Daniel, Daniels lead Cal State Northridge past Cal Poly San Luis Obispo 73-68

Cal State Northridge tops Cal Poly-SLO 73-68

NORTHRIDGE, Calif. — Lenny Daniel scored 20 points and Kenny Daniels scored 19 points Wednesday night to lead Cal State Northridge to a 73-68 victory over Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.

The two top scorers scored the first 10 points as Northridge (10-16, 5-7 Big West) took an early 10-4 lead, repeated their performance with the second half’s first eight points to give the Matadors a 43-29 lead, and scored CSUN’s last nine points after Cal Poly (9-16, 6-7) had made up a 14-point deficit and took a 65-64 lead with 2:03 remaining.

Willie Galick scored 10 of his 13 points in the second half for Northridge.

Lorenzo Keeler scored seven of Cal Poly’s first nine points and finished with 23. He had a chance to tie the game at 71, but his 3-pointer with 2.8 seconds remaining missed, and Daniels grabbed the rebound.

Shawn Lewis scored 14 points for the Mustangs.