Santa Clara faces UC Riverside in NIT matchup

Santa Clara will face UC Riverside in the National Invitation Tournament on Tuesday at 11 p.m. EDT. This is their second meeting this season, with Santa Clara winning the first game 96-54. Santa Clara has a record of 20-12, averaging 81.3 points per game. UC Riverside, with a record of 21-12, averages 80.5 points. Both teams have similar recent performance, each going 6-4 in their last ten games. Key players include Johnny O'Neil for Santa Clara, averaging 7.9 points, and Barrington Hargress for UC Riverside, averaging 20.6 points. Santa Clara has a shooting percentage of 46.7%, while UC Riverside's opponents have shot 44.4% against them.