Portland State Vikings @ Cal State Northridge Matadors
Portland St. hangs on to beat CS Northridge 63-55
NORTHRIDGE, Calif. -- Portland State scored in bunches at the beginning of each half but the Vikings sleep-walked through the final 11 minutes before beating Cal State Northridge 61-55 on Wednesday night.
Tiegbe Bamba, with 18 points, scored a quick six as the Vikings (4-0 for the first time since 2008-09) surged out 10-4. Bamba also sparked a 9-2 run after halftime as PSU stretched an 11-point lead to 42-24 in about four-and-a-half minutes.
But the Vikings scored just one field goal in the final 11:32 and their unbeaten record was in jeopardy as the lead melted down to six, 57-51, with under a minute to go.
Bryce White, Tim Douglas and Gary Winston combined to sink 6 of 8 foul shots in the final 55 seconds.
Aaron Parks shot 4-for-15 but scored all nine points in the last 5:03 as the Matadors (2-4) closed in. Stephen Maxwell scored 14 with 10 rebounds.
Game Information
Northridge, CA
Referee:Deron White
Referee:Kurt Walker
Referee:Daryl Gelinas
2025-26 Standings
| Big Sky ConferenceBig Sky Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portland State | 13-5 | - | 20-11 |
| Montana State | 12-6 | 1 | 18-14 |
| Eastern Washington | 11-7 | 2 | 14-19 |
| Northern Colorado | 10-8 | 3 | 20-12 |
| Montana | 10-8 | 3 | 18-16 |
| Weber State | 10-8 | 3 | 16-16 |
| Idaho | 9-9 | 4 | 21-15 |
| Sacramento State | 6-12 | 7 | 10-21 |
| Idaho State | 5-13 | 8 | 13-20 |
| Northern Arizona | 4-14 | 9 | 10-22 |
| Big West ConferenceBig West Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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