Riding a six-game win streak and ranked in the National Association of Basketball Coaches Top 25 for the first time this season, the Chico State men's basketball team will try to keep rolling Friday night when it hosts UC Santa Cruz in a non-conference game in Acker Gym Friday at 7 p.m.
 
The 25^th-ranked Wildcats, 12-3 this season, are in the midst of a 13-day break from California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) action after winning their sixth straight road game Thursday at San Francisco State. They'll resume conference action next Thursday at home against Cal State Dominguez Hills before hosting Cal State LA next Saturday.
 
Chico State is currently in three-way tie for second place in the CCAA standings with Cal State San Bernardino (receiving votes in the NABC poll) and Cal Poly Pomona (ranked No. 20) at 8-2. NABC No. 5 UC San Diego leads the way at 9-1.
 
Chico State will be facing UC Santa Cruz for the first time since 1993 on Friday night. The Wildcats are 2-1 all-time against the Banana Slugs, including 2-0 at home.
 
The game will be broadcast locally on FM 93.9 KPAY. Links to streaming audio, streaming video, and live stats are available on the top-right corner of this page (along with the NABC Top-25 Poll and CCAA men's basketball standings), in the calendar section of the homepage, and on the men's basketball schedule page.
 
The Wildcats are 21-0 against non-Division I/II competition in the Greg Clink era and 28-5 in non-conference home games.
 
Wildcats center Justin Briggs enters the game needing just three rebounds to become the seventh player in the program's history to grab 600 in his career. He's 12 blocked shots shy of Jordan Semple's career record of 153.