LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Chris Patton scored 19 points, including the
game-winning shot with 11 seconds remaining, to help UC
Riverside slip by CS Northridge 65-64 on Thursday night.



Patton was 8 of 10 from the field and had six rebounds. Patton
scored the last 13 points for the Highlanders (4-10, 1-1 Big
West).



Josh Fox scored 13 points, and Chris Harriel had 11. Robert
Smith had six assists. Fox and Smith also had six rebounds
apiece.



Cal State Northridge led 32-30 at halftime and led 57-56 at 7:01
in the second half, but the Highlanders would not go away. The
Highlanders shot 53.8 percent from the field for the game, while
the Matadors shot 38.9 percent. The Highlanders outrebounded the
Matadors 33-28.



Stephen Maxwell led the Matadors with 16 points. Stephan Hicks
had 14 points, seven rebounds. Josh Greene had 13 points, and
Treyone Williams added 10 for the Matadors (9-5, 0-1).