How To Watch California Baptist Vs. Southern Illinois Basketball And The Things You Should Know About The Southern Illinois Basketball

Introduction

The Surf Division at the 2022 SoCal ultimatum men's San Diego state basketball tournament is set to end on Wednesday night. The championship and consolation matches are left to be played in San Juan Capistrano. In the consolation game, California Baptist will take on Southern Illinois basketball following losses from both teams in their respective first-round matchups of the three-day tournament. The Lancers, who are now a flawless 3-2 to start the regular season campaign, lost to Minnesota in a thrilling one-point finish on Monday night. Meanwhile, the Salukis, also 3-2, lost seven points to UNLV on Monday.

Who is Playing California Baptist vs Southern Illinois?

• California Baptist @ Southern Illinois
• Current Records: California Baptist 3-2; Southern Illinois 3-1

What to Know About California Baptist vs Southern Illinois?

The California Baptist Lancers will take on the Southern Illinois Salukis at 1 a.m. ET on Thursday at JSerra Pavilion. Given that both teams agonized over a loss in their final game, they have some extra motivation heading into this matchup.

It looks like California Baptist got the little half of the wishbone at the appreciation-giving dinner. They were just a bucket timid of a victory on Monday and fell 62-61 to the Minnesota Golden Gophers. The game was as near as the oddsmakers foretold. Still, the Lancers had been the slight favorite coming in. California Baptist's defeat came about despite an attribute game from guard Taran Armstrong; he shot 5-for-9 from downtown and finished with 24 points and six rebounds.

As for SIU, it looks like they got the little half of the wishbone at the appreciation ceremony at dinner. They came back short against the UNLV Rebels on Tuesday, falling 56-49.

California Baptist is 3-2, while SIU sits at 3-1. Two insulting stats to keep an eye on California Baptist is the 25th defeat in college basketball in points per game, with only 63.8 on average. The Salukis are stumbling into the contest with the 11th fewest points per game in college basketball. One of these Achilles' heels may wind up tripping the losing team.

• How To Watch The Series 
• When It Lives?: Thursday at 1 a.m. ET
• Where You Can Watch?: JSerra Pavilion San Juan Capistrano, California
• TV Channel: CBS Sports Network
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• Watch on Connected TV: CBS Sports Application on Roku and Fire TV
• The History Of The Series 
• This is the very first time these teams have played each other within the last seven years.