After the best non-conference record under head coach John Smith, Cal Poly Men’s Basketball stumbled to a program-worst 18-game losing streak. Now, they’re heading into the Big West tournament. The Mustangs qualified for postseason play despite having the worst conference record because UC San Diego is in its transition period to Division-I and doesn’t qualify […]
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Men’s Basketball ends regular season with 73-72 overtime loss to UC Riverside
Cal Poly Men’s Basketball finished Big West regular season play with a 73-72 loss to UC Riverside on Saturday, March 4 inside Mott Athletics Center. The Mustangs (7-24, 1-18 Big West) lost their 18th straight with multiple chances to close out the game but were once again denied victory in the final seconds by the […]
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Men’s Basketball drops 17th straight in 58-52 loss to UC Davis
Cal Poly Men’s Basketball let another late lead slip in a 58-52 loss to UC Davis on Saturday, Feb. 25 inside Mott Athletics Center. The Mustangs (7-23 1-17 Big West) have now lost a whopping 17 games in a row while the Aggies (17-12 10-7 Big West) continued their solid season with the win. Midway […]
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Men’s Basketball has upset bid fall short in final seconds, drops matchup with UC Irvine 59-56
Cal Poly Men’s Basketball lost its 16th consecutive game to UC Irvine, 59-56, on Monday, Feb. 20 inside Mott Athletics Center. The Mustangs (7-22, 1-16 Big West) blew a first-half lead to extend the program-worst losing streak, while the Anteaters (20-8, 13-3 Big West) have now won five games in a row. After an early […]
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Men’s Basketball extends losing streak to 15 with 83-62 defeat to CSU Fullerton
Cal Poly Men’s Basketball’s losing streak reached 15 games with an 83-62 loss to CSU Fullerton on Saturday, Feb. 18 inside Titan Gym. The Mustangs (7-21, 1-15 Big West) have yet to win a game in the 2023 calendar year while the Titans (16-12, 10-6 Big West) now sit in fifth place in the conference […]
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Men’s Basketball lets halftime lead slip in 70-62 loss to CSU Bakersfield
Cal Poly Men’s Basketball dropped its 14th straight game, the program’s longest losing streak in its Division-I history, by a score of 70-62 to Cal State Bakersfield on Wednesday, Feb. 15 inside Mott Athletics Center. After the best non-conference stint in head coach John Smith’s tenure, the Mustangs (7-20, 1-14 Big West) have failed to […]
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Men’s Basketball blows double-digit lead to CSU Northridge to lose 13th straight, 64-53
Cal Poly Men’s Basketball lost in crushing fashion to CSU Northridge by a score of 64-53 on Saturday, Feb. 11 inside Premier America Credit Union Arena. The Mustangs (7-19, 1-13 Big West) led by as much as 16 in the second half before the Matadors (6-19, 3-11 Big West) stormed back to win by double […]
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Men’s Basketball drops 12th straight in heartbreaking 55-54 loss to UC Irvine
Despite a very hard-fought battle, Cal Poly Men’s Basketball opened their two-game road trip with a 55-54 loss to UC Irvine on Thursday, Feb. 9 at the Bren Events Center. The loss extended the Mustangs’ (7-18, 1-12 Big West) losing streak to 12, while the Highlanders (16-8, 9-3 Big West) got themselves back in the […]
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Men’s Basketball struggles from deep in 69-56 loss to Hawaii
Cal Poly Men’s Basketball dropped its 11th straight game by a score of 69-56 to the University of Hawaii on Saturday, Feb. 4 inside Mott Athletics Center. Both the Mustangs (7-17, 1-11 Big West) and the Rainbow Warriors (17-7, 8-4 Big West) shot 39.6% from the field, however, Cal Poly went an icy 2-for-13 from […]
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Men’s Basketball has losing streak hit double digits in 68-62 loss to UC Santa Barbara
Cal Poly Men’s Basketball fell short in a 68-62 loss to UC Santa Barbara on Thursday, Feb. 2 inside the Thunderdome. The Mustangs (7-16, 1-10 Big West) have now lost 10 straight games, while the Gauchos (18-3, 9-1 Big West) currently sit atop the conference standings after winning their fifth game in a row. Early […]
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Men’s Basketball falls 65-36 to Cal State Fullerton in lowest-scoring game since 2019
Cal Poly Men’s Basketball continued to struggle for their ninth loss in a row by a score of 65-36 to Cal State Fullerton on Saturday, Jan. 28 inside Mott Athletics Center. The Mustangs (7-15, 1-9 Big West) produced the program’s lowest scoring output since Dec. 14, 2019, while Cal State Fullerton (12-11, 6-5 Big West) […]