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STANFORD WOMEN MAINTAIN TOP SPOT IN CWPA WEEK 7 VARSITY POLLS
California State University-Northridge (10 points) and Marist College (6 points) complete the Top 25 as the duo exchange the final two positions. -- SwimSwam
Cal State Bakersfield ousts CSUN in Big West Tournament opener
The ninth-seeded Roadrunners abuse the eighth-seeded Matadors, dominating the paint in a 58-45 win that was more one-sided than the final score indicated -- Los Angeles Daily News
Cal State Bakersfield edges CSUN women in OT in Big West tourney opener
Tess Amundsen has 24 points for the Matadors, but Vanessa Austin scores off a rebound with 0.8 seconds left to give the Roadrunners a 63-62 win in a first-round game -- Los Angeles Daily News
CAL STATE BAKERSFIELD 58, CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE 45
FG FT Reb
CS BAKERSFIELD Min M-A M-A O-T A PF PTS
Stith 34 5-6 5-11 2-6 1 3 15
Edler-Davis 9 0-4 0-0 1-3 0 2 0
McCall 25 4-9 3-6 1-3 2 0 11
Higgins 29 7-11 0-1 1-4 4 2 15
Reynolds 28 1-2 0-0 1-4 3 3 2
Smith 31 3-6 3-4 0-5 1 2 9
Easter 11 0-1 0-0 0-1 0 3 0
Walker 11 1-2 1-2 0-1 0 0 3
Henson 8 0-1 0-0 0-2 1 0 0
Panopio 8 1-2 0-0 0-1 0 0 3
Washington 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0
Collum 2 0-1 0-0 0-1 0 0 0
Totals 200 22-45 12-24 6-31 12 16 58
Percentages: FG .489, FT .500. -- SF Gate
CSU Bakersfield boots CSU Northridge in Big West tournament
HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Shawn Stith and Kaleb Higgins scored 15 points apiece and Cal State Bakersfield eliminated Cal State Northridge with a 58-45 victory in the first round of the Big West Conference tournament. Justin McCall added 11 points for the Roadrunners (8-18). Elijah Hardy had 13 points to pace the Matadors (7-23). No. 9 seed CSU Bakersfield advances to play top-seeded Long Beach State in the quarterfinals on Thursday. -- KRDO
UC Irvine, Long Beach State take aim at Big West women’s tournament title
The 10-team tournament begins with a pair of first-round games on Tuesday in Henderson, Nevada. Eighth-seeded Cal State Northridge (9-18, 5-12) faces ninth-seeded Cal State Bakersfield (4-19, 3-11) and No. 7 Cal State Fullerton (10-17, 5-12) meets No. 10 Cal Poly (3-21, 2-13). The quarterfinals are Wednesday, with the semifinals on Friday afternoon and the championship game on Saturday at 5 p.m. -- Los Angeles Daily News
Big West men’s basketball tournament appears wide open
The tourney begins Tuesday night with a pair of first-round games: No. 7 seed UC Davis (12-10 overall, 5-6 Big West) against No. 10 Cal Poly (7-20, 2-12) and No. 8 Cal State Northridge (7-22, 3-13) against No. 9 Cal State Bakersfield (7-18, 2-12). The quarterfinals are Thursday, beginning at noon, with the semifinals on Friday night and the title game on Saturday at 8:30 p.m. -- Los Angeles Daily News
CSU Northridge Matadors play in Big West Tournament against the CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners
CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners (8-18, 2-12 Big West) vs. CSU Northridge Matadors (7-22, 3-13 Big West) -- Centre Daily Times
Former NBA star Mo Williams leaving Alabama State to coach Jackson State basketball
Williams retired in 2017 and began his coaching career as an assistant under Gottfried at Cal State Northridge from 2018-20 before taking the Alabama State job. -- Clarion Ledger
March Madness: College basketball conference tournament schedules, scores
Big West Conference
At Dollar Loan Center, Henderson, Nev.
CS Northridge vs. CS Bakersfield, 9 p.m.
UC Davis vs. Cal Poly, 11:30 p.m.
Long Beach State vs. CS Northridge-CS Bakersfield-winner, 3 p.m.
UC Irvine vs. UC Santa Barbara, 5:30 p.m.
Cal State-Fullerton vs. UC Davis-Cal Poly-winner, 9 p.m.
Hawaii vs. UC Riverside, 11:30 p.m.
Long Beach St. vs. CS Northridge-CS Bakersfield-winner vs. UC Irvine-UC Santa Barbara-winner, 9 p.m. -- USA Today