UC Riverside is coming into this game with a 21-12 record this season and they were 14-6 in the conference. They have won 3 of their last 4 as well as 5 of their last 7 games, but they lost in their 1st game of the conference tourny to Cal Poly 96-83. They were one of the better teams in their conference all season, but they lost by 13 points in their 1st game of the conference tourny, and lost to a team that was not very good all season, even going under .500 in the conference. They won their last 2 games on the road, but they have not been good on the road this season as they have lost 3 of their last 5 as well as 5 of their last 8 road games, 2 of their last 3 road losses coming by 12+ points as well. They were not great in their non-conference schedule either, going 7-5 in those games and losing 5 of those 7 road games with 4 of those 5 losses coming by 12+ points. They are going up against a Santa Clara team that is 20-12 this season and they were 12-6 in their conference. They have not been great recently as they have lost 2 of their last 3 games and lost their 1st game in the conference tourny to Pepperdine 78-766, but they were still one of the better teams in their conference all season. They have also been dominant at home this season as they have won 3 of their last 4 as well as 10 of their last 12 games there with their only 2 losses in that span coming against Gonzaga and Saint Mary's who are the 2 best teams in the conference. Their last 4 wins as well as 10 of their 11 wins at home this season have been by 11+ points as well. These two also faced earlier this season already and Santa Clara won that game at home 96-54. Santa Clara has been the much better shooting team all season and they defend better as well. Santa Clara will cover the spread in this game.