Madut scores 23 to lead Hawaii over CSU Northridge 75-74
LOS ANGELES -- — Junior Madut had a season-high 23 points and Biwali Bayles hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 22 seconds left as Hawaii narrowly beat Cal State Northridge 75-74 on Friday.
Bayles finished with 12 points for Hawaii (8-7, 6-7 Big West Conference). James Jean-Marie added 11 points. Noel Coleman had 11 points.
TJ Starks scored 11 points in a 17-3 run that gave CSUN its first lead since the opening minutes and made it 74-72 with 46 seconds remaining. Bayles answered with a 3 about 24 seconds later and the Matadors went 0 for 3 from the field from there as Hawaii held on.
Justin Webster, whose 13 points per game heading into the contest led the Rainbow Warriors, failed to make a shot (0 of 5).
Starks scored a career-high 31 points for the Matadors (7-9, 3-6). Darius Brown II added 14 points, six rebounds and six assists. Brendan Harrick had 11 points.
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2020-2021 Big West Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
UC Santa Barbara | 13-3 | - | 22-5 |
UC Irvine | 10-4 | 2 | 18-9 |
UC Riverside | 8-4 | 3 | 14-8 |
UC Davis | 6-4 | 4 | 10-8 |
CSU Bakersfield | 9-7 | 4 | 15-11 |
Hawai'i | 9-9 | 5 | 11-10 |
CSU Fullerton | 5-7 | 6 | 6-10 |
CSU Northridge | 5-9 | 7 | 9-13 |
Long Beach State | 4-8 | 7 | 6-12 |
Cal Poly | 1-15 | 12 | 4-20 |
UC San Diego | -- | -- | 7-10 |