# 2014–15 Cal State Northridge Matadors men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Cal State Northridge Matadors men's basketball team represented California State University, Northridge during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Matadors, led by second year head coach Reggie Theus, played their home games at the Matadome as members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 9–24, 4–12 in Big West play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the first round of the Big West tournament to UC Davis.

## Schedule and results

Source:
| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 11/08/2014* 7:00 pm | Cal State Dominguez Hills | W 79–76 | | Matadome (947) Northridge, CA |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/14/2014* 7:00 pm, FSSD | at No. 16 San Diego State Maui Invitational Tournament | L 58–79 | 0–1 | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA |
| 11/16/2014* 7:00 pm, P12N | at No. 2 Arizona Maui Invitational Tournament | L 68–86 | 1–1 | McKale Center (14,655) Tucson, AZ |
| 11/19/2014* 7:00 pm | Montana State | W 72–65 | 1–2 | Matadome (1,790) Northridge, CA |
| 11/22/2014* 11:00 am | vs. Samford Maui Invitational Tournament | W 79–72 | 2–2 | Jack Stephens Center (647) Little Rock, AR |
| 11/23/2014* 11:00 am | at Arkansas–Little Rock Maui Invitational Tournament | L 88–94 $^{2OT}$ | 2–3 | Jack Stephens Center (549) Little Rock, AR |
| 11/26/2014* 8:00 pm | Portland State | L 55–63 | 2–4 | Matadome (555) Northridge, CA |
| 11/29/2014* 7:00 pm | at Seattle | L 58–70 | 2–5 | KeyArena (1,517) Seattle, WA |
| 12/02/2014* 7:00 pm | South Dakota | L 65–68 | 2–6 | Matadome (805) Northridge, CA |
| 12/04/2014* 7:00 pm | at Pepperdine | L 56–66 | 2–7 | Firestone Fieldhouse (1,511) Malibu, CA |
| 12/06/2014* 7:00 pm | Vanguard | W 70–58 | 3–7 | Matadome (823) Northridge, CA |
| 12/17/2014* 8:00 pm, P12N | at Oregon | L 56–79 | 3–8 | Matthew Knight Arena (4,914) Eugene, OR |
| 12/20/2014* 7:00 pm | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | L 68–75 | 3–9 | Matadome (550) Northridge, CA |
| 12/23/2014* 4:00 pm, ESPNU | at No. 4 Louisville | L 55–80 | 3–10 | KFC Yum! Center (20,231) Louisville, KY |
| 12/29/2014* 7:00 pm | Stephen F. Austin | L 57–61 | 3–11 | Matadome (685) Northridge, CA |
| 01/02/2015* 7:00 pm | Morgan State | W 78–62 | 4–11 | Matadome (603) Northridge, CA |
| 01/07/2015 7:00 pm | at UC Davis | L 61–71 | 4–12 (0–1) | The Pavilion (1,935) Davis, CA |
| 01/10/2015 9:00 pm | at Hawaii | L 68–83 | 4–13 (0–2) | Stan Sheriff Center (6,805) Honolulu, HI |
| 01/15/2015 7:00 pm | at UC Santa Barbara | W 74–63 | 5–13 (1–2) | The Thunderdome (2,023) Santa Barbara, CA |
| 01/17/2015 7:00 pm | Cal Poly | W 55–48 | 6–13 (2–2) | Matadome (1,084) Northridge, CA |
| 01/22/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | UC Irvine | L 49–80 | 6–14 (2–3) | Matadome (1,311) Northridge, CA |
| 01/24/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Long Beach State | L 58–64 | 6–15 (2–4) | Matadome (1,395) Northridge, CA |
| 01/29/2015 7:00 pm | Hawaii | L 73–84 | 6–16 (2–5) | Matadome (1,127) Northridge, CA |
| 01/31/2015 5:00 pm | at UC Riverside | L 62–66 | 6–17 (2–6) | UC Riverside Student Recreation Center (579) Riverside, CA |
| 02/05/2015 7:00 pm | at Cal State Fullerton | L 53–69 | 6–18 (2–7) | Titan Gym (882) Fullerton, CA |
| 02/07/2015 7:00 pm | UC Davis | L 55–68 | 6–19 (2–8) | Matadome (1,025) Northridge, CA |
| 02/12/2015 7:00 pm | at Cal Poly | L 63–70 | 6–20 (2–9) | Mott Gym (2,113) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| 02/14/2015 7:00 pm | UC Santa Barbara | L 57–65 | 6–21 (2–10) | Matadome (897) Northridge, CA |
| 02/17/2015* 7:00 pm | Bethesda | W 89–61 | 7–21 | Matadome (N/A) Northridge, CA |
| 02/21/2015 7:00 pm | at UC Irvine | L 58–67 | 7–22 (2–11) | Bren Events Center (3,070) Irvine, CA |
| 02/26/2015 7:00 pm | Cal State Fullerton | W 82–72 | 8–22 (3–11) | Matadome (1,017) Northridge, CA |
| 02/28/2015 7:00 pm | UC Riverside | W 83–76 | 9–22 (4–11) | Matadome (1,600) Northridge, CA |
| 03/05/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Long Beach State | L 58–69 | 9–23 (4–12) | Walter Pyramid (3,255) Long Beach, CA |
| Big West tournament |||||
| 03/12/2015 3:00 pm | vs. UC Davis | L 67–71 | 9–24 | Honda Center Anaheim, CA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||