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* CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE (11-8, 4-2) at MONTANA STATE (12-6, 4-1), 6 PST--Northridge dropped into a four-way tie for second in the Big Sky Conference after losing at home for the first time this season to Eastern Washington, 88-75, on Saturday. Improved Montana State is alone in first by half a game and is 8-0 at home. Guard Justin Brown and forward John Lazosky average a combined 26 points for the Bobcats, 4-12 in the Big Sky last season. Northridge is 5-7 on the road and lost its last Big Sky road game, 76-75, against Northern Arizona.