Hope International Royals at Cal State Northridge Matadors
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
74 - 86
74 - 86
CS Northridge tops Hope International 86-74
Cal State Northridge (1-0) led by as many as 19 in the second half but Hope International (0-1) went on a 17-4 run to cut the lead to 66-60 with 6:32 to play. The run was capped by a 3-pointer by from Matt Green, who led Hope International with 21 points and was 5 of 6 on 3-pointers.
Cal State Northridge then made 13-of-14 free throws to seal the game. The Matadors shot 32 of 33 from the free throw line for the game. They also forced 17 Hope International turnovers.
Stephan Hicks added 20 points and nine rebounds for Cal State Northridge.
The win came in Reggie Theus' debut as head coach of the Matadors.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 74 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:28 | Aaron Parks Defensive Rebound. | 74 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:28 | Garrett Neilan missed Three Point Jumper. | 74 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:41 | Aaron Parks made Layup. | 74 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:43 | Aaron Parks Steal. | 74 - 84 |
Statistics
 CSUN |
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|---|---|---|
| 25-52 | FG | 26-58 |
| 48 | Field Goal % | 45 |
| 10-20 | 3PT | 2-8 |
| 50 | Three Point % | 25 |
| 14-18 | FT | 32-33 |
| 78 | Free Throw % | 97 |
| 28 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 22 | Assists | 15 |
| 3 | Steals | 12 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 8 | Points Off Turnovers | 26 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 25 | Fouls | 21 |
Game Information
Venue: Premier America Credit Union Arena
Location: Northridge, CA
Attendance: 520 | Capacity:
Location: Northridge, CA
Attendance: 520 | Capacity:
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|---|---|---|---|
| UC Irvine | 15-5 | - | 23-12 |
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| UC San Diego | 12-8 | 3 | 23-11 |
| Cal State Northridge | 12-8 | 3 | 20-14 |
| Cal State Fullerton | 12-8 | 3 | 18-16 |
| UC Davis | 11-9 | 4 | 19-14 |
| UC Santa Barbara | 11-9 | 4 | 18-14 |
| Cal Poly | 10-10 | 5 | 14-19 |
| Long Beach State | 6-14 | 9 | 10-22 |
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