Friday, November 28
Boise, Idaho
3:30 p.m.
California State University at Northridge
3-4,0-0Big West
50
vs
82
Idaho State
4-4,0-0Big Sky
1
2
F
Idaho St.
39
43
82
CSUN
18
32
50
Photo by: Idaho Athletics
CSUN Drops Holiday Hoops Classic Finale to Idaho State
11/28/2025 5:32:00 PM | Men's Basketball
BOISE, Idaho---CSUN Men's Basketball scored a season low in an 82-50 defeat to Idaho State on Friday at the Idaho Central Arena. Jai Chisolm scored a season-high 15 points off the bench on 5-of-9 shooting.Â
HOW IT HAPPENED
Davius Loury opened up the scoring with a corner three, giving the Matadors the lead early. Despite a 2-for-9 start from the floor, CSUN found itself tied with Idaho State at 5-5 at the first media timeout. Josiah Davis gave the Matadors a 7-5 edge with 14:13 left in the first half, but that basket would be the Matadors' last for the next 12 minutes of game action. After suffering a slow start offensively as well, Idaho State began to turn things around near the midway mark of the first half. A 6-0 run from the Bengals gave them a seven-point advantage while another 9-0 spurt off three consecutive threes extended the lead further to 25-11 with 7:45 left in the first half. The deficit swelled to 31-12 before Larry Hughes II finally ended the Matadors' field goal drought with a three with 2:36 on the clock. However, an 8-3 run from Idaho State including a buzzer beater form Jamison Guerra off a Matador turnover put the Bengals ahead 39-18 at intermission.Â
Shooting just 15.6 percent in the first half, CSUN would miss its first eight shots to begin the second half while Idaho State opened with an 8-0 run to take a 47-18 edge. The Matadors received a lift from Chisolm off the bench who nailed a three, one of his three made on the day, at the 13:53 mark of the second period. Near the nine-minute mark, Chisolm converted on back-to-back Matador baskets as CSUN looked up at a 60-34 deficit. Overall, Chisolm scored all 15 of his points in the second half, making five of the Matadors' nine field goals in the period. However, the Matadors would not be able to cut into the big deficit as Idaho State led by as many as 39 points. The Bengals shot 51.9 percent in the second half en route to the double-digit victory.Â
NOTES OF THE GAME
UP NEXT
CSUN turns its attention to the start of Big West play next Thursday, Dec. 4, hosting Cal State Bakersfield. Tip-off is slated for 7 p.m. with Ghizal Hasan and Alan Zinsmeister on the call on ESPN+.Â
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HOW IT HAPPENED
Davius Loury opened up the scoring with a corner three, giving the Matadors the lead early. Despite a 2-for-9 start from the floor, CSUN found itself tied with Idaho State at 5-5 at the first media timeout. Josiah Davis gave the Matadors a 7-5 edge with 14:13 left in the first half, but that basket would be the Matadors' last for the next 12 minutes of game action. After suffering a slow start offensively as well, Idaho State began to turn things around near the midway mark of the first half. A 6-0 run from the Bengals gave them a seven-point advantage while another 9-0 spurt off three consecutive threes extended the lead further to 25-11 with 7:45 left in the first half. The deficit swelled to 31-12 before Larry Hughes II finally ended the Matadors' field goal drought with a three with 2:36 on the clock. However, an 8-3 run from Idaho State including a buzzer beater form Jamison Guerra off a Matador turnover put the Bengals ahead 39-18 at intermission.Â
Shooting just 15.6 percent in the first half, CSUN would miss its first eight shots to begin the second half while Idaho State opened with an 8-0 run to take a 47-18 edge. The Matadors received a lift from Chisolm off the bench who nailed a three, one of his three made on the day, at the 13:53 mark of the second period. Near the nine-minute mark, Chisolm converted on back-to-back Matador baskets as CSUN looked up at a 60-34 deficit. Overall, Chisolm scored all 15 of his points in the second half, making five of the Matadors' nine field goals in the period. However, the Matadors would not be able to cut into the big deficit as Idaho State led by as many as 39 points. The Bengals shot 51.9 percent in the second half en route to the double-digit victory.Â
NOTES OF THE GAME
- CSUN slips to 3-4 overall this season while Idaho State improves to 4-4.Â
- The Matadors shot a season-low 20.3 percent while going 7-of-34 from three (20.6 percent) and 15-of-19 from the free throw line (78.9 percent). The Bengals finished at 48.3 percent overall while hitting 11-of-29 from three (37.9 percent) and 15-of-19 from the free throw line (78.9 percent).Â
- CSUN was out-rebounded for the second straight game at 44-37.Â
- Idaho State led 26-14 in points in the paint and 19-10 in points off turnovers.Â
- Hughes finished with seven points and three rebounds while Aleks Szymczyk totaled six points and six rebounds in 12 minutes.Â
UP NEXT
CSUN turns its attention to the start of Big West play next Thursday, Dec. 4, hosting Cal State Bakersfield. Tip-off is slated for 7 p.m. with Ghizal Hasan and Alan Zinsmeister on the call on ESPN+.Â
#GoMatadors
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Team Stats
ISU
CSUN
FG%
.483
.203
3FG%
.379
.206
FT%
.789
.789
RB
44
37
TO
14
15
STL
6
7
Game Leaders
Pts
15
FGM
5
3FGM
3
FTM
2
Pts
7
FGM
2
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
6
FGM
1
3FGM
1
FTM
3
Pts
5
FGM
1
3FGM
1
FTM
2
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