Northridge Beats Sacramento
Sure, it’s only the American West Conference. It has only four teams and no NCAA tournament berth. In its second season, it’s already in its last.
But for the Cal State Northridge basketball team, which has no mathematical shot at even a winning record, it’s all they’ve got.
The Matadors came out Thursday night and finally did what Coach Pete Cassidy has been telling them, and they beat Cal State Sacramento, 71-62, in an AWC game before 449 at Matador Gym.
“The American West is not the SEC or the ACC,” point guard Trenton Cross said. “But it’s still something to us.”
Northridge, 5-15 overall and 1-1 in the conference, also played unusually well Saturday in an overtime loss against AWC favorite Southern Utah on the road.
The Matadors, who ended a six-game losing streak, were led by center Tom Samson, who scored a career-high 19 points and grabbed nine rebounds.
Sacramento (4-15, 0-2) tied the game, 29-29, early in the second half before Northridge went on a 14-0 run.
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