MEN | BIG WEST CONFERENCE

UC Santa Barbara (22-7, 11-4) at Long Beach State (6-23, 3-12), 4 p.m. -- The Gauchos can clinch a tie for the regular-season title with a victory and would earn the No. 1 seeding in the conference tournament based on tiebreakers in case of a tie. They have won five consecutive conference games. The 49ers, despite a six-game losing streak, have clinched a berth in the conference tournament.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo (12-16, 7-8) at Cal State Northridge (19-9, 11-4), 5 p.m. -- The Matadors can still tie for the conference regular-season title, but they have lost three of their last four games and need help in the form of a UC Santa Barbara loss if they are going to get the No. 1 seeding in the conference tournament. Still, a win would guarantee at least a No. 2 seeding and a bye into the semifinals.

Cal State Fullerton (20-8, 11-4) at UC Irvine (15-14, 9-6), 7 p.m. -- The Titans are one victory shy of matching the team record for a regular season, set in 1982-83. A victory would secure a tie for the league title, giving the Titans their first conference championship since 1976. The Anteaters have won four consecutive games and are 11-0 in games played at the Bren Center.

UC Davis (9-21, 2-13) at UC Riverside (7-20, 3-12), 7 p.m. -- The final berth in the Big West tournament is on the line in this season-ending game. The Highlanders have lost three consecutive games, but would get the spot with a victory based on better record. UC Davis has lost 12 of its last 13 games, but defeated the Highlanders, 58-54, on Jan. 4 and would get the nod with a victory because of head-to-head record.

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-- Peter Yoon