Cal State Northridge holds off UC Riverside late, 82-76
LOS ANGELES (AP) Darin Johnson and Kendall Smith each scored 21 points and Cal State Northridge held off UC Riverside to earn a win in the Big West Conference opener for both schools Wednesday night.
The victory is the second straight for the Matadors, who snapped a four-game win streak with an 82-61 win over Morgan State last week.
The Highlanders tied the game at 68 on Chance Murray's layup with 2:31 to play, but Kendall Smith hit a pair of free throws to put Northridge in front, 70-68, and the Matadors held on the rest of the way. Smith hit two more free throws with 34 seconds left to put the lead to five, 77-72.
Northridge (5-9, 1-0) was 25 of 54 from the field (46.3 percent), including 5 of 13 from long range, but converted 27 of 36 (75 percent) from the line.
Murray finished with 21 points for Riverside (2-10, 0-1)
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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Min. Per Game | ||
Pts. Per Game | ||
Ast. Per Game | ||
Reb. Per Game | ||
Field Goal % | ||
Three Point % | ||
Free Throw % |
Team Stats | ||
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Points | 0 | 0 |
Field Goals | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
3-Pointers | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
Free Throws | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
Total Rebounds | 0 | 0 |
Offensive | 0 | 0 |
Defensive | 0 | 0 |
Team | 0 | 0 |
Assists | 0 | 0 |
Steals | 0 | 0 |
Blocks | 0 | 0 |
Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
Fouls | 0 | 0 |
Technicals | 0 | 0 |
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Team Stats | |||
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UC Riverside - | 64.8 PPG | 37.3 RPG | 11.4 APG |
CSNorthridge - | 78.0 PPG | 38.5 RPG | 13.7 APG |
Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |