I’ve just been informed that CSUN guard Rob Haynes suffered a concussion and he’s at a local hospital being looked at. He also split his lip, but will be okay. He’s just being observed. Haynes went down early in the first half after diving for a ball at midcourt. Apparently he collided with a Gaucho.

… it’s your Matadors up 39-33. Josh Jenkins, who is in a personal match with the fans, leads CSUN with 10 points. James Powell leads UCSB with 11. CSUN’s shooting 40 percent from the field. The Gauchos are at 42 percent.

The fans are yelling “UC rejects” at the Matadors. It’d be interesting to see what’s the record in head-to-head matches between UC schools and CSU’s. Someone got that stat? The CSU is up right now 36-31. Jenkins just drilled another three … to the delight of the fans.

Greg Somogyi is 7-2 and is just standing in the middle of the paint asking for the ball. He just came out of the game. Maybe his feelings got hurt. And the crowd’s still letting Josh Jenkins have it. CSUN’S up 31-29. Four minutes to play in the first half.

There is still seven minutes left and we got a tight 25-24 affair at the Thunderdome. CSUN’s leading. Someone just threw a piece of bread on the court. Weird. CSUN’S Matthew Wallace’s gonna throw the ball in. Mark Hill makes a surprisingly easy layup.

The two-point guard experiment is taking place these moments and its result is four points for UCSB and two CSUN turnovers. Matadors still up though. 23-21. Never mind. Make that UCSB up 24-23.

He’s the best interview. He made a 3-pointer and playfulled yelled “shut up!” at the fans. He gives you really good stuff to write about. Win or lose. Will that happen tonight? We’ll see. Or perhaps I’ll interview Mark Hill. CSUN’s up 19-16.

Rodrigue Mels has come off the bench to spark the Matadors. He’s got five quick points and CSUN’s off to a 15-11 lead as Willie Galick completes a 3-point play. These UCSB fans are funny. After Josh Jenkins committed a foul, he said: ‘man, that was defense,’ only to have a fan shout back at him “that’s a foul!” Ok and now they’re getting personal. The fans are chanting “State school.” Yes CSUN will perhaps never be UC Northridge. Now… Read more

The Gauchos’ leading scorer just committed his second foul of the night and he’s going to have to sit out for a while. There’s still 16 minutes remaining in the first half and CSUN’s up 8-5.