Cal State Northridge Matadors at UC Riverside Highlanders
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
84 - 83
84 - 83
Gomez has career night, CSU Northridge wins Big West opener
Gomez shot 11-for-17 from the floor, making six 3-pointers in nine tries from distance and three steals. Lamine Diane added 21 points for Northridge (7-10, 1-0 Big West Conference) with eight rebounds and seven assists. Rodney Henderson Jr. scored 16 with eight boards and two steals.
The Matadors trailed by seven at the half, but Diane cut the score to 42-40 with a layup and hit a free throw for a 48-47 lead with just under 15 minutes to play. He then scored seven points, sparking an 11-2 run and CSUN held on for the last 10 minutes.
Dikymbe Martin scored 25 to lead Riverside (6-11, 0-1) but missed a 3-pointer as time was running out. Menno Dijkstra added 14 points.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 84 - 83 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Terrell Gomez Defensive Rebound. | 84 - 83 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Dikymbe Martin missed Three Point Jumper. | 84 - 83 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Menno Dijkstra Defensive Rebound. | 84 - 83 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Terrell Gomez missed Free Throw. | 84 - 83 |
Statistics
 CSUN |
 UCR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 29-55 | FG | 27-58 |
| 53 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 9-16 | 3PT | 14-30 |
| 56 | Three Point % | 47 |
| 17-28 | FT | 15-16 |
| 61 | Free Throw % | 94 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 16 | Assists | 21 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 1 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 11 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 20 |
| 16 | Fouls | 23 |
| 8 | Largest Lead | 10 |
Game Information
Venue: SRC Arena
Location: Riverside, CA
Attendance: 437 | Capacity:
Location: Riverside, CA
Attendance: 437 | 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 |