These teams are far better on defense than offense. Cal State-Fullerton ranks 320th in scoring, but 78th defensively. Cal Riverside rates 288th in scoring and 169th defensively.

Cal Riverside may catch a break as Fullerton could be without its second-leading scorer, guard Max Jones. He's questionable with an injury.

This is an important game for both teams with the Big West Conference Tournament approaching. So I'm expecting a cautious approach with both teams relying on their defense to get stops.

There won't be much of a crowd either, probably no more than 500 people. So the lack of people isn't exactly going to ignite either team's offense either.