Sacramento State Hornets at Cal State Northridge Matadors
· NCAA Men's Basketball
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88 - 68
88 - 68
Sacramento State beats CSU Northridge 88-68
The Hornets (4-1) achieved their largest margin of victory over the Matadors (1-5) in the all-time series. The teams have played 38 times since 1960.
Sacramento State trailed by nine early in the first half but erased the deficit at 15-all and pulled away with a 16-4 run that stretched into the second half. During that span, Graves' 3-point play with 2:50 left in the first half made it 39-29, and the Hornets led by double digits the rest of the way.
Joshua Patton had 15 points and nine rebounds and Bryce Fowler added 14 points with three 3-pointers for Sacramento State, which matched its best start in program history.
Lamine Diane led CSU Northridge with 19 points and Terrell Gomez scored 18.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 88 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Jordan Tolbert made Free Throw. | 88 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Jordan Tolbert made Free Throw. | 87 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Foul on Darius Brown II. | 86 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:17 | Grant Greabell Defensive Rebound. | 86 - 68 |
Statistics
 SAC |
 CSUN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 33-60 | FG | 24-62 |
| 55 | Field Goal % | 39 |
| 4-15 | 3PT | 4-15 |
| 27 | Three Point % | 27 |
| 18-21 | FT | 16-23 |
| 86 | Free Throw % | 70 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 29 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 30 | Defensive Rebounds | 16 |
| 11 | Assists | 11 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 20 | Points Off Turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Fast Break Points | 14 |
| 50 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 21 | Fouls | 18 |
| 24 | Largest Lead | 9 |
Game Information
Venue: Premier America Credit Union Arena
Location: Northridge, CA
Attendance: 812 | Capacity:
Location: Northridge, CA
Attendance: 812 | 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 |