NORTHRIDGE RALLY RUNS OUT OF STEAM FREE THROWS IN FINAL MINUTE PUT AWAY MATADORS LONG BEACH ST. 70, CSUN 63.Byline: Jill Painter Staff Write Cal State Northridge provided yet another wild finish. But in the end, the result was the same: another Big West Conference loss. CSUN CSUN California State University Northridge rallied from a 17-point deficit in the second half but couldn't overcome Long Beach State. The 49ers made 8 of 10 free throws in the final minute to beat the Matadors 70-63 on Saturday in front of 1,412 at the Northridge Gym. The Matadors (8-15, 7-7 Big West) now have lost five consecutive games. Long Beach State (10-16, 6-9) started the season with an 0-9 road record but now have won four in a row on the road. However, CSUN officially made the eight-team field for the Big West Tournament. ``I'm concerned about where our team is right now,'' 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'm very disappointed in the character of our team right now. The character of our team is not what it needs to be and not what it should be.'' CSUN trailed by 17 points at 57-40 with 10:41 left. Chris Jenkins Chris Jenkins was an effects animator for Who Framed Roger Rabbit, The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King, and Hercules. converted on a three-point play for the 17-point lead. But CSUN answered with a 17-2 run to pull within two at 59-57 with 3:34 left on a layup by Ian Boylan. Jermar Welch started the run with a basket and Markus Carr made a 3- pointer from the right wing to bolster the run. And Long Beach State coach Wayne Morgan Wayne Morgan (born October 7, 1950) was the Iowa State University men's basketball coach from (2003-2006). Morgan was hired after Larry Eustachy's resignation. He was fired abruptly in March 2006 for a poorly disciplined team and recruiting discrepancies. [1]. last week announced his resignation following the end of the season. But the 49ers are playing solidly. Welch led CSUN with 16 points and eight rebounds. Curtis Slaughter was the only other 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. in double figures with 10 points. Carr was held to seven points on 3-of-12 shooting. For Long Beach State, Travis Reed led with 19 points and 11 rebounds. Utah State is now alone in first in the Big West after UC Irvine lost to the University of Pacific 73-61 in Stockton. Down 57-47 with 7:34 left, Curtis Slaughter made a basket off a steal but it was waved off as he was called for a charge against Cody Pearson. Braswell stomped around, threw off his jacket and was supported by a thunderous thun·der·ous adj. 1. Producing thunder or a similar sound. 2. Loud and unrestrained in a way that suggests thunder: thunderous applause. chorus of boos. Carr was still bothered by a painful pinkie toe on his right foot. Carr had a wart wart, circumscribed outgrowth of the skin caused by a filterable virus that is readily transmitted. Warts may appear anywhere on the skin but are most common on the hands. removed on the toe Tuesday. But he had Friday to rest since the team didn't practice. The Matadors just watched film. Still, Carr said the toe wasn't any better than it was Thursday. He tried a different pair of shoes Saturday. The Matadors never had more than a six-point lead in the first half and trailed 35-33 at halftime. Slaughter made a 3-pointer from the right wing with 29 seconds left before halftime to tie the game at 33-33. CSUN should've gone into the break tied but went for the steal and left Vance Lawhorn open underneath for a two-handed dunk with two seconds left. Long Beach State went on a 5-0 run to start the second half on a jumper by Reed and a 3-pointer from Ron Johnson Ron Johnson is the name of:
The 49ers started the second half with a 14-4 run to build a 12-point lead with 14:11 left. Reed scored the final two baskets of that run to give Long Beach State a 49-37 lead. During that span, Carr slammed the ball in frustration after a turnover. CSUN had nine turnovers in the first half and nine in the first 10 minutes of the second half when Long Beach State made its run. Long Beach State was coming off an impressive 77-63 victory over the University of Pacific in Stockton on Thursday and had won three of its past five games. The 49ers were the first Big West team to beat the Tigers at home this season. CSUN lost an 82-80 heartbreaker heart·break·er n. 1. One that causes sorrow, grief, or disappointment: "one young and chaste, the other a dissolute heartbreaker of 48; one prim, the other passionate" to UC Irvine on Thursday. Senior guard Jerry Green Jerry Green may refer to:
Morgan is coaching his final games at Long Beach State. Long Beach State is rumored to be interested in Braswell, who was an assistant therefrom 1989-92. During that span, Long Beach State twice made the NIT A measurement of luminance. One nit is equal to one candela per square meter (1cd/m2). Ten thousand nits are equal to one stilb. See candela. . BIG WEST STANDINGS Conf. Overall Utah St 12-3 20-4 UC Irvine 11-4 18-8 UC Santa Barbara Santa Barbara (săn'tə bär`brə, –bərə), city (1990 pop. 85,571), seat of Santa Barbara co., S Calif., on the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1850. 9-5 15-8 Cal Poly-SLO 8-6 14-8 CS Northridge 7-7 8-15 Pacific 7-7 15-9 UC Riverside 5-9 8-14 Long Beach 6-9 10-16 Idaho 6-9 9-15 CS-Fullerton 1-1 34-19 Saturday's Games Long Beach St. 709, CS Northridge 63 Utah St. 59, UC Riverside 42 Pacific 73, UC Irvine 61 Idaho 65, Cal St.-Fullerton 53 UC Santa Barbara 69, Cal Poly-SLO 66 CAPTION(S): box Box: BIG WEST STANDINGS (see text) |
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