BOTTOM LINE: Hawaii plays CSU Bakersfield in Big West action Thursday. The Roadrunners have gone 8-6 at home. CSU Bakersfield is seventh in the Big West scoring 73.9 points while shooting 43.9% from the field. The Rainbow Warriors have gone 7-11 against Big West opponents. Hawaii has a 2-2 record in games decided by 3 points or fewer.

Hawaii will try to break its five-game road slide when the Rainbow Warriors face CSU Bakersfield. Thursday's meeting will be the second of the season between the two teams.

Jemel Jones (37 points) hits a contested jumper as time expires and the Roadrunners hand LBSU its 12th straight loss, 88-87, to deny the defending Big West Tournament champs a spot in this year’s

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (AP) Isaac Jessup's 21 points helped Cal Poly defeat Cal State Bakersfield 98-72 on Saturday.

California State University, Stanislaus ranked third in California universities that provide the best economic mobility.

The CIF state boys and girls high school wrestling championships will continue on Friday and Saturday in Bakersfield.

A recent ranking of 82 California universities finds that several campuses are the best in the state when it comes to driving upward economic mobility.