Cal State Northridge Matadors vs Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners
CSU Bakersfield boots CSU Northridge in Big West tournament
HENDERSON, Nev. -- — 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 on Tuesday night.
Justin McCall added 11 points for the Roadrunners (8-18).
Elijah Hardy had 13 points to pace the Matadors (7-23). Fidelis Okereke added 10 rebounds. Atin Wright, whose 15 points per game heading into the contest led the Matadors, scored only seven points on 1-of-10 shooting.
No. 9 seed CSU Bakersfield advances to play top-seeded Long Beach State in the quarterfinals on Thursday.
------
For more AP college basketball coverage: https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketball and http://twitter.com/AP--Top25
------
Portions of this story were generated by Automated Insights, http://www.automatedinsights.com/ap, using data from STATS LLC, https://www.stats.com
Game Information
Henderson, NV
Referee:Verne Harris
Referee:Tony Padilla
Referee:Nate Harris
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 |
Men's College Basketball News

Elliot Cadeau plans to remain at Michigan after May's exit
1d

Clippers draft pick Narcisse Ngoy plans to play at Auburn
1d

College basketball coaches on the top 2026 NBA draft picks
2d

