William Franco Espinosa
Matadors forward Onyi Eyisi dunks the ball at the Premier America Credit Union Arena on Monday, Nov. 7, 2022, in Northridge, Calif. Eyisi scored eight points on 4-4 shooting from the field, while the Matadors put up 52 points in the paint in their 90-55 victory over the Golden Eagles.
CSUN men’s basketball hosted La Sierra University on Monday for their first game of the season. The Matadors jumped out to a 10-0 lead a little over four minutes in, with guard De’Sean Allen-Eikens burying back-to-back triples in that sequence. CSUN then built its lead to 11 behind two triples from guard Marcel Stevens. Allen-Eikens and Stevens combined to shoot 6-9 from beyond the arc.
The Matadors led 37-28 at the half, a lead the Golden Eagles would quickly cut to five. A dunk by guard Dionte Bostick one minute into the second half kicked off a 27-4 run for the Matadors, putting them up 64-36 with 11 minutes to play. They continued their onslaught of La Sierra the rest of the way, winning 90-55 on 51% shooting from the field and 41% shooting from 3-point range. They scored 52 points in the paint and 52 off the bench, with five players finishing in double figures in the blowout.