Long Beach State Beach @ Cal State Northridge Matadors
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
LBSU | 28 | 36 | 64 |
CSUN | 18 | 40 | 58 |
Hammonds, Long Beach St. top Cal State-Northridge
LOS ANGELES -- Travis Hammonds scored 11 of his season-high 16 points in the final 5:45, and senior David Samuels grabbed a career-high 16 rebounds to help Long Beach State beat Cal State-Northridge 64-58 on Saturday night.
Mike Caffey had 14 points and five assists for Long Beach State (10-11, 4-1 Big West) and Tyler Lamb scored 10 with four steals.
Caffey made 1 of 2 free throws with 27 seconds left to give the 49ers a 61-55 lead.
Six seconds later Aaron Parks made a 3 to pull Northridge (6-15, 2-4) within three, but the Matadors wouldn't score again.
Northridge made just 5 of 24 (20.8 percent) field goals and committed 11 turnovers in the first half.
Long Beach State led 28-18 at halftime.
Stephen Maxwell had 18 points and eight rebounds to lead Northridge, which shot 27.8 percent overall and made just 5 of 17 from 3-point range.
Game Information
Northridge, CA
Referee:Jeff Wooten
Referee:Martin Cichocki
Referee:Andy Cohn
2025-26 Standings
| Big 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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