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Portland, OR - Cal State Northridge took advantage of a chilly second-half shooting performance by Portland State to come from behind and beat the Vikings at the Stott Center, 77-71.

After shooting .640 in the first half to take a 40-36 lead, the Vikings made only 10-39 shots in the second half (.282). The result was Portland State's fourth straight loss as it dropped to 3-6 on the season.

CSUN shot .528 as a team, and overcame 19 turnovers to pull out the win. The Matadors improved to 3-7 overall.

An 11-0 run CSUN midway through the first half got the Matadors an early lead at 23-10. Part of that rally was fueled by nine Viking turnovers by the 8:38 mark of the half.

But Viking Calaen Robinson took over from there. The junior guard hit 6-6 three-pointers over the next six minutes, sparking a 24-4 PSU rally. That had the Vikings up 34-27 and they went into halftime ahead 40-36.

The first half was littered with turnovers as the Vikings committed 12, and the Matadors had 10. PSU was able to score 15 points off turnovers, with all 15 coming in the last eight minutes. Both teams shot it well, though. The Vikings made 16-25 shots (.640) compared to 15-27 for the Matadors (.556).

CSUN opened the second half on an 11-4 run to lead 47-44. The Vikings went cold, hitting just 2-15 shots in the opening eight minutes of the half. Robinson and his teammates didn't have the same touch in the second half in it proved costly. The Matadors extended their advantage to 65-53 with just over six minutes to go. PSU never got closer than four after that.

Robinson finished with 21 points in the game, hitting 7-11 three-pointers. He also had four assists.

Isaiah Pineiro came off the bench to score 17 points, grab five rebounds and make three steals. Cameron Forte scored 11 with eight boards, while Bryce White tallied 10 points and five assists.

The Vikings ended up shooting .422 for the game and were out-rebounded 40-29. CSUN scored 20 points on offensive rebounds.

Micheal Warren led four Matadors in double figures with 15 points. Tre Hale-Edmerson and Tavrion Dawson scored 14 points and Kendall Smith had 13. Olalekan Ajayi had 10 rebounds to lead both teams.

GAME NOTES: The Vikings are now 2-2 at home… Portland State travels to CSU Bakersfield for its final game before Christmas. That contest is Tuesday, Dec. 22 at 7 p.m. Live video, audio and stats are available at www.GoViks.com.