San Diego (5-2)
Long Beach State (2-6) 
Jenny Craig Pavilion (5,100)  •  San Diego, Calif.  •  7 p.m. PT
Television  •  Fox Sports San Diego  |  Radio  •  ESPN 1700AM  |  Live Statistics  •  USDToreros.com
Social  •  Twitter.com/USDMBB  •  Instagram.com/USDMBB

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SAN DIEGO – San Diego will take on Long Beach State for the first time since 1992 on Saturday at 7 p.m. PT.
 
The Toreros (5-2) will look to get back in the win column after dropping a 93-86 decision at Ole Miss on Wednesday. The 49ers (2-6) will try to snap a three-game losing streak and is coming off a 75-65 defeat at USC.
 
The game will broadcast on Fox Sports San Diego with Kevin Barnett (PxP), Ryan Hollins (Color Analyst) and Annie Heilbrunn (sideline) on the call.  Jack Cronin will call the radio broadcast on ESPN 1700AM. Live statistics will be available via USDToreros.com.
 
LAST TIME OUT
• San Diego cut a 16-point second-half deficit to five points in the final minute but could not complete the comeback, falling 93-86 to Ole Miss on Wednesday evening at The Pavilion.
 
• The Toreros played well but could not slow down an Ole Miss team that caught fire in the second half. It was a two-point game at halftime but the Rebels shot 71 percent in the second half to take control of the game.
 
• The Rebels led by 16 with 4:35 to play but the Toreros chipped away at the lead and cut it down to five points on a 3-pointer by Isaiah Wright with 23 seconds to play. USD was unable to cut into the lead further.
 
• Ole Miss converted its final 14 free throws to close the game and seal the decision.
 
• Wright led USD with 22 points, followed by Isaiah Pineiro (21) and Olin Carter III (19). Pineiro scored 17 of his 21 points in the first half but was limited to 28 minutes due to foul trouble throughout the game.
 
• The Toreros played a majority of the game without starting center, Yauhen Massalski, who left the game early in the first half with an injury. Ole Miss capitalized on his absence and out-rebounded USD, 33-26. The Rebels are the only team to out-rebound the Toreros in both halves.
 
• Alex Floresca played a season-high 36 minutes – logging extra minutes due to Massalski's absence – and contributed a career-high five assists. He tied his season high of five rebounds.
 
ALL-TIME SERIES VS. LONG BEACH STATE
• USD is 6-10 all-time against Long Beach State and it will be the first meeting between the two programs since 1992. The 49ers won the most recent matchup, 80-74.
 
HOT STARTS FOR PINEIRO AND CARTER III
• Isaiah Pineiro led the Toreros in scoring in four of the first six games and Olin Carter III has led the team in two contests.
 
•  Pineiro is nearly averaging a double-double with 21.9 points and 8.0 rebounds per game. He is also averaging 2.9 assists and 1.6 steals per game. Pineiro is shooting 54 percent from the field and 40 percent from 3-point range.
 
• Carter III is averaging 17.1 points per game and is shooting 48 percent from the field. He has been one of USD's most dangerous shooter from behind the arc, connecting on 36 percent of his 3-point attempts. Carter III is also contributing 2.9 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game.
 
WRIGHT HEATING UP
• Wright started the season well but has excelled in the past two games against Jackson State and at Ole Miss. He shot 54 percent from the field, 44 percent from 3-point range, and averaged 21.0 points, 5.5 assists, 3.0 rebounds and 2.0 steals during those two contests.
 
• Wright is contributing 12.3 points, 4.1 assists, 4.0 rebounds and 1.1 steals per game on the season.
 
NUMBERS UP FOR MASSALSKI
• Yauhen Massalski increased nearly every offensive and defensive numbers through the first six games this season. He was averaging 8.2 points, 8.2 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 1.5 blocks and is shooting 70 percent from the field. (2017-18 » 4.2 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 1.3 bpg, 65 FG pct.)
 
•  Massalski was limited to three minutes of playing time in the Toreros seventh game of the season at Ole Miss due to injury.
 
BALANCED PLAY BY WILLIAMS
• Tyler Williams does a little of everything for the Toreros on both sides of the floor. He is averaging 6.4 points, 4.9 rebounds and 3.7 assists. He holds a 5.2 assists to turnover ratio.
 
EFFICIENCY IS KEY FOR FLORESCA
• Alex Floresca is averaging 18.9 minutes per game and making the most of it. He's shooting 76 percent (19-of-25) from the field and is 3-of-5 (60 percent) from 3-point range. He's averaging 3.6 rebounds per game.
 
FINISHING STRONG
• USD has outscored opponents 293-232 during the second half this season. The Toreros are shooting 48 percent from the field and 40 percent from 3-point range during second halves this season. They are holding opponents to 43 percent from the field and 30 percent from behind the arc.