ANDRE IS GIANT; NORTHRIDGE'S LARRY PLAYS BIG IN WIN CSUN 73, MONTANA ST. 63.Byline: Chris Branam Staff Writer At tipoff, Andre Larry was on the bench. But when the Cal State Northridge men's basketball team needed someone - anyone - to take charge, Larry was right where he needed to be. On the court. Dunking Dunking is a form of torture and punishment that was applied to scolds and supposed witches. In a trial by ordeal, supposed witches were immersed into a vat of water or pond, and taken out after some time, and given the ability to confess. If she confessed, she was killed. . Shooting a 3-pointer. Blocking a shot. Larry scored 11 of CSUN's 13 points in a crucial second-half stretch and the Matadors went on to beat Montana State 73-63 Thursday night at Matador matador In bullfighting, the principal performer, who works the capes and attempts to dispatch the bull with a sword thrust between the shoulder blades. Most of the techniques used by modern matadors were established in the 1910s by Juan Belmonte (b. 1894–d. Gym. Northridge broke a two-game losing streak and improved to 3-2 in the Big Sky Conference, 11-5 overall. The Bobcats dropped to 2-2, 10-7. Until the 10-minute mark of the second half, the game seemed destined des·tine tr.v. des·tined, des·tin·ing, des·tines 1. To determine beforehand; preordain: a foolish scheme destined to fail; a film destined to become a classic. 2. to repeat MSU's 91-90, last-second win in last season's Big Sky Tournament. But Larry took over, bringing the crowd of 1,029 to its feet with an electric offensive performance. Larry, a senior forward who didn't start for the first time in seven games, scored a team-high 21 for Northridge. He helped turn a two-point game into a rout; the teams were tied 46-46 before the Matadors went on a 12-2 run. Larry's slam dunk gave him nine points in the run and made it 58-48 with eight minutes left. The lead increased to 14 - 66-52 - on a reverse layup by Larry before MSU MSU Michigan State University MSU Mississippi State University MSU Montana State University MSU Minnesota State University MSU Morehead State University (Kentycky) MSU Montclair State University started scratching back. Jason Lazosky's 3-pointer and Rufus Nicholson's basket on back-to-back possessions with two minutes left made it 68-61. It wasn't enough. Carl Holmes had an important offensive rebound off a missed free throw with 90 seconds left and Larry's free throw with one minute left made it 71-61. CSUN CSUN California State University Northridge led most of the first half, but MSU went on an 8-0 run and took a 30-28 lead on reserve guard Pete Conway's layup. Conway (12 points) and Justin Brown (12) were the only Bobcats to make a shot in the first half. Craig Calloway, a freshman backup point guard who is seeing more minutes each game, brought CSUN back with a 17-foot jumper from the top of the key to tie it at 30, and Northridge went on to take a 36-34 lead at halftime. CSUN shot well in the game's first 20 minutes - 53 percent (16 of 30) - but the Matadors were outrebounded 23-13 by a shorter, slower MSU lineup A criminal investigation technique in which the police arrange a number of individuals in a row before a witness to a crime and ask the witness to identify which, if any, of the individuals committed the crime. that entered the game next-to-last in the Big Sky in rebounding. The Matadors made their six shots and took an early 12-5 lead. The first two baskets were by Brian Heinle, who got his first start since CSUN's Nov. 27 home opener against Cal State Dominguez Hills. Holmes, who started in place of Larry as CSUN coach Bobby Braswell Bobby Braswell, an American basketball coach, is currently the head coach for Cal State Northridge. Braswell was named the fourth head coach in Northridge history on April 30, 1996, succeeding the retired Pete Cassidy. went to a small lineup, made both his shots in the first half. The Bobcats shot just 37 percent (10 of 27) in the first half, but they made 10 of 13 free throws to stay close. The Matadors made only 2 of 5 free throws in the half. Montana State's Germaine Chase, a junior swingman swing·man n. Basketball A team member who can play effectively in two different positions, especially forward and guard. who played two years at Valley College, scored three points for the Bobcats off the bench. CSUN hosts Montana (7-7, 2-1 entering Thursday's night's game at Northern Arizona Northern Arizona is dominated by the Colorado Plateau, the southern border of which in Arizona is called the Mogollon Rim. In the West lies the Grand Canyon, which was cut by the flow of the Colorado River while the land slowly rose around it. ) on Saturday at 7:05 p.m. CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1) CSUN's Hewitt Rolle, front, is hindered by Montana State's Aaron Rich during the first half Thursday at Northridge. The Matadors won 73-63. Tom Mendoza/Staff Photographer (2) CSUN's Carl Holmes, left, and Brian Heinle, right, move upcourt along with Montana State's Justin Brown. Tom Mendoza/Staff Photographer |
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