Records: UC San Diego is 18-4 overall and 8-2 in Big West Conference play; UC Riverside 15-8 and 5-3. Series history: UCR leads 19-8 all-time and is 6-4 against the Tritons since UCSD joined the Big West. The teams met Jan. 18 in Riverside, with UCR winning 85-81.

UC Riverside plays the UCSD Tritons after Barrington Hargress scored 20 points in the Highlanders' 80-62 win over the Cal Poly Mustangs.

UCSD Tritons (10-12, 6-4 Big West) at UC Riverside Highlanders (10-11, 6-5 Big West) Riverside, California; Thursday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Sumayah Sugapong and UCSD visit Esther Matarranz and UC Riverside in Big West action.

UCSD makes 46.0% of its shots from the field this season, which is 2.0 percentage points higher than UC Riverside has allowed to its opponents (44.0%). UC Riverside scores 10.3 mo

UC Riverside aims to prolong its three-game home win streak with a victory against UCSD. The teams square off Thursday for the first time this season.