CSUN ABLE TO GET BYE MATADORS WIN, EARN REST IN TOURNAMENT CSUN 88, CAL POLY 65.Byline: Matthew Kredell Staff Writer Hanging on the wall of the Cal State Northridge men's basketball locker Things commonly known as lockers include:
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. pinned the picture on the bulletin board as a reminder of what the team did to itself last year. By losing its final three conference games, CSUN CSUN California State University Northridge missed out on a first-round bye and had to play four games in four days in the conference tournament. By the championship game, the Matadors were visibly exhausted in narrow defeat. CSUN won't have to deal with that schedule this year. The Matadors clinched a first-round bye for the Big West Conference Tournament and maintained the second spot in the conference standings with a 88-65 victory over Cal Poly Cal Poly may refer to:
``Playing four games definitely had an effect last year because we were left drained,'' Braswell said. ``We didn't want to go through that again.'' With the victory, CSUN (14-10, 11-4) can finish no worse than a fourth-place tie in the conference. The top four teams get a bye, and Northridge holds the tiebreaker tie·break·er n. An additional contest or period of play designed to establish a winner among tied contestants. Also called tiebreak. tie over Idaho because of head-to-head play. Less than three minutes "Three Minutes" is the 46th episode of Lost. It is the twenty-second episode of the second season. The episode was directed by Stephen Williams, and written by Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz. It first aired on May 17, 2006 on ABC. into the contest, Matadors forward Ian Boylan stole a pass at midcourt and drove to the hoop for a layup that made the score 7-0. That steal was the 253rd of Boylan's career, moving him past Markus Carr CARR Carrier CARR Customer Acceptance Readiness Review CARR Carrollton Railroad CARR Corrective Action Request and Report CARR City Area Rural Rides (Texas) CARR Configuration Audit Readiness Review CARR Customer Acceptance Requirements Review (1998-2002) as CSUN's all-time leader. Boylan already held the records for most 3-point field goals attempted and made. ``I'm happy because I broke it from my ex-roommate,'' Boylan said. ``I always talked to him about it, and told him that I would get it. A lot of credit goes to the coaches because I'm not the quickest guy. They teach us to be in the right position to make a play.'' Boylan hit all five shots from the field in leading the Matadors with 18 points, including four 3-pointers. High-flying freshman Jonathan Heard made several spectacular plays for the Matadors. His one-handed dunk and layup in consecutive plays capped CSUN's 17-5 run to start the game. Heard later flew through the middle for a one-handed slam dunk late in the first half. White found Heard from the top of the key for a two-handed, alley-oop dunk early in the second half. Frazier, who was reinstated to the team this week after being suspended sus·pend v. sus·pend·ed, sus·pend·ing, sus·pends v.tr. 1. To bar for a period from a privilege, office, or position, usually as a punishment: suspend a student from school. 14 games by coach Bobby Braswell for poor attitude, suited up for the first time since Dec. 28. After multiple chants of ``We want Frazier!'' from the crowd, the team's third-leading scorer entered the game with 2:13 remaining. He was the last player off the bench. Frazier immediately drove to the basket and missed a layup. But he redeemed re·deem tr.v. re·deemed, re·deem·ing, re·deems 1. To recover ownership of by paying a specified sum. 2. To pay off (a promissory note, for example). 3. himself with a steal and dunk in the game's final minute. ``It was exciting, something I had missed and hadn't had in a long time,'' Frazier said. ``Even if I didn't play, I would have been proud to be here.'' Matthew Kredell, (818)713-3607 matthew.kredell(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): box Box: BIG WEST STANDINGS |
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