How to watch Sacramento State Hornets vs. CSNorthridge Matadors: Live stream, TV channel, start time for Saturday's NCAA Basketball game

How to watch Sacramento State vs. Northridge basketball game

By Scout Staff

Nov 16, 2024 at 9:00 pm ET • 2 min read

Halftime Report

After a tough loss on the road their last time out, Sacramento State looks much better today on their home court. They have a bit of a cushion as they currently lead CSNorthridge 43-32.

If Sacramento State keeps playing like this, they'll bump their record up to 2-2 in no time. On the other hand, CSNorthridge will have to make due with a 2-2 record unless they turn things around (and fast).

Who's Playing

CSNorthridge Matadors @ Sacramento State Hornets

Current Records: CSNorthridge 2-1, Sacramento State 1-2

How To Watch

When: Saturday, November 16, 2024 at 8 p.m. ET
Where: The Nest -- Sacramento, California
TV: ESPN Plus
Follow: CBS Sports App
Online Streaming: Catch select College Basketball matches on Fubo (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
Ticket Cost: $34.74

What to Know

Sacramento State will be in front of their home fans on Saturday, but a look at the spread shows they might need that home-court advantage. They will host the CSNorthridge Matadors at 8:00 p.m. ET at The Nest. The Hornets might want some stickum for this one as the team gave up 18 turnovers on Tuesday.

Sacramento State is headed into this one after the oddsmakers set last week's over/under low at 139.5, but even that wound up being too high. They took a 64-54 hit to the loss column at the hands of UC San Diego. The Hornets have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Meanwhile, CSNorthridge humbled Nobel with a 98-50 smackdown. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 53-27.

CSNorthridge smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive rebounds they've posted since back in December of 2023.

Sacramento State now has a losing record at 1-2. As for CSNorthridge, their win ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-1.

Saturday's contest is shaping up to be a masterclass in shooting: Sacramento State just can't miss this season, having made 49.1% of their field goals per game. However, it's not like CSNorthridge struggles in that department as they've nailed 49.1% of their field goals this season. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.

Sacramento State took their victory against CSNorthridge in their previous matchup back in December of 2018 by a conclusive 88-68. Will Sacramento State repeat their success, or does CSNorthridge have a better game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.