Cal State Northridge Matadors @ Wichita State Shockers

Wichita State hosts CSU Northridge to begin season

Nov 3, 2026, 09:43 am

CSU Northridge Matadors at Wichita State Shockers

Wichita, Kansas; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Wichita State begins the season at home against CSU Northridge.

Wichita State went 15-3 at home a season ago while going 24-12 overall. The Shockers averaged 78.1 points per game last season, 15.6 from the free-throw line and 21.9 from beyond the arc.

CSU Northridge went 7-8 on the road and 20-14 overall a season ago. The Matadors averaged 81.4 points per game last season, 40.9 in the paint, 15.1 off of turnovers and 12.6 on fast breaks.

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Game Information

Wichita, KS

NCAA Division I

Big West Conference	CONF	GB	OVR
Cal Poly	0-0	-	1-0
Sacramento State	0-0	-	1-0
UC Riverside	0-0	-	1-0
UC San Diego	0-0	-	1-0
UC Santa Barbara	0-0	-	1-0
Utah Valley	0-0	-	1-0
Cal State Bakersfield	0-0	-	0-0
Cal State Fullerton	0-0	-	0-0
Cal State Northridge	0-0	-	0-0
California Baptist	0-0	-	0-0
UC Irvine	0-0	-	0-0
Long Beach State	0-0	-	0-1

American Conference	CONF	GB	OVR
Charlotte	0-0	-	1-0
East Carolina	0-0	-	1-0
Florida Atlantic	0-0	-	1-0
Memphis	0-0	-	1-0
North Texas	0-0	-	1-0
Rice	0-0	-	1-0
South Florida	0-0	-	1-0
Temple	0-0	-	1-0
Tulane	0-0	-	1-0
Tulsa	0-0	-	1-0
Wichita State	0-0	-	0-0
UAB	0-0	-	0-1
UTSA	0-0	-	0-1

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