Tuesday, November 20
Northridge, CA
7:00 p.m.
California State University at Northridge
vs
Tennessee State
Photo by: Paul Trafecanty
Matadors Face Tennessee State on Tuesday Night
11/19/2018 10:08:00 AM | Men's Basketball
FULL GAME NOTES
NORTHRIDGE, Calif.---CSUN Men's Basketball (0-3) seeks its first win of the season Tuesday night as the Matadors host Tennessee State on The Blacktop @ The Matadome at 7 p.m. Ghizal Hasan and Alan Zinsmeister will be on the call on the CSUN Sports Network presented by Dignity Health. The game is also a Taco Tuesday event with the first 200 students receiving free tacos.
The Matadors lost a heartbreaker at home last Saturday. After leading by as many as 18 points in the second half, the Matadors were unable to hold off Portland down the stretch as the Pilots pulled out an 80-77 victory at The Matadome. The Pilots would go 7-of-7 from 3-point range in the second half to spark their comeback. CSUN nearly erased a late five-point deficit and had a chance to even the game at the free throw line with four seconds to play. However, freshman Lamine Diane went 1-for-2 at the free throw line. The Matadors made one last push in the final seconds, trailing by three, but the Pilots were able to break up a long pass up the court to end the game.
Sophomore Terrell Gomez scored a career-high 25 points and knocked down five 3-pointers to lead the Matadors while Diane registered his first career double-double with 21 points and 12 rebounds. Graduate Cameron Gottfried also had a career night, posting 13 points and seven assists while freshman Michael Ou added a season-best 10 points and six rebounds.
Through three games, Diane is second in the Big West in points per game with a 23.3 clip, followed closely by Gomez in third place at 20.0 points per game. Diane is first in the league in steals per game (2.7) and second in rebounding (9.0). Gomez comes into the week second in the nation in minutes per game (38.3). As a team, the Matadors are tops in assists per game (17.7), steals per game (8.3) and offensive rebounds per game (14.3).
The Matadors host Tennessee State for the first time in team history on Tuesday. In the teams' only meeting in men's basketball, the Tigers defeated the Matadors 75-72 in overtime in a game that took place in Las Vegas in Nov. 2004. CSUN is 3-7 against teams from the Ohio Valley Conference in team history, and seeks its first win over a team from the conference since beating Austin Peay in Nov. 2013, 80-77. The game on Tuesday also represents the first time the Matadors are hosting an Ohio Valley Conference team at The Matadome.
Following Tuesday's game, the Matadors will leave California for the first time this season as they travel to Washington State on Tuesday, Nov. 27. CSUN will stay in Southern California for the first two weeks of December, starting with a home game versus Sacramento State on Dec. 1. Also during the stretch, the Matadors visit Pepperdine (Dec. 3) and San Diego (Dec. 9) while they host Cal State San Marcos (Dec. 5) and Pacific (Dec. 16).
A Closer Look at Tennessee State
The Tigers are 2-2 this season after a busy three-game week. TSU dropped an 83-67 decision to Little Rock last Tuesday but bounced back with home wins over Carver on Thursday (92-57) and Fisk (113-61) on Saturday. Last season, TSU went 15-15 and 10-8 in league play for a sixth-place finish in the OVC. Head coach Brian "Penny" Collins is in his first season at the helm of Tennessee State.
Junior Donte Fitzpatrick-Dorsey leads the team in scoring at 16.3 points per game on 45.5 percent shooting to go with 5.0 rebounds. Fellow junior, Kamar McKnight is also averaging in double figures with 14.3 points while junior Michael Littlejohn is scoring 11.0 points and shooting 44.0 percent from 3-point range. The team's top rebounder, senior Stokley Chaffee Jr. is grabbing 7.8 rebounds per game on the young season.
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NORTHRIDGE, Calif.---CSUN Men's Basketball (0-3) seeks its first win of the season Tuesday night as the Matadors host Tennessee State on The Blacktop @ The Matadome at 7 p.m. Ghizal Hasan and Alan Zinsmeister will be on the call on the CSUN Sports Network presented by Dignity Health. The game is also a Taco Tuesday event with the first 200 students receiving free tacos.
The Matadors lost a heartbreaker at home last Saturday. After leading by as many as 18 points in the second half, the Matadors were unable to hold off Portland down the stretch as the Pilots pulled out an 80-77 victory at The Matadome. The Pilots would go 7-of-7 from 3-point range in the second half to spark their comeback. CSUN nearly erased a late five-point deficit and had a chance to even the game at the free throw line with four seconds to play. However, freshman Lamine Diane went 1-for-2 at the free throw line. The Matadors made one last push in the final seconds, trailing by three, but the Pilots were able to break up a long pass up the court to end the game.
Sophomore Terrell Gomez scored a career-high 25 points and knocked down five 3-pointers to lead the Matadors while Diane registered his first career double-double with 21 points and 12 rebounds. Graduate Cameron Gottfried also had a career night, posting 13 points and seven assists while freshman Michael Ou added a season-best 10 points and six rebounds.
Through three games, Diane is second in the Big West in points per game with a 23.3 clip, followed closely by Gomez in third place at 20.0 points per game. Diane is first in the league in steals per game (2.7) and second in rebounding (9.0). Gomez comes into the week second in the nation in minutes per game (38.3). As a team, the Matadors are tops in assists per game (17.7), steals per game (8.3) and offensive rebounds per game (14.3).
The Matadors host Tennessee State for the first time in team history on Tuesday. In the teams' only meeting in men's basketball, the Tigers defeated the Matadors 75-72 in overtime in a game that took place in Las Vegas in Nov. 2004. CSUN is 3-7 against teams from the Ohio Valley Conference in team history, and seeks its first win over a team from the conference since beating Austin Peay in Nov. 2013, 80-77. The game on Tuesday also represents the first time the Matadors are hosting an Ohio Valley Conference team at The Matadome.
Following Tuesday's game, the Matadors will leave California for the first time this season as they travel to Washington State on Tuesday, Nov. 27. CSUN will stay in Southern California for the first two weeks of December, starting with a home game versus Sacramento State on Dec. 1. Also during the stretch, the Matadors visit Pepperdine (Dec. 3) and San Diego (Dec. 9) while they host Cal State San Marcos (Dec. 5) and Pacific (Dec. 16).
A Closer Look at Tennessee State
The Tigers are 2-2 this season after a busy three-game week. TSU dropped an 83-67 decision to Little Rock last Tuesday but bounced back with home wins over Carver on Thursday (92-57) and Fisk (113-61) on Saturday. Last season, TSU went 15-15 and 10-8 in league play for a sixth-place finish in the OVC. Head coach Brian "Penny" Collins is in his first season at the helm of Tennessee State.
Junior Donte Fitzpatrick-Dorsey leads the team in scoring at 16.3 points per game on 45.5 percent shooting to go with 5.0 rebounds. Fellow junior, Kamar McKnight is also averaging in double figures with 14.3 points while junior Michael Littlejohn is scoring 11.0 points and shooting 44.0 percent from 3-point range. The team's top rebounder, senior Stokley Chaffee Jr. is grabbing 7.8 rebounds per game on the young season.
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