Tremaine Townsend had to come out of the game because he picked up two fouls in two minutes, but he’s back, given how far behind his Matadors are falling. CSUN’s down 21-11 with 7:55 to play as Matthew Wallace throws it away. Is that smoke coming out of Bobby Braswell’s ears?
CSUN’s in need of some help. If it wasn’t for a Rob Haynes’ three-pointer (no surprise here) the Matadors would only have four points at the 11:17 mark. Mark Hill is trying to take it strong to the hoop but his attempts have been defended well and even blocked. Josh Jenkins was talking to him in the middle of a timeout, I imagine trying to fire him up. UCSB is up 21-9. The Matadors look dead in the water.
CSUN wanted to rise the defensive intensity tonight, but it seems that’s led to the Matadors forgetting how to play offense. CSUN’s down 11-4. In their first four possessions, Northridge had three turnovers. Positive sign for the Matadors: Mark Hill received an inbound pass and, in less than five seconds, took it from coast to coast for a layup.
For CSUN: Rob Haynes, Mark Hill, Kenny Daniels, Tremaine Townsend and Willie Galick. For UCSB: Jaime Serna, D.J. Posley, Paul Roemer, Will Brew Jr. and Chris Devine. Bobby Braswell going with his version of the twin towers (Galick and Townsend). Game time. Jenkins is on the bench. He doesn’t look like he’s in too much pain, but what do I know? What I’m trying to say is he looks in good spirits although, of course, he isn’t in uniform.
Matadors and Gauchos warming up. The CSUN band is here at the Matadome. That should help provide some much-needed home court advantage. The Matadors have lost two straight while UC Santa Barbara is on a four-game winning streak.
CSUN Head Coach Bobby Braswell said Monday there was a “good chance” team leading scorer Deon Tresvant would play in a game before the regular season was over. “His court date’s on Thursday,” he said regarding the guard’s arraignment for alleged theft. “Some things are going to be happening and we’ll take it from there.” There’s four more games left in the regular season: Wednesday against UC Santa Barbara, Saturday against conference nemesis Long Beach State and two roadies next… Read more
CSUN point guard Josh Jenkins has been released from California Medical Center in Los Angeles. He was a passenger in a single-car crash on Saturday and was hospitalized after suffering internal injuries that required surgery. The driver of the vehicle was killed.
The Anteaters are in absolute control and are just having fun out on the court. Michael Hunter tried to go through the legs of Rodrigue Mels for a bounce pass. Now, guard Patrick Rembert approaches Eric Wise with a smile as the forward shoots a free throw. CSUN’s down 67-43 with 9:16 to go. I hope they didn’t Tivo themselves tonight.
The Anteaters have expanded their lead to 57-36 with 15:07 to go in the game. Michael Hunter and Eric Wise have joined the scoring party and have 13 and 12 points respectively. UCI is shooting 50 percent from the field.