Northridge Wins Hawaii Tournament

Brian Heinle sparked Cal State Northridge for the second night in a row, scoring 19 points and pulling down 13 rebounds, as the Matadors defeated Coppin State, 75-59, Friday night to win the PowerBar Invitational championship at Honolulu.

It was the first Division I tournament title for Northridge (5-2), which had defeated host Hawaii, 89-79, on Thursday behind Heinle’s 19 points and 10 rebounds.

Against Coppin State (1-5), Heinle did most of his work in the first half, scoring 12 points during a 17-4 run that gave the Matadors a 26-14 edge.