Raymond Rose Legacy

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PAULSEN STRETCHES POINTS LEAD OVER MCGRATH
Sherman a board better while teammate Wagner best in trifecta %

NCAA Basketball Leaders - Updated: Feb 24, 2017
POINTS PER GAME	PPG	REBOUNDS PER GAME	RPG
1. J. Paulsen, CSF	19.2	1. B. Sherman, UCI	11.1
2. J. McGrath, LBSU	17.0	2. A. Chambers, UCSB	10.0
3. T. Hoskin, CSUN	15.7	3. V. Gedminas, CSF	9.8
4. B. Sherman, UCI	14.7	4. E. Sokolov, CSF	9.5
5. F. Derozan, UCR	14.5	5. O. Rodgers, UCR	8.2
ASSISTS PER GAME	APG	BLOCKS PER GAME	BPG
1. E. Prato, CSF	6.0	1. O. N'diaye, UCD	1.3
2. P. Ruffin, CSUN	5.4	2. W. Lopez, CP	1.0
3. G. Wagner, UCI	5.3	3. O. Rodgers, UCR	1.0
4. P. Blackmore, UCD	5.3	4. T. Simms, CSUN	0.8
5. A. Lamonte, LBSU	5.2	5. B. Sherman, UCI	0.8
FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE	FG%	FREE THROWS AVERAGE	FT%
1. B. Hancock, CSUN	.596	1. G. Vojinovic, LBSU	.864
2. D. Gennie, LBSU	.559	2. F. Derozan, UCR	.864
3. J. Paulsen, CSF	.532	3. P. Zamora, PAC	.850
4. T. Simms, CSUN	.529	4. T. Hoskin, CSUN	.848
5. B. Djordic, UCI	.525	5. J. Alexander, UCR	.818
THREE POINTS AVERAGE	3P%	THREE POINTS MADE	3PM
1. G. Wagner, UCI	.524	1. J. McGrath, LBSU	82
2. R. Miller, CSF	.494	2. J. Paulsen, CSF	60
3. J. Paulsen, CSF	.491	3. T. Hoskin, CSUN	60
4. J. McGrath, LBSU	.471	4. A. Grundy, UCD	54
5. M. Ager, PAC	.469	5. F. Derozan, UCR	53

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CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE REPEATS OVER UC IRVINE FOR 10TH STRAIGHT
Pacific comes from behind as Cal State Fullerton collapses, 80-76

CSUN d. UCI, 93-83

Feb. 25, Irvine CA - Cal State Northridge made it 10th straight win with a masterful victory on the road against UC Irvine, 93-83. The capacity crowd at the Bren Events Center were treated to an explosive gun battle between their very own Jabari Chase against Northridge hotshot Taricq Hoskin. Chase won the battle but the Anteaters lost the war. Despite shooting 54% from the field, the Anteaters succumbed to 26 turnovers against the vaunted pressure defense of the Matadors, which asserted their supremacy with a wire-to-wire finish.

Hoskin, who was named Player of the Game, led the Matadors with 25 points including 8 of 9 from the free throw line. Pedro Ruffin chipped in 16 while freshman Trevor Simms, who outplayed the veteran Butch Sherman at the slot, and Lavelle Liberty contributed 14 and 12 respectively. Chase was the game high point man with 27 points. Paco Aguilar had a double-double 11 markers and a game high 10 boards. Borislav Djordic also had 11 points while Steven Finley and rookie playmaker Gordon Wagner added 10 each. Sherman finished with 9 points and only 5 rebounds.

PAC d. CSF, 80-76

Feb. 25, Fullerton CA - Pacific rallied from a double-digit deficit going into the final 8 minutes to beat Cal State Fullerton in front of a stunned crowd at the Titan Gym, 80-76. Th Titans which led by 11 going into the final 8 minutes, succumbed to 2 costly turnovers in the final 2 minutes of play to hand the Tigers the victory much to the disappoint met of the hometown crowd.

The Tigers were up by a slim 37-35 at the half until Jerrold Paulsen, the conference points leader, caught fire to give the Titans into an 11-point advantage. Down 54-65, the Tigers growled back on two back-to-back threes first by Petras Jelenic then Patrick Zamora. After Zamora again pulled the Tigers within to striking distance at 74-76 with 2 minutes remaining, Cedric Elsey stole an errant inbound pass but missed his layup attempt good thing Paco Fernandez grabbed the offensive rebound then found Byron McLemore inside for the jam tying the game for the last time at 76-all. In the return play, Evan Prato, who was playing brilliantly, threw a pass to Paulsen which Ervin Mendez anticipated and stole slamming it home.

Zamora earned himself the Player of the Game honors after leading the Tigers with 18 points all coming from the three-point area. Elsey chipped in 13, including 4 treys, while Mendez added with 12. Paulsen led all scorers with 24 points for the Titans with Vytaustas Gedminas contributing 10. Prato finished with a double-double 10 points and 10 assists.

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LONG BEACH STATE ON A ROLL, BEATS CAL POLY 82-73
UC Davis ousts UC Santa Barbara from the Tournament with 71-63 win

LBSU d. CP, 82-73

Feb. 25, Long Beach CA - Long Beach State won its second straight game this time against Cal Poly, 82-73, to virtually eliminate the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos from the Big West Tournament. Goran Vojinovic, who has found a renewed vigor inside the slot asserted supremacy outplaying both Warren Lopez and Corey Becker inside the slot.

The game was close, with the halftime score deadlocked at 32-all. With Lopez not in his usual deadly from and Becker languishing with 4 fouls, Vojinovic began to dominate pushing the 49ers to a comfortable 62-55 lead going into the final 5 minutes. Becker would soon foul out and that lead would stretch to 9, 72-63, before an exclamation slam by Reid Joiner wrote finis to the Mustangs’ cause.

Vojinovic was the obvious choice for Player of the Game with game high double-double of 18 points and 11 rebounds. Sam Spencer, who kept the 49ers in the game during the first half with his long-distance shooting finished with 14 points from 4 triples while Rafael Morales and Joiner had 14 and 12 respectively. Hotshot Jeremy McGrath, who was hounded by the Mustangs all evening, has an afternoon of frustration attempting only twice for 6 points. Rookie play maker Jai Johnson led the Mustangs with 12 while Carl Anthony and Becker added 11 apiece. Adam Scheer, who shadowed McGarth, chipped in with 10 together with Lopez and Zach Meredith.

UCD d. UCSB, 71-63

Feb. 25, Davis CA - UC Davis officially ousted UC Santa Barbara from the Big West Tournament with a 71-63 thrashing at the Pavilion. Up by a slim 32-31 lead at halftime, the Aggies led by their big man Oumar N’diaye poured it on in the second half stretching their lead to a comfortable margin till the end despite the valiant effort of rookie Gaucho Dalen Terry.

Terry connected on 8 triples to top scoring for both teams with 28 points. N’diaye took Player of the Game honors with a team high 19 points in addition to 8 rebounds and 5 assists. Ron Ramelli chipped in 18 markers from 4 triples while Andrew Grundy finished with a double-double 16 points and 11 rebounds. Point guard Phil Blackgrove added 10 markers while David Kohn grabbed 10 boards, a stat the Aggies dominated 36-26. With Terry, Jaoquin Valdez and Amir Chambers also contributed with 10 and 9 points respectively.

Meanwhile in an out-of-conference game, UC Riverside defeated the favored Montana Grizzlies, 65-56. Brian Goodell started for the first time this season, in place of the injured Mark Locklier, and pumped in 20 points including 4 treys to lead the Highlanders. Freshman forward Elijah Brooks chipped in a double-double 10 points and 10 rebounds.

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TIGERS HANG TIGHT AS PACIFIC GETS BACK AT CAL POLY 60-57
Zamora and Fernandez in peak form heading to the Tournament

Mar. 1, Stockton CA - Pacific hanged tight and beat Cal Poly to the delight of an appreciative crowd at the Spanos Center, 60-57. The Tigers led by as many as 10 points after 30-all count at halftime but the Mustangs came back to tie the count at 55-all with 3 minutes remaining in the game.

Jose Fernandez, who outplayed Warren Lopez in the post, scored on a short jumper then after Corey Becker tied it at 57-all, Fernandez tipped his own miss to restore the lead back to the Tigers, 59-57, time down to 46 seconds. In the ensuing play, setting up one good shot the Mustangs were able to get the ball to their finest three-point shooter, Jai Johnson. The rookie point guard had a clear shot but the ball bounced off the rim and out. After a series of fouls, Patrick Zamora made it a 3-point game with a free throw with 2.3 ticks left.

Zamora top scored for 20 points and his game long brilliance earned him Player of the Game honors despite the late game heroics of Fernandez, who had 14 points, 9 rebounds and 2 blocks. Adam Scheer led the Mustangs with 14 points with Becker chipping with 10. Lopez had 8 markers but hauled down a game high 11 boards while Johnson finished with 8.

The Mustangs have played their last regular game ending the conference with a 9-7 record, which is good for no. 4. The win by the Tigers put them a half game behind the no. 5 Cal State Fullerton Titans but they will be expecting a tough game against the UC Riverside Highlanders in their final game. The Titans are 7-7 and with 2 more games left in their schedule will most likely retain the no. 5 seed with a game against the lowly UC Santa Barbara Gauchos.

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HIGHLANDERS STAY ALIVE FOR A 6TH TITLE AFTER A TOUGH 76-72 THE AGGIES
UC Riverside need to win against Pacific and Cal State Northridge goes 1 of 2

UCR d. UCD, 76-72

Mar. 2, Davis CA - UC Riverside hopes of retaining the Big West Season Championship stays alive after a tough 76-72 victory at the Pavilion against UC Davis. The Highlanders need to win their last game against the Pacific Tigers while the Cal State Northridge Matadors have to win both of their remaining 2 games. Should the Matadors win only one, the Highlanders will bring home the title for the 6th time n the last 7 years by virtue of a better win-loss record for the season. The Highlanders could tie the Matadors with the most of number of wins this season but may have fewer losses. The Matadors will play at home this afternoon against the Long Beach State 49ers.

Halftime was all even at 56-all, but the Highlanders struggled going into the final 5 minutes as the Aggies posted a 67-61 advantage after an emphatic dunk by Andrew Grundy. Elijah Brooks cut the lead to 3 with 2 free throws and after Oumar N’diaye made good one of his foul shots, Frank Derozan pumped in a trifecta to pull the Highlanders within a point tome down to 2 minutes, 69-70. After Ron Ramelli and Brooks exchanged baskets, Mark Locklier sank a free throw to knot the count at 72-all with time down to 38 seconds.

The Highlanders used up their fouls to run the clock down eventually sending Phil Blackgrove to the 15-foot line with 12.5 ticks in the clock. However Blackgrove missed and the ball went into the hands of Derozan who lobbed a pass to Locklier, who then saw a streaking Orlando Rodgers, for the victory slam.

Derozan was named Player of the Game after scoring a team high 18 points while Rodgers, who grabbed a game high 9 rebounds, and Brooks chipped in 12 apiece. Ramelli led the Aggies with 18 points while Grundy and N’diaye added a6 and 14 respectively.

CSF d. UCSB, 84-68

Mar. 2, Santa Barbara CA - Cal State Fullerton routed UC Santa Barbara, 84-68, but the sparse crowd at the Thunderdome was a treated to an impeccable fireworks display but the long-shooting Titans. The Titans shot a total of 17 three-pointers. Reggie Miller went 6 of 7 from the arc while Big West scoring leader Jerrold Paulsen and Evan Prato had 4 apiece.

Miller finished with a team high 22 points but it was Prato, who had 16 markers in addition to 8 assists, that took home the Player of the Game honors. Paulsen and Evgueni Sokolov added 18 and 12 respectively while Vytaustas Gedminas plucked a game high 14 rebounds. Amir Chambers led the Gauchos with a game high 23 points while Joaquin Valdez contributing 13.

The Titans remain in 5th place with one final game remaining against the conference-leading Cal State Northridge Matadors and will likely go up against 4th seed the Cal Poly Mustangs in the Big West Tournament next week. The Mustangs going into the final days of the season have lost their last 3 games.

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MATADORS A WIN AWAY FROM THE TITLE AFTER A 78-47 ROMP OF THE 49ERS
Must-win against the Titans should the Highlanders beat the Tigers

Mar. 2, Northridge CA - Cal State Northridge got a free ticket to the Big West Season Championship but it still has to win their last game against the Cal State Fullerton Titans to claim the title. The Titans are no pushovers however having the best shooting guards in the conference and a rookie freshman forward in Evgueni Sokolov, who has been consistent all year long. One worry is that sturdy forward Lorenzo Paez had pulled a hamstring and may be doubtful.

The Matadors run down a n outclass and listless Long Beach State squad leaving them by a mile at the finish, 76-47. Down 20-34 at the half, the 49ers gave up midway in the final canto after the Matadors blitzed to a crippling 16-0 run that had the 49ers scoreless for almost 7 minutes.

Cal State Northridge led by 20 with 7 minutes left in the game giving Coach Bobby Braswell the opportunity to rest his starters and get his reserves more playing time. It was a well-balanced game and not one of the Matadors went into double-figures. Backup center Brian Hancock led the Matadors with 8 points and a game high 10 rebounds earning him the Player of the Game honors. Taricq Hoskin and rookie freshman Bobby Joe Parks chipped in 9 apiece. Jeremy McGrath, who has relinquished the conference scoring crown to Cal State Fullerton’s Jerrold Paulsen, led all scorers with 15 points while Goran Vojinovic finished with 9 markers and 8 boards.

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THE CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE MATADORS ARE THE SEASON CHAMPIONS
Tournament Finals awaits a Matadors-Highlanders return match

CSUN d. CSF, 96-75

Mar. 4, Northridge CA - The Cal State Northridge Matadors are the official Big West Regular Season Champion. It took them 9 years since they last held the title way back in 2007. The Matadors now are the proverbial heavy favorites to finally win the Big West Tournament Championship after coming up close as the losing finalists in 3 of the 4 years. Cal State Northridge lost to UC Riverside in 2013, the following year 2014 to UC Davis, then came back in 2016 only to lose again t UC Riverside.

Coach Bobby Braswell, delighted that his boys have hit their peak at the right time, says he doesn’t want his team to get cocky after ripping Cal State Fullerton on the road, extending their unbeatable win streak to 13 games. The Matadors defeated the Titans, 96-75, in typical Matadors uptempo fashion. Senior guard Tarick Hoskin scored a game high 22 points to take Player of the Game honors. Emeka Barrett chipped in 18 while freshman center Trevor Simms added 11. Reggie Miller and Big West scoring champion Jerrold Paulsen led the Titans with 15 and 14 points respectively while rookie forward Evgueni Sokolov contributed a double-double 12 markers and 10 boards and Vytaustas Gedminas a game high 13 rebounds.

UCR d. PAC, 69-57

Mar. 4, Stockton CA - UC Riverside may been dethroned as Season Regular Champion but the fight is not over yet. The Highlanders vow to be on the floor when the Tournament Title will be at stake at the Honda Center in Anaheim. The Highlanders were hoping for a Cal State Northridge loss against Cal State Fullerton to steal and regain the title but that didn’t happen.

Nevertheless it was business as usual as the Highlanders played brilliantly against the Pacific Tigers. The Highlanders defense limited the Tigers to only 40% shooting en route to an easy 69-57 victory at the Spanos Center. Orlando Rodgers had an all-around game of 10 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists to take Player of the Game honors. Brian Goodell and Jameer Alexander led the Highlanders with 12 and 11 points respectively while freshman Elijah Brooks added 10. Another freshman Patrick Zamora once again was the Tigers best shooter with a game high 16 points on 4 treys. Forwards Byron McLemore and Jose Fernandez contributed 13 and 12 respectively.

UCD d. UCI, 73-60

Mar. 4, Davis CA - UC Davis got back at UCI Irvine, 73-60, and snatched the no. 6 seed from Pacific. The victory prevented the Aggies to play the defending Tournament champions UC Riverside Highlanders in the first round and instead arrange a return match against the Anteaters.

Andrew Grundy played a brilliant game finishing with a double-double 21 point and 12 rebounds. Oumar N’diaye playing his best game yet as an Aggie chipped in 20 makers while backup center Brandon Clifford added 10. Borislav Djordic led the Anteaters with 16 points while Jabari Chase and Steven Finley had 11 apiece.

UCSB d. LBSU, 74-68

Mar. 4, Santa Barbara CA - The UC Santa Barbara Gauchos ended their season in style with a 74-68 whopping of the Long Beach State 49ers. It was a non-bearing game for the 49ers but they wished they could have done well to pump them up against top seed cal State Northridge. in the Tournament round round.

Amir Chambers and Joaquin Valdez were untouchables underneath where the Gauchos destroyed the 49ers, outscoring them 42-8 inside the paint. Chambers, who was the unanimous Player of the Game, unloaded a game high double-double 32 points and 15 rebounds. Valdez added 21 markers and 8 boards. Combined they were 22 of 31 for a high 71% from the field. Jeremy McGrath was the lone 49er in double-figures with 23 points, including 6 treys.

BIG WEST TOURNAMENT 1ST ROUND
CSUN vs.LBSU (2-0)
UCR vs. PAC (2-0)
UCI vs. UCD (1-1)
CP vs. CSF (2-0)

Big West Conference Standings - Updated: Mar 4, 2017
TEAM	CONF	PCT	REG	GB	STRK
Cal State Northridge	13-3	.812	20-9	.689	W13
UC Riverside	12-4	.750	20-7	.740	W5
UC Irvine	9-7	.562	18-9	.666	L1
Cal Poly	9-7	.562	11-16	.407	L3
Cal State Fullerton	8-8	.500	16-13	.551	L1
UC Davis	7-9	.437	11-16	.407	W1
Pacific	7-9	.437	8-18	.307	L1
Long Beach State	5-11	.312	8-18	.307	L2
UC Santa Barbara	2-14	.125	7-20	.259	W1