SOUTHLAND ROUNDUP

Cal State Northridge 92, Southern California College 50--Rico Harris, Brian Heinle, Derrick Higgins and Carl Holmes combined to score the first 16 points and the Matadors (3-2) routed the Vanguards (2-4) before 636 at Northridge.

Although it came at the expense of an overmatched NAIA opponent, the victory was landmark for Northridge. The only other time the Matadors have been over .500 since joining Division I in 1989 was after this season’s opening victory against Long Beach State.

The Matadors have their sights set higher--winning a Division I tournament for the first time. They play in the PowerBar Invitational at Hawaii on Thursday and Friday, and in the Brigham Young tournament Dec. 11-12.

“Now that we are on a winning streak, we can prove to everybody we can win a tournament,” said Harris, who had 17 points and 12 rebounds, both season highs.

Southern California committed 28 turnovers and Northridge had 16 steals.