, Calif.
Television: ESPN3. Rashaun Haylock (PxP) and Richie Schueler (Color).
Streaming Video: WatchESPN.com/ESPN App
Radio: ESPN Honolulu (1420 AM/92.7 FM), KRKH (Maui), KPUA (Hawai'i Island), and KTOH (Kaua'i) with Bobby Curran.
Audio Webcast: ESPNHonolulu.com/Sideline Hawai'i App.
Live Stats: GoMatadors.com
Coaches: Head coach Eran Ganot is in his fifth season at UH (86-55). Mark Gottfried is in his second season at CSUN (27-38) and 21st season overall (428-279).
Series Information: UH leads, 15-6.
 
Game Story Lines

• UH is currently in a tie for fourth-place in the Big West. The 'Bows could finish with anywhere between the second and fifth seed for next week's Big West Tournament in Anaheim.
• UH won the first meeting between the teams on Feb. 1 in Honolulu, rallying from a 17-point deficit with 10 minutes left for a 80-75 win. 
• UH has won in its last five straight trips to Northridge. 
• UH is 3-6 on the road this year, 3-4 in Big West play. CSUN is 9-4 at home, 5-2 in league. 
• CSUN leads the Big West in offense in league games (77.2), while UH ranks eighth (65.2).   
• The 'Bows are coming off a 67-65 road win at UC Davis in which it overcame a 13-point deficit with less than five minutes left in the game.
• With the win UH secured a non-losing season in the Big West. UH has never had a losing season since joining the league in 2012-13.

Scouting CSUN

• CSUN, winners of three straight, is tied for second in the Big West with a 9-6 mark.
• CSUN won Wednesday at UC Irvine, 72-70, powered by Elijah Harkless' 30 points.
• CSUN leads the Big West in scoring offense in overall (75.9 ppg) and Big West games (77.2 ppg).
• The Matadors boast two of the top three scorers in Big West play in Lamine Diane (27.4 ppg) and Terrell Gomez (18.5 ppg).
• Gomez leads the nation in free-throw percentage (.940) and is sixth in three-point field goals per game (3.42).