Wednesday, December 19
Las Cruces, NM
6:00 p.m.
California State University at Northridge
at
New Mexico State
Photo by: Paul Trafecanty
CSUN Begins Road Stretch at New Mexico State
12/18/2018 3:00:00 PM | Men's Basketball
FULL GAME NOTES
NORTHRIDGE, Calif.---CSUN Men's Basketball (3-7) begins a three-game trip on Wednesday evening as the Matadors visit New Mexico State. Tip off is slated for 6 p.m. PST and the game will stream live on the WAC Digital Network. Ghizal Hasan and Alan Zinsmeister will be on the call in an audio broadcast on the CSUN Sports Network presented by Dignity Health at 5:50 p.m.
The Matadors lost in a heartbreaking fashion on Sunday afternoon to Pacific, 79-77. CSUN led by three points with less than a minute to play before the Tigers roared back and scored the game's final five points. Roberto Gallinat, who tied the game with three free throws seconds before, scored a game-winning layup with two ticks on the clock. Freshman Darius Brown II fired one last shot from near center court but came up short, giving the Tigers the victory.
Freshman Lamine Diane fought off a 7-of-18 shooting night by hitting 9-of-12 from the free throw line to finish with 23 points to go with eight rebounds. Making his first appearance since Dec. 1, junior Rodney Henderson Jr. scored 17 points and hit 5-of-5 shots from 3-point range. Sophomore Terrell Gomez added 11 points while Brown finished with 11 points and seven assists.
Heading into the week, Diane remains near the top in scoring and rebounding in the nation. The only freshman in the country to average a double-double, Diane is sixth in all of Division I basketball in points per game (24.6) and 15th in rebounding per game (10.2). Diane is also 11th in total field goals made (91) and 31st in double-doubles with four. In the Big West, Diane leads the league in scoring, rebounding, offensive rebounds per game (3.7), defensive rebounds per game (6.6) and blocks per game (2.3).
Fourth in the Big West in scoring, Gomez is averaging 17.4 points per game this season. Gomez is also leading the league in minutes per game (37.3) while he sits in fourth place in free throw percentage (85.3) and in ninth place in assists per game (3.6). Making quite the first impression in his first season with the Matadors, Brown leads the Big West in steals per game (2.2), and he shares the league lead in assists per game (5.4) with Drew Buggs from Hawai'i.
As a team, CSUN paces the Big West Conference in points per game (77.8), field goals made per game (29.2), assists per game (17.9) and steals per game (7.7) while ranking second in field goal percentage (47.4).
CSUN has only faced New Mexico State once in men's basketball with that game taking place in Nov. 1990. The Aggies prevailed in that contest, 120-62, in what was the Matadors' third game at the Division I level. CSUN seeks its first win over a team from the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) since beating Idaho 79-69 in Dec. 2013.
The Matadors' tilt with New Mexico State is their second game in the Las Vegas Classic. CSUN opened up play in the classic against San Diego on Dec. 9, falling 82-68. The Matadors will conclude the tournament in Las Vegas this weekend, starting with a match-up with SIUE on Saturday at 11 a.m.. CSUN then takes on either Northern Colorado or Rider on Sunday to conclude the event.
A Closer Look at New Mexico State
The Aggies are 8-2 this season including 6-1 at the Pan American Center. Among their seven wins, the Aggies swept their season series with New Mexico this season, beating the Lobos 100-65 on Dec. 4. Picked to win the WAC prior to the season by the league's coaches and members of the media, the Aggies went 28-6 last season, winning the WAC regular season and tournament titles prior to competing in the NCAA Tournament.
Junior Ivan Aurrecoechea leads the Aggies in scoring with 12.7 points per game to go with 5.9 rebounds. Also averaging in doubles figures, junior AJ Harris is posting 11.2 points while senior Eli Chuha is averaging a team-best 6.0 rebounds along with 9.5 points. The Aggies lead the WAC in scoring defense at 66.5 points per game.
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NORTHRIDGE, Calif.---CSUN Men's Basketball (3-7) begins a three-game trip on Wednesday evening as the Matadors visit New Mexico State. Tip off is slated for 6 p.m. PST and the game will stream live on the WAC Digital Network. Ghizal Hasan and Alan Zinsmeister will be on the call in an audio broadcast on the CSUN Sports Network presented by Dignity Health at 5:50 p.m.
The Matadors lost in a heartbreaking fashion on Sunday afternoon to Pacific, 79-77. CSUN led by three points with less than a minute to play before the Tigers roared back and scored the game's final five points. Roberto Gallinat, who tied the game with three free throws seconds before, scored a game-winning layup with two ticks on the clock. Freshman Darius Brown II fired one last shot from near center court but came up short, giving the Tigers the victory.
Freshman Lamine Diane fought off a 7-of-18 shooting night by hitting 9-of-12 from the free throw line to finish with 23 points to go with eight rebounds. Making his first appearance since Dec. 1, junior Rodney Henderson Jr. scored 17 points and hit 5-of-5 shots from 3-point range. Sophomore Terrell Gomez added 11 points while Brown finished with 11 points and seven assists.
Heading into the week, Diane remains near the top in scoring and rebounding in the nation. The only freshman in the country to average a double-double, Diane is sixth in all of Division I basketball in points per game (24.6) and 15th in rebounding per game (10.2). Diane is also 11th in total field goals made (91) and 31st in double-doubles with four. In the Big West, Diane leads the league in scoring, rebounding, offensive rebounds per game (3.7), defensive rebounds per game (6.6) and blocks per game (2.3).
Fourth in the Big West in scoring, Gomez is averaging 17.4 points per game this season. Gomez is also leading the league in minutes per game (37.3) while he sits in fourth place in free throw percentage (85.3) and in ninth place in assists per game (3.6). Making quite the first impression in his first season with the Matadors, Brown leads the Big West in steals per game (2.2), and he shares the league lead in assists per game (5.4) with Drew Buggs from Hawai'i.
As a team, CSUN paces the Big West Conference in points per game (77.8), field goals made per game (29.2), assists per game (17.9) and steals per game (7.7) while ranking second in field goal percentage (47.4).
CSUN has only faced New Mexico State once in men's basketball with that game taking place in Nov. 1990. The Aggies prevailed in that contest, 120-62, in what was the Matadors' third game at the Division I level. CSUN seeks its first win over a team from the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) since beating Idaho 79-69 in Dec. 2013.
The Matadors' tilt with New Mexico State is their second game in the Las Vegas Classic. CSUN opened up play in the classic against San Diego on Dec. 9, falling 82-68. The Matadors will conclude the tournament in Las Vegas this weekend, starting with a match-up with SIUE on Saturday at 11 a.m.. CSUN then takes on either Northern Colorado or Rider on Sunday to conclude the event.
A Closer Look at New Mexico State
The Aggies are 8-2 this season including 6-1 at the Pan American Center. Among their seven wins, the Aggies swept their season series with New Mexico this season, beating the Lobos 100-65 on Dec. 4. Picked to win the WAC prior to the season by the league's coaches and members of the media, the Aggies went 28-6 last season, winning the WAC regular season and tournament titles prior to competing in the NCAA Tournament.
Junior Ivan Aurrecoechea leads the Aggies in scoring with 12.7 points per game to go with 5.9 rebounds. Also averaging in doubles figures, junior AJ Harris is posting 11.2 points while senior Eli Chuha is averaging a team-best 6.0 rebounds along with 9.5 points. The Aggies lead the WAC in scoring defense at 66.5 points per game.
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