Diane leads Cal State Northridge over Hawaii 86-82
LOS ANGELES -- Lamine Diane scored 34 points, grabbed 15 rebounds and blocked six shots as Cal State Northridge beat Hawaii 86-82 on Saturday night.
Terrell Gomez added 24 points for Cal State Northridge (15-17, 10-6 Big West Conference), which earned the second seed into the conference tournament and collected it most wins since the 2008-09 season. Elijah Harkless chipped in 12 points.
Eddie Stansberry made seven 3-pointers and finished with 31 points to lead Hawaii (17-13, 8-8). Samuta Avea added 20 points and Zigmars Raimo had 12. The Rainbow Warriors are tied with UC Davis for fourth place in the conference standings.
and sparked a 13-8 closing surge. Diane added another dunk and a layup, and Gomez scored five points during the stretch.
The Matadors leveled the season series against the Rainbow Warriors with the win. Hawaii defeated Cal State Northridge 80-75 on Feb. 1.
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2020-2021 Big West Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
UC Irvine | 4-0 | - | 8-4 |
UC Santa Barbara | 6-2 | - | 10-3 |
CSU Bakersfield | 6-2 | - | 10-5 |
UC Riverside | 4-2 | 1 | 7-4 |
Long Beach State | 2-2 | 2 | 3-5 |
UC Davis | 1-1 | 2 | 3-3 |
CSU Fullerton | 3-5 | 3 | 4-5 |
Hawai'i | 2-4 | 3 | 4-4 |
CSU Northridge | 1-3 | 3 | 5-6 |
UC San Diego | 1-3 | 3 | 3-4 |
Cal Poly | 0-6 | 5 | 2-10 |