Cal State Northridge Matadors @ Cal Poly Mustangs
CS Northridge slips past Cal Poly in OT, 75-71
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- Kendall Smith, Aaron Parks and Micheal Warren each hit a pair of free throws in the final minute and Cal State Northridge held off Cal Poly 75-71 in overtime Saturday night.
Warren scored on a layup with 3:14 left in regulation to give the Matadors a 59-53 lead, but Josh Martin drained a 3-pointer to halve the lead and Joel Awich dunked to get the Mustangs within one. Tavrion Dawson scored a layup with 46 seconds left to make it 61-58, but Reese Morgan hit a 3-pointer with 31 seconds left in regulation to pull Cal Poly even at 61 and force the extra period.
Jerron Wilbut scored 18 points to lead CS Northridge (10-17, 5-8 Big West). Parks added 15 points and Smith 12.
Morgan scored 23 points to help pace Cal Poly (10-16, 4-9). Martin added 15 points and grabbed 10 rebounds.
Game Information
San Luis Obispo, CA
Referee:Andy Cohn
Referee:Mark Fulton
Referee:Jeff Wooten
2025-26 Standings
| 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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