Sacramento State Hornets @ Cal State Northridge Matadors
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | 44 | 88 | |
CSUN | 31 | 37 | 68 |
Sacramento State beats CSU Northridge 88-68
LOS ANGELES -- Marcus Graves scored 19, Ethan Esposito had 16 points and 12 rebounds, and Sacramento State beat CSU Northridge 88-68 on Saturday night.
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.
Game Information
Northridge, CA
Referee:Donn Berdahl
Referee:Phil White
Referee:Kevin Smith
2025-26 Standings
| Big 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 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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