Willie Galick (6-foot-8) picked up two fouls in about ten seconds and Vincent Cordell (6-foot-6) has come in in his place.  Cordell just picked up a foul trying to guard Pacific’s Anthony Brown, who seems to be ticked off at Mark Hill. Brown’s been called for off-the-ball fouls on the guard and hasn’t liked it one bit. In one occassion, Brown gave Hill some extra contact after the play had been whistled dead. Two Brown free throws have tied the… Read more

Doran’s got the hot hand for Pacific. His back-to-back 3-pointers tied the game at 25-25. CSUN got the last possession of the first half but Mark Hill missed an off-balance jumper. Doran has three 3-pointers and leads all scorers with 11 points. CSUN shot 47 percent overall in the first half. Pacific hit 32 percent. The difference was in the rebounding. The Tigers outrebounded CSUN 21-13 and had nine offensive rebounds in contrast to the Matadors’ one. That led to… Read more

Pacific’s shooting 25 percent from the floor. Defensive stance to remember: A CSUN zone had Pacific swinging the ball all over trying to find an open man. They couldn’t find anyone so Chad Troyer hosted up a 3-pointer from about 30 feet that drew nothing but air. CSUN up 23-17 and in the penalty.

Pacific’s slowly getting back into the game. Two free throws from Casey Neimeyer have cut the CSUN lead to 19-17. They now have a chance to tie or go ahead in the score. And these Spanos Center speakers are deafening. Therin Taylor just made an incredible layup. He was fouled, but couldn’t make the free throw. CSUN up 21-17 with five minutes to play in the half.

There was a time when a Mark Hill 3-pointer was a synonym of miss. Those times are gone. Not to say the point guard has turned into Steve Nash but he’s hitting the long shot more consistently. Tonight he’s 2-of-2. CSUN leads 14-7 with 10 minutes to go in the first half.

That’s the only thing the Matadors might have gotten startled at: The Spanos Center’s Tiger roar. CSUN’s up 7-0 and the Tigers have missed their first six shots. Bad news for CSUN though: Last game’s leading scorer, Kenny Daniels, has two fouls. And now Pacific scores four quick points. CSUN up 7-4 with 14:20 to go in the first half.

Everyone has a numerous band except for CSUN. Yes, I have seen the Northridge band at the Matadome, but not consistently. And when they are there, it’s never more than 10 people playing. CSUN starts with Mark Hill, Rob Haynes, Willie Galick, Kenny Daniels and Tremaine Townsend. Pacific’s starters: Chad Troyer, Michael Kirby, Anthony Brown, Sam Willard and Joe Ford. Game time.

This is Alonso Tacanga from the Spanos Center where in 17 minutes CSUN and Pacific will square off in the season finale. The Matadors have clinched at least a share of the Big West championship and can assure the outright title by beating the Tigers tonight. Either that or having Long Beach State lose at UC Santa Barbara tonight. If CSUN loses and the 49ers win, both teams will end up with the same conference record (11-5) and they’ll share… Read more

Where: Spanos Center, Stockton. Time: 7 p.m. (Covered live in this blog). EXPECTED STARTING LINEUPS POS – MATADORS -TIGERS G – 3 Mark Hill (5-10, junior) – 20 Michael Kirby, G (5-11, senior) Last season, Kirby sank an incredible buzzer-beating shot that sent a sure-Matador win into overtime. Pacific won in the extra period. G – 4 Rob Haynes (6-4, senior) – 2 Chad Troyer (6-4, senior) Troyer is the Tigers’ leading scorer at 11 points per game. G –… Read more