Northern Illinois Huskies at Cal State Northridge Matadors
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
82 - 84
82 - 84
Parks, Dawson help Northridge hold off N. Illinois 84-82
Kendall Smith added 15 points and a career-high eight assists and Rakim Lubin scored 10. Dawson made 6 of 8 from the field, including both of his 3-point attempts, and 7 of 7 foul shots.
Dawson hit two free throws to give CSUN (2-2) an 83-78 lead with 18 seconds left, but Laytwan Porter missed a layup, grabbed the offensive rebound and then hit a 3 to pull the Huskies within two with 10 seconds remaining.
Lubin and NIU's Levi Bradley each made 1 of 2 free throws to cap the scoring before Dontel Highsmith stole it from Lubin with 2 seconds left, but missed a potential winning 3-pointer at the buzzer.
Porter scored 19, including three 3s, for the Huskies (3-1).
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 82 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:01 | CSU Northridge Defensive Rebound. | 82 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Dontel Highsmith missed Three Point Jumper. | 82 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Dontel Highsmith Steal. | 82 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Rakim Lubin Turnover. | 82 - 84 |
Statistics
 NIU |
 CSUN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 28-82 | FG | 28-54 |
| 34 | Field Goal % | 52 |
| 7-23 | 3PT | 5-13 |
| 30 | Three Point % | 38 |
| 19-24 | FT | 23-28 |
| 79 | Free Throw % | 82 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 23 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 34 |
| 14 | Assists | 20 |
| 6 | Steals | 3 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 8 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 18 | Points Off Turnovers | 7 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 14 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 38 |
| 21 | Fouls | 21 |
| 9 | Largest Lead | 5 |
Game Information
Venue: Premier America Credit Union Arena
Location: Northridge, CA
Capacity:
Location: Northridge, CA
Capacity:
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