Cal State East Bay (9-2, 3-1) at Humboldt State (7-4, 2-3)
Game Details: Friday, December 30 | 7:30 p.m.
Location: Lumberjack Arena | Arcata, Calif.
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ARCATA, Calif. – Fresh off a short winter break, Humboldt State men's basketball puts its nine-game regular season home winning streak on the line this weekend in Lumberjack Arena. The Lumberjacks host Cal State East Bay Friday, Dec. 30 and Cal State Monterey Bay Saturday, Dec. 31. Tipoff for both games is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.
Its last time out, Humboldt State suffered an 83-73 setback against nationally-ranked San Francisco State.
Tyras Rattler Jr. and
Malik Morgan led the Green and Gold with 13 points apiece.
Cal State East Bay is one of the CCAA's hottest teams and has won back-to-back games. The Pioneers' Micah Dunhour ranks second in the conference averaging 16.8 points per game. The team from Hayward, Calif., topped Cal State Los Angeles, 86-84, in its last outing.
SERIES BREAKDOWN
HSU and Cal State East Bay will clash for the 87
th time Friday. The Pioneers lead the all-time series 49-37, but the Jacks have won four straight meetings.
COACH'S CORNER
On Cal State East Bay
"They are a pretty good basketball team, and they are coached well," said Head Coach
Steve Kinder. "They are a good perimeter shooting team, but have great balance with interior shooting as well. Cal State East Bay is the real deal."
On expectations for team following break
"We had a difficult stretch, in terms of our schedule, that the conference dealt us before the break," said Kinder. "We survived it, but our next mountain to climb is this weekend."
On the Jacks' height disadvantage
"I was hoping Santa Claus would give us a dosage of height in our stockings, but that didn't happen," said Kinder. "Defensively we are trying to manage our height deficit, and we will still go to battle with our undersized roster."
UP NEXT
Humboldt State welcomes Cal State Monterey Bay to Lumberjack Arena Saturday. Tipoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. All Boy Scouts who wear their uniforms to the game will receive free admission.
