How to watch Santa Clara Broncos vs. UC Riverside Highlanders: Live stream, TV channel, start time for Tuesday's NCAA Basketball game

How to watch Santa Clara vs. California Riverside basketball game

By Scout Staff

Nov 19, 2024 at 10:00 am ET • 2 min read

Who's Playing

UC Riverside Highlanders @ Santa Clara Broncos

Current Records: UC Riverside 2-2, Santa Clara 1-3

How To Watch

When: Tuesday, November 19, 2024 at 10 p.m. ET
Where: Leavey Center -- Santa Clara, California
TV: ESPN Plus
Follow: CBS Sports App
Online Streaming: Catch select College Basketball matches on Fubo (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
Ticket Cost: $2.00

What to Know

The UC Riverside Highlanders will face off against the Santa Clara Broncos at 10:00 p.m. ET on Tuesday at Leavey Center. The Highlanders are strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 76.2 points per game this season.

UC Riverside is headed into the match following a big win against La Sierra on Thursday, something the oddsmakers some coming from a mile away. UC Riverside blew past La Sierra, posting a 79-51 victory. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Highlanders have posted since November 26, 2023.

UC Riverside smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 21 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive rebounds they've posted since back in November of 2023.

Meanwhile, Santa Clara's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Saturday after their third straight loss. It's going to take some time for them to recover from the 85-59 bruising that Nevada dished out on Saturday. The Broncos were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 47-26.

Santa Clara's defeat came about despite a quality game from Elijah Mahi, who went 9 for 12 en route to 22 points plus two steals.

The victory got UC Riverside back to even at 2-2. As for Santa Clara, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.

Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: UC Riverside hasn't given up the ball easily this season, having only averaged 9.8 turnovers per game. However, it's not like Santa Clara struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 9.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.

UC Riverside is hoping to beat the odds on Tuesday, as the experts think they're headed for a loss. For those looking to play the spread, take note: they are a solid 3-0 against the spread when playing on the road.