January 8 - January 14

DAVIS, Calif. (AP) — Kane Milling scored 27 points, Elijah Pepper and Ty Johnson each added 20 and UC Davis beat Cal State Northridge 95-75 on Thursday night. -- Associated Press

Also considered: Boise State, Cal State Northridge, San Francisco, Santa Clara, UC Irvine and Utah -- San Diego Union-Tribune

CSUN Women's Basketball fell to Cal State Fullerton with a final score of 68-62, despite Kayanna Spriggs leading the team with 17 points and 10 rebounds, followed by Talo Li-Uperesa and Rachel Harvey scoring in double digits. -- BVM Sports

“That’s how you hire the wrong guy,” said Theus, who previously was head coach of the Sacramento Kings and had collegiate stints at New Mexico State and California State University at Northridge. “There are guys who can win you the press conference, but they’re not going to get the job done. -- HBCU Sports

• As for that NET rating? USC is 92nd, and UCLA is 209th – behind Cal State Northridge (147), Long Beach State (158), Cal Baptist (176) and Loyola Marymount (208) as well as the Anteaters and Trojans. The 10 SoCal Division I men’s programs are 0-29 in Quad 1 games (defined by the NCAA as home games against teams ranked 1-30, neutral court games against 1-50 and road games against 1-75). And UCLA has accounted for six of those L’s. … -- Los Angeles Daily News

In a game that features 16 ties and 11 lead changes, the host Matadors outscore the Titans 12-6 in the final four-plus minutes for a 76-71 win and a 4-1 record in conference play -- Orange County Register