Tuesday, November 29
Boise, Idaho
6:00 p.m.
California State University at Northridge
1-5,0-0Big West
46
at
55
Boise State
5-2,0-0Mountain West
1
2
F
CSUN
27
19
46
Boise St.
28
27
55
Photo by: Cassandra Elena Yra
Matadors Give Boise State a Battle in 55-46 Defeat
11/29/2022 8:34:00 PM | Men's Basketball
BOISE, Idaho---CSUN Men's Basketball (1-5) gave defending Mountain West champion Boise State (5-2) a battle for 40 minutes but the Matadors would come out on the short end of a 55-46 decision on Tuesday at ExtraMile Arena. Three Matadors scored in double figures led by De'Sean Allen-Eikens with 11 points while Atin Wright and Ethan Igbanugo had 10 points apiece. CSUN held Boise State 12 points under its season scoring average, however, the Matadors were hampered by a tough shooting night (30.6 field goal percentage).
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The Matadors connected on their first two shots from 3-point range to begin the game to go in front 8-4. After the Broncos scored the next six points, CSUN answered with a 7-0 run, capped by a steal and jumper from Atin Wright. CSUN led by as many as six points in the first half as Dearon Tucker's two free throws pushed the lead to 19-13 with 8:45 on the clock.
Boise State though would take advantage of a key six-plus minute stretch when CSUN went without a field goal. During that period of time, the Broncos scored 13 unanwered points, highlighted by three 3-pointers. The 13-0 run was punctuated by a three from Max Rice after an offensive rebound from Naje Smith. Boise State collected nine offensive rebounds in the first half alone, resulting in 13 second chance points.
Trailing 26-19 with 4:09 left in the first half, the Matadors battled back to take a late lead in the first half. Allen-Eikens ended the dry spell with a jumper before Dionte Bostick finished a 3-point play moments later. Igbanugo then drained a 3-pointer in the final minute, closing an 8-0 CSUN run to go in front 27-26. On the final possession of the half, CSUN foced a Boise State miss but Rice picked up yet another Bronco offensive rebound leading to a pair of late free throws to put his team ahead at halftime (28-27).
The Matadors missed their first six shots out of intermission but managed to stay within striking distance with a solid effort on the defensive side. Bostick would bring CSUN to within 37-32 with a jumper at the 13:47 mark. Minutes later, CSUN fell behind by eight before Wright scored five-straight points to quickly make it a 40-37 game. Rice though answered on the ensuing possession, which would be followed by a key three from Jace Whiting to stretch the lead to eight (45-37).
An Igbanugo trey with 7:02 on the clock pulled the Matadors to within five, however, CSUN would go on another six-minute stretch without a field goal. CSUN still only trailed by eight until Wright broke the dry spell with a three-point play at the one-minute mark. The Wright basket cut the deficit to five but CSUN would not get any closer the rest of the way. Boise State converted on five free throws in the final minute to secure a 55-46 victory.
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GAME NOTES
CSUN would shoot 30.6 percent for the game after it was held to 23.1 percent shooting in the second half. Boise State shot 36.5 percent overall. The Matadors made 5-of-15 from 3-point range (33.3 percent) while the Broncos made 7-of-22 (31.8 percent). On the glass, Boise State led 40-33 while it posted 11 offensive rebounds. The Broncos also had a 15-6 advantage in second chance points and 24-14 edge in points in the paint.
CSUN held Boise State without a field goal over the final 4:29 of the game.
Dionte Bostick had nine points, six rebounds and one assist while Onyi Eyisi also had six rebounds. Ethan Igbanugo finished 3-of-5 from 3-point range to go with five rebounds.
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For Boise State, Marcus Shaver, Jr. had 19 points to lead the squad.
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ACCORDING TO COACH TRENT JOHNSON
"I thought we played extremely hard. I thought we defended a very good basketball team. Their physicality really hurt us on the glass. I just feel for them because at the start of the second half, we executed. We had really good looks, it's just the ball didn't go down so we were playing behind from there. Like I told them, if they can understand what went off in the month of November, in terms of hurting ourselves by not defending and not getting back on transition defense, and the things that were corrected tonight.
We're off tomorrow. It'll be nice to get home. Once we get home, we've got to understand what we're capable of when we play as hard as we did tonight and when we execute."
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UP NEXT
CSUN returns to Premier America Credit Union Arena for its first home game in 27 days when the Matadors host Whittier on Sunday at 2 p.m. Ghizal Hasan and Alan Zinsmeister have the call on ESPN+ and GoMatadors.com/Radio.
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The Matadors connected on their first two shots from 3-point range to begin the game to go in front 8-4. After the Broncos scored the next six points, CSUN answered with a 7-0 run, capped by a steal and jumper from Atin Wright. CSUN led by as many as six points in the first half as Dearon Tucker's two free throws pushed the lead to 19-13 with 8:45 on the clock.
Boise State though would take advantage of a key six-plus minute stretch when CSUN went without a field goal. During that period of time, the Broncos scored 13 unanwered points, highlighted by three 3-pointers. The 13-0 run was punctuated by a three from Max Rice after an offensive rebound from Naje Smith. Boise State collected nine offensive rebounds in the first half alone, resulting in 13 second chance points.
Trailing 26-19 with 4:09 left in the first half, the Matadors battled back to take a late lead in the first half. Allen-Eikens ended the dry spell with a jumper before Dionte Bostick finished a 3-point play moments later. Igbanugo then drained a 3-pointer in the final minute, closing an 8-0 CSUN run to go in front 27-26. On the final possession of the half, CSUN foced a Boise State miss but Rice picked up yet another Bronco offensive rebound leading to a pair of late free throws to put his team ahead at halftime (28-27).
The Matadors missed their first six shots out of intermission but managed to stay within striking distance with a solid effort on the defensive side. Bostick would bring CSUN to within 37-32 with a jumper at the 13:47 mark. Minutes later, CSUN fell behind by eight before Wright scored five-straight points to quickly make it a 40-37 game. Rice though answered on the ensuing possession, which would be followed by a key three from Jace Whiting to stretch the lead to eight (45-37).
An Igbanugo trey with 7:02 on the clock pulled the Matadors to within five, however, CSUN would go on another six-minute stretch without a field goal. CSUN still only trailed by eight until Wright broke the dry spell with a three-point play at the one-minute mark. The Wright basket cut the deficit to five but CSUN would not get any closer the rest of the way. Boise State converted on five free throws in the final minute to secure a 55-46 victory.
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GAME NOTES
CSUN would shoot 30.6 percent for the game after it was held to 23.1 percent shooting in the second half. Boise State shot 36.5 percent overall. The Matadors made 5-of-15 from 3-point range (33.3 percent) while the Broncos made 7-of-22 (31.8 percent). On the glass, Boise State led 40-33 while it posted 11 offensive rebounds. The Broncos also had a 15-6 advantage in second chance points and 24-14 edge in points in the paint.
CSUN held Boise State without a field goal over the final 4:29 of the game.
Dionte Bostick had nine points, six rebounds and one assist while Onyi Eyisi also had six rebounds. Ethan Igbanugo finished 3-of-5 from 3-point range to go with five rebounds.
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For Boise State, Marcus Shaver, Jr. had 19 points to lead the squad.
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ACCORDING TO COACH TRENT JOHNSON
"I thought we played extremely hard. I thought we defended a very good basketball team. Their physicality really hurt us on the glass. I just feel for them because at the start of the second half, we executed. We had really good looks, it's just the ball didn't go down so we were playing behind from there. Like I told them, if they can understand what went off in the month of November, in terms of hurting ourselves by not defending and not getting back on transition defense, and the things that were corrected tonight.
We're off tomorrow. It'll be nice to get home. Once we get home, we've got to understand what we're capable of when we play as hard as we did tonight and when we execute."
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UP NEXT
CSUN returns to Premier America Credit Union Arena for its first home game in 27 days when the Matadors host Whittier on Sunday at 2 p.m. Ghizal Hasan and Alan Zinsmeister have the call on ESPN+ and GoMatadors.com/Radio.
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#UniteTheValley
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Team Stats
CSUN
Boise
FG%
.306
.365
3FG%
.333
.318
FT%
.688
.667
RB
33
40
TO
12
12
STL
5
8
Game Leaders
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
10
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
1
Pts
10
FGM
3
3FGM
3
FTM
1
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Players Mentioned
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