CSUN LEFT OFF THE DANCE CARD MATADORS FALL SHORT IN TITLE GAME PACIFIC 75, CSUN 73.Byline: Jill Painter Staff Writer ANAHEIM - Cal State Northridge was one victory and two free throws away from the NCAA Tournament NCAA Tournament can mean: Men's Sports
CSUN CSUN California State University Northridge rallied from a 19-point deficit to tie Pacific but a foul decided the Big West Conference tournament championship. CSUN guard Davin White was whistled for a blocking foul against Pacific's Miah Davis with 5.1 seconds left Saturday. Davis, the conference's player of the year, made both free throws to seal a 75-73 victory over CSUN on Saturday in a nationally televised game at the Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim Convention Center is a major convention center in Anaheim, California. It is located across from the Disneyland Resort on Katella Avenue. Much of the Anaheim Convention Center has been renovated in recent years with state-of-the-art facilities. . ``You hate to have the game end with the other guy on the line,'' 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. said. ``I wish we wouldn't have had to be in a position to where you've fouled (an 85) percent free-throw shooter. I don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. if it was a good call. I'll have to watch it. But it hurts. We worked too hard to have it end like that.'' CSUN forward Eto Onyenegecha tied it with a 3-pointer from the left wing with 37.8 seconds left. Ian Boylan had the hot hand - he finished with 22 points and was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player after scoring 93 points in four games - but that was the play Braswell drew up in the huddle. Pacific then ran down the clock and as Davis was driving with just less than 10 seconds left, White was called for the blocking foul by official Jerry Scott Jerry Scott (born in South Bend, Indiana on May 2, 1955) is an American cartoonist. He lives in California with his wife, Kim, and two daughters. He is the creator of Baby Blues and co-creator of Zits. . ``They were getting the calls all night,'' White said. ``I felt it was going to go their way. I knew it.'' White still had an opportunity to win it. He dribbled the ball down the floor and pulled up for a 3-pointer from the top - with an open Boylan running down the left wing - but his shot was off the mark as time expired. Tigers fans stormed the court and stunned stun tr.v. stunned, stun·ning, stuns 1. To daze or render senseless, by or as if by a blow. 2. To overwhelm or daze with a loud noise. 3. CSUN players sat in silence on the bench. Tears streamed down the face of Michael Scott Michael Scott or Mike Scott may be: Novelists:
CSUN finished 14-16, its third consecutive losing season since Braswell took the Matadors to the NCAA Tournament in 2001. ``We felt we were going to win the tournament when we came here,'' Boylan said. ``No one gave us a chance but we gave it our best. We came up short. It's very tough.'' Matadors fans chanted chant n. 1. a. A short, simple series of syllables or words that are sung on or intoned to the same note or a limited range of notes. b. A canticle or prayer sung or intoned in this manner. c. the phrase ``we believe'' throughout the game, even when the Tigers opened with a 20-4 run that was bolstered by fastbreak layups. Pacific built a 19-point lead at 31-12. The Tigers were a well-rested team, having earned the No. 2 seed and a bye in the first two rounds. Guillaume Yango scored 22 points for Pacific (24-7), which shared the conference's regular-season title. Only eight teams ever had won four consecutive games in as many days to win their conference tournament and advance to the NCAA Tournament. CSUN's zone, especially the 1-3-1 gave Pacific fits. Pacific could've put the game out of reach early but didn't. ``There was definitely a sense of relaxation,'' Pacific's Tom Cockle cockle, common name applied to the heart-shaped, jumping or leaping marine bivalve mollusks, belonging to the order Eulamellibranchia. The brittle shells are of uniform size, are obliquely spherical, and possess distinct radiating ridges, or ribs, which aid the said. ``But we've been in a lot of close games and we know what we have to do.'' CSUN cut the lead to 62-60 on Ian Boylan's drive through the lane and basket with 5:47 left. But the Matadors never led this game. Chris Davis Chris Davis is the name of a couple of people:
CSUN cut the lead to 40-37 on Frazier's 3-pointer from the baseline with 18:04 left. It was set up by Boylan, who drove the lane and drew the attention of nearly everyone in a Pacific uniform. He passed out to an open Frazier, who hit the shot. He also had the game-winning 3-pointer in an improbable victory over Utah State one night earlier. Boylan, who was double-teamed all night, had just two points in the first half until the final 2:33, when he scored nine consecutive points. Matadors fans showed their support throughout the game. One fan held a sign that read: ``CSUN: L.A.'s Team.'' Another wore a T-shirt that said ``Do you believe in miracles?'' The Matadors nearly got one Saturday. Jill Painter, (818) 713-3615 jill.painter(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) CSUN's Joseph Frazier (right) is consoled by David White David or Dave White can refer to a number of people:
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