Weber State Stumbles Past Northridge

Cal State Northridge finally met its match on the road, but the Matadors played so poorly they couldn’t take advantage of an equally inept Weber State team.

The Wildcats (3-6) shot 39.6%, committed 17 turnovers and didn’t score for four minutes of the second half, but were able to beat Northridge, 69-61, before 2,358 at Dee Events Center Saturday night.

Northridge (2-8) committed the same number of turnovers, all but four of which were unforced, in its worst scoring effort of the season.

Still, the Matadors had a chance to win when Keith Gibbs’ three-point basket with 43 seconds to play cut the Weber State lead to 64-61.

However, Weber State’s Jason Joe, formerly of Santa Monica High, countered with two free throws and Gibbs missed a six-footer.

Andre Chevalier and Todd Bowser led Northridge with 13 points each, Bowser getting his 900th point.

“I couldn’t do it last (Friday) night because I missed everything,” he said of his one-for-eight shooting in a loss to Idaho State. “But I’d rather play like last night and win than lose and get the 900th point. It’s hard to take. We’re dying for a road win.”