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Daily Sundial

The student media organization of California State University Northridge

Daily Sundial

The student media organization of California State University Northridge

Daily Sundial

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Men’s basketball: Matadors fight valiantly before Fullerton’s clutch layup sinks them

Alonso Tacanga January 27, 2012

Going down the wire in a seesaw battle between teams in the opposite poles of the Big West Conference standings Thursday night, it was Cal State Fullerton’s turn at attempting to swing up on the...

Vinnie McGhee and CSUN will face the Titans tonight. Photo Credit: Mariela Molina / Photo Editor

Men’s basketball: Coming off a rough loss, Matadors host Titans

Gilberto Manzano January 26, 2012

Two years ago, the Matadors had an overall record of 11-21, their worst season under Bobby Braswell’s 16 years as head coach. Throughout that 2009-10 season, Braswell lost patience with the lack...

Head coach Bobby Braswell, middle, has yet to figure out how to get his team going offensively.

Men’s basketball: Terrible offense renders defense irrelevant

Gilberto Manzano January 23, 2012

CSUN head coach Bobby Braswell has always preached to his team that if you play defense, the offense will come later, but with 17 games gone by, the Matadors' offense has yet to be seen. "You just...

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Men’s basketball: Matadors collapse during winter break

Ron Rokhy January 21, 2012

Adding to their winter woes, the Matadors broke down both offensively and defensively and lost by their biggest margin yet as they fell 100-54 against the Mustangs Saturday night at Mott Gym. Cal...

Aqeel Quinn scored 12 points in CSUNs loss to UCSB. Photo Credit: Mariela Molina / Photo Editor

Men’s basketball: CSUN’s offensive struggles continue at UCSB

Gilberto Manzano January 19, 2012

SANTA BARBARA, Calif -- CSUN held the two-time Big West Conference Tournament champion UC Santa Barbara under 70 points, and if you take Orlando Johnson out of the equation, the rest of the Gauchos...

Vinnie McGhee (11) scored a game-high 16 points in CSUNs victory over UC Davis Saturday night at the Matadome. Photo Credit: Mariela Molina / Photo Editor

Men’s basketball: CSUN’s new defense lifts them to a win over UC Davis

Gilberto Manzano January 15, 2012

How does a team shut down an opponent for five minutes and go on a 16-0 run to erase an 11-point deficit? CSUN head coach Bobby Braswell had the perfect strategy. He went with the “5 to 1” defense. With...

Josh Greene (right) defends Larry Anderson (21) in Saturdays game between CSUN and Long Beach State. Mariela Molina / Photo Editor

Men’s basketball: CSUN hangs with LBSU before falling down the stretch

Gilberto Manzano January 8, 2012

Despite losing by 13 points at home Saturday night against arguably the best team in the Big West Conference, sophomore guard Josh Greene still believes his CSUN squad is the top team in the league. “I...

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Men’s basketball: CSUN’s rally falls short in conference opener against UC Irvine

Alonso Tacanga December 29, 2011

CSUN guard Josh Greene has seen what the Matadors are capable of doing when they click. Thursday night against UC Irvine, he saw it again. But for only one half. Again. “If we put together two...

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Men’s basketball: Weird night as CSUN uses second-half defense to blast undermanned Pacifica

Alonso Tacanga December 17, 2011

There were less than 20 minutes to go until tip-off of what eventually became a 99-58 CSUN win over Pacifica College Saturday night at the Matadome when CSUN head coach Bobby Braswell received some...

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Men’s basketball: Matadors defeat Waves for first road win of the season

Alonso Tacanga December 10, 2011

Redshirt sophomore guard Stephan Hicks scored a game-high 18 points as CSUN snapped a three-game losing streak with a 73-70 road win over Pepperdine at Firestone Fieldhouse Saturday night. CSUN...

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Men’s basketball notebook: CSUN’s quick shots making offense struggle

Gilberto Manzano December 5, 2011

Offense ... or lack thereof. The Matadors started off the year cold offensively, and seven games into the season, they still haven’t shaken their shooting woes. After a 71-58 loss to Santa...

In his first action at the Division-I level, freshman Stephen Maxwell, middle, led CSUN with 20 points and 11 rebounds in only 22 minutes. Photo Credit: Andres Aguila / Daily Sundial

M-Bball: Maxwell’s impressive debut not enough as CSUB edges CSUN

Gilberto Manzano November 30, 2011

While the Matadors were chipping away at Cal State Bakersfield’s 17-point lead in the second half, the jam-packed crowd at the Matadome was buzzing about CSUN’s new weapon. Freshman forward...

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