Tough Road for Northridge
For the seventh time in a row, Cal State Northridge lost on someone else’s court, falling to Eastern Washington, 85-77, in a Big Sky Conference game in front of 1,017 at Reese Court in Cheney, Wash.
Not that Northridge (4-8, 0-2) didn’t try anything and everything to change the pattern.
But Eastern Washington (7-5, 1-1) showed off forward Karim Scott, who scored 24 points and made three of three from three-point range. Scott, the Big Sky’s leading scorer, is the go-to player Northridge doesn’t possess.
The Matadors’ Greg Minor scored 21, but made only five of 14 field goals.
Defense is another trouble spot for Northridge. Eastern Washington is the Big Sky’s worst three-point shooting team, but made nine of 16.
