Cal State Northridge Matadors @ Idaho State Bengals
Idaho St. downs feisty Cal St. Northridge 74-66
POCATELLO, Idaho -- Balint Moscan shot 6 of 9 beyond the 3-point arc en route to a career-high 23 points and Idaho State handed Cal State Northridge its seventh consecutive loss 74-66 on Wednesday night.
The Matadors led for most of the first half and went to intermission with a 35-30 lead. But Moscan made three 3s in less than three minutes and the Bengals were up 48-44.
Boscan extended the lead to 55-47 with 11:06 left on another 3 before the Matadors rallied and took a 66-65 lead on Mahamadou Kaba-Camara's lead with 1:53 left. They were unable to score from there with two misses and a turnover.
Novak Topalovic put Idaho State for good with a jumper at 1:23 and Brandon Boyd scored the Bengals' last seven points with a 3-point play and four more free throws. Boyd had 15 points and made all eight of his free throws and Topalovic had 13.
Micheal Warren led Cal State Northridge (1-7) with 18 points and a career-high 12 rebounds and Terrell Gomez had 15.
Game Information
Pocatello, ID
Referee:Michael Irving
Referee:Chad Shepherd
Referee:Riel Banaria
2025-26 Standings
| Big West ConferenceBig West Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| UC Irvine | 15-5 | - | 23-12 |
| Hawai'i | 14-6 | 1 | 24-9 |
| UC San Diego | 12-8 | 3 | 23-11 |
| Cal State Northridge | 12-8 | 3 | 20-14 |
| Cal State Fullerton | 12-8 | 3 | 18-16 |
| UC Davis | 11-9 | 4 | 19-14 |
| UC Santa Barbara | 11-9 | 4 | 18-14 |
| Cal Poly | 10-10 | 5 | 14-19 |
| Long Beach State | 6-14 | 9 | 10-22 |
| UC Riverside | 5-15 | 10 | 10-22 |
| Cal State Bakersfield | 2-18 | 13 | 8-24 |
| Big Sky ConferenceBig Sky Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portland State | 13-5 | - | 20-11 |
| Montana State | 12-6 | 1 | 18-14 |
| Eastern Washington | 11-7 | 2 | 14-19 |
| Northern Colorado | 10-8 | 3 | 20-12 |
| Montana | 10-8 | 3 | 18-16 |
| Weber State | 10-8 | 3 | 16-16 |
| Idaho | 9-9 | 4 | 21-15 |
| Sacramento State | 6-12 | 7 | 10-21 |
| Idaho State | 5-13 | 8 | 13-20 |
| Northern Arizona | 4-14 | 9 | 10-22 |
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