Rough stuff: How was the Cal State...

Rough stuff: How was the Cal State Northridge basketball team able to play Nevada Las Vegas so close--losing 61-59--while shooting just 37% from the field?

Defense and rebounding.

The Matadors had 22 offensive rebounds and a 49-34 overall edge on the boards.

Looking up: Northridge is ranked 274th out of 307 Division I teams in Jeff Sagarin’s computer rankings. That puts the Matadors sixth in the nine-team Big Sky Conference. The Big Sky is rated 20th out of 31 conferences in Sagarin’s rankings.

Ouch factor: The 1-9 Hueneme High football team was shut out four times and scored more than seven points only once. Hueneme was outscored, 321-50. The Vikings’ only victory came against Oxnard--by forfeit.