Big West--Entering play tonight

UC Davis got some help from Long Beach State on Wednesday night.

The 49ers beat UC Riverside 56-46 down at The Pyramid, removing themselves a bit from the flurry at the bottom of the Big West. With tiebreakers factored in, the Aggies sit eighth in the Big West entering play and would have a spot at the Big West Tournament. If UCD finishes in a tie (including a season split) with the Highlanders, its win over UC Irvine is currently better than Riverside's win over Cal Poly.

Here are the standings including tonight:
UOP 8-2
CSUN 8-2
CSUF 8-3
UCSB 6-4
UCI 5-5
POLY 4-6
LBSU 3-8
UCD 2-8
UCR 2-8

Also of note, Pacific sits first tonight because it has split the series with Northridge and beaten Fullerton. The Matadors lost to Fullerton.