LOS ANGELES (Interstat) — Cal State Northridge used efficient shooting and a dominant interior performance to defeat UC Riverside 88-74 in a men’s basketball game Saturday at the Matadome.

The Matadors shot 58.3% from the floor and outscored the Highlanders 50-30 in the paint. UC Riverside’s Marqui Worthy scored a game-high 36 points, but Cal State Northridge countered with balanced scoring as Larry Hughes had 18 points and Josiah Davis added 17 points and eight assists.

Cal State Northridge improved to 15-10 overall. UC Riverside fell to 8-17.