Bethesda Flames at Cal State Northridge Matadors
· NCAA Men's Basketball100 - 95
Tate, Smith help NCCAA-member Bethesda shock CSUN, 100-95
Buddha Boyd had 15 points and seven rebounds, while Travis Divita scored 10 for Bethesda, a member of the National Christian College Athletic Association.
A 3-pointer by Jesse Henderson started a 10-2 run that gave Bethesda the lead for good late in the first half. Alex Smith hit another 3 to cap the spurt and make it 48-41 before a layup by Kendall Smith pulled CSUN (3-8) within five at halftime. The Matadors pulled within two points on seven second-half occasions, the last of which on a Tavrion Dawson layup that made it 71-69 with 10 minutes left.
Boyd answered with a jumper before back-to-back 3s by Divita gave the Flames their biggest lead, 79-69, with 8:39 remaining.
Dawson led CSUN with 22 points, a career-high 14 rebounds and three blocked shots. Smith and Darin Johnson added 20 points and six assists apiece.
Bethesda made 13 3-pointers and scored 23 points off 15 CSUN turnovers.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 100 - 95 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Alex Smith made Free Throw. | 100 - 95 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Alex Smith made Free Throw. | 99 - 95 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Foul on Kendall Smith. | 98 - 95 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Kendall Smith made Three Point Jumper. | 98 - 95 |
Statistics
 CSUN |
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|---|---|---|
| 36-70 | FG | 31-62 |
| 51 | Field Goal % | 50 |
| 13-27 | 3PT | 9-18 |
| 48 | Three Point % | 50 |
| 15-28 | FT | 24-40 |
| 54 | Free Throw % | 60 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 15 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 31 |
| 23 | Assists | 23 |
| 9 | Steals | 4 |
| 1 | Blocks | 6 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 23 | Points Off Turnovers | 11 |
| 11 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 41 | Points in Paint | 40 |
| 29 | Fouls | 20 |
| 10 | Largest Lead | 2 |
Game Information
Location: Northridge, CA
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 |