CSUN CAN'T SOLVE UAB (AGAIN) ALABAMA-BIRMINGHAM BEATS MATADORS IN HAWAII TOURNAMENT UAB 71, CSUN 67.Byline: Daily News Alabama-Birmingham had won all three previous meetings with the Cal State Northridge men's basketball team, so one might assume the Blazers had the Matadors' number. Maybe they do. The Matadors lost in the first game of the round-robin Hawaii Nike Festival on Thursday, falling to UAB UAB Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona UAB University of Alabama at Birmingham UAB Union of Arab Banks UAB Uzdaroji Akcine Bendrove (Lithuanian: closed stock company UAB Unix AppleTalk Bridge UAB Unaccompanied Air Baggage UAB Until Advised By 71-67. Former Highland High of Palmdale and Antelope Valley College Antelope Valley College is a comprehensive community college located in Lancaster, California, USA. It is operated by the Antelope Valley Community College District, with a primary service area of 1,945 square miles covering portions of Los Angeles and Kern counties. star John Burrell John Buster Burrell (born November 22, 1940 in Fort Worth, Texas) was an American football wide receiver in the NFL for the San Francisco 49ers, the Pittsburgh Steelers, and the Washington Redskins. He played college football for Rice University. , the Matadors' third leading scorer at 14.3 points a game, led CSUN CSUN California State University Northridge with 20 points in just 21 minutes. He went 6 of 10 from the field and made 3 of 5 3-point baskets. But the rest of the team was cold, shooting 37.5 percent from the field - 33.3 percent in the second half. CSUN was outrebounded 40-31. For the Matadors (6-4), it was their first loss since a 99-90 setback to 13th-ranked USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. on Dec. 5. CSUN is 4-4 since it gained national attention after last month's victory over then-15th ranked UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX . The Blazers (5-3), who had lost three of four, had beaten CSUN in their three previous meetings by an average of more than 23 points. But Alabama-Birmingham traditionally plays well in Hawaii, having won 15 of 19 games there heading into the game, and it was obvious the Blazers were comfortable Thursday. They broke a 33-33 tie in the first half by scoring the first eight points after halftime and outscored the Matadors 22-15 over the first 12:30 of the second half to take a 55-48 lead. The Matadors tried to rally but were put down by UAB's Eric Batchelor, who scored 10 of his 18 points in the second half. He also had nine rebounds. Brian Heinle, CSUN's leading scorer, led the Matadors in the first half with 14 points but managed just two points in the second half. Heinle, who is also the team's leading rebounder, finished with six boards. Senior forward Jeff Parris, plagued by foul trouble all season long, picked up four fouls but managed to stay on the floor long enough to score 15 points and grab six rebounds in 26 minutes. Marco McCain contributed eight points and seven rebounds for CSUN. All of the Matadors' losses this year have come against tough opponents, and Alabama-Birmingham was no exception. The Blazers return eight players from a team that won the Conference USA Conference USA, officially abbreviated C-USA, is a college athletic conference whose member institutions are located within the Southern United States. The conference participates in the NCAA's Division I in all sports. National Division title last year and made the NCAA Tournament NCAA Tournament can mean: Men's Sports
LeAndrew Bass, Alabama-Birmingham's leading scorer, led the Blazers with 22 points. He also had eight rebounds. CSUN continues tournament play tonight at 9:30 against Hawaii. It finishes up Saturday against Georgia State. |
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