Matadors Make Themselves at Home

Cal State Northridge, playing before a raucous crowd of 1,492 at the Matadome, outlasted Wyoming, 74-71, in a game that featured 15 lead changes and countless narrowly missed baskets.

The Matadors (5-3), rebounding from consecutive losses to Marquette and USC, displayed their usual tenacity despite being outrebounded by the Cowboys (4-1), 44-38.

The Matadors also reminded that they are tough at home. Northridge, 12-1 at its cozy 1,600-seat arena last season, hasn’t lost a nonconference home game since December 1996.