CSUN, CSUB meet in conference play February 25, 2021 GMT Icardo Center, Bakersfield, California; Friday, 10 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Cal State Northridge pays visit to Cal State Bakersfield in a Big West matchup. Each team last saw action on Saturday. Cal State Northridge needed overtime to beat Hawaii by eight points at home, while Cal State Bakersfield is coming off of a 63-44 road loss against UC Santa Barbara. YOUTH MOVEMENT: Cal State Northridge has benefited heavily from its freshmen. TJ Starks, Darius Brown II, Alex Merkviladze and Amound Anderson have combined to account for 57 percent of the team’s scoring this year and 80 percent of all Matadors points over the team’s last five games.