Basketball Game Preview: University Wildcats vs. Marquez Gladiators

The University Wildcats will face off against the Marquez Gladiators at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

University is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They managed a 38-33 win over Banning. The score was all tied up 18-18 at the break, but the Wildcats were the better team in the second half.

Meanwhile, Marquez entered their tilt with Wilson on Thursday with three consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with four. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Mules 71-25. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 32-12.

University's victory ended a six-game drought at home and bumped them up to 10-16. As for Marquez, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-12.