Vanguard Lions at Cal State Northridge Matadors
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
52 - 72
52 - 72
Cal State Northridge runs away from Vanguard, 72-52
Micheal Warren had 17 points and seven boards, and Jason Richardson added 14 points for the Matadors (2-2), who shot 50.8 percent from the field, 75 percent from the free-throw line, and had 21 assists.
Cal State Northridge opened on an 11-2 run and extended its lead to double digits with an Ajayi layup midway through the first half en route to a 39-26 halftime lead.
The Matadors kept the pressure on throughout much of the second half, opening up a 20-point lead (53-33) on a Richardson 3-pointer with 13:54 left. Antonio Bishop made a layup with 8:31 remaining which cut Vanguard deficit to 58-44, but the Lions got no closer.
Jaamon Echols scored 16 to lead Vanguard. Zach Allmon had 10.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 52 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:13 | Nick Dalafu made Free Throw. | 52 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:13 | Nick Dalafu made Free Throw. | 51 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:13 | Foul on Mehran Nazarian. | 50 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:23 | Zach Allmon Defensive Rebound. | 50 - 72 |
Statistics
 CSUN |
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|---|---|---|
| 18-61 | FG | 30-59 |
| 30 | Field Goal % | 51 |
| 9-27 | 3PT | 3-12 |
| 33 | Three Point % | 25 |
| 7-11 | FT | 9-12 |
| 64 | Free Throw % | 75 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 34 |
| 8 | Assists | 21 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 16 | Points in Paint | 48 |
| 14 | Fouls | 14 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 26 |
Game Information
Venue: Premier America Credit Union Arena
Location: Northridge, CA
Attendance: 1,317 | Capacity:
Location: Northridge, CA
Attendance: 1,317 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big West Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| UC Irvine | 15-5 | - | 23-12 |
| Hawai'i | 14-6 | 1 | 24-9 |
| 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 |
| UC Riverside | 5-15 | 10 | 10-22 |
| Cal State Bakersfield | 2-18 | 13 | 8-24 |