Despite trailing by as much as 14 points in the first half, Cal Poly Men’s Basketball turned the score around to defeat San Jose State 75-71 on Sunday, Dec. 13 inside Mott Athletics Center. Sophomore forward Alimamy Koroma and freshman forward Brantly Stevenson reached career highs with 19 points and 17 points respectively. Senior guard […]
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Tale of two halves as Men’s Basketball drops home matchup with Santa Clara 76-69
Despite having a 14 point lead in the first half, Cal Poly Men’s Basketball fell short against Santa Clara 76-69 on Wednesday, Dec. 9 inside Mott Athletics Center. The Mustangs (1-2) came out firing in the first half, growing a large lead thanks to efficient offense and three-point shooting, but Santa Clara (5-0) remained undefeated […]
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Men’s Basketball falls to San Francisco by 28 points for first loss of the year
Cal Poly Men’s Basketball dropped their second game of the season 88-60 at the hands of San Francisco on Friday, Dec. 4 inside Mott Athletics Center. After crushing Bethesda College one week ago, Cal Poly (1-1) were at the other end of the rout against the Dons. San Francisco, who upset No. 4-ranked Virginia one […]
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Men’s Basketball drops first-half lead in 80-73 overtime loss to Long Beach State
Cal Poly Men’s Basketball lost to Long Beach State in an 80-73 overtime thriller Thursday, March 5 inside Walter Pyramid. Sophomore guard Junior Ballard scored a game-high 25 points and added a last-second three-pointer to send the Mustangs into their fourth overtime game of the season. “It was a tough way to lose, we have […]
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Men’s Basketball takes down Hawai’i 79-75 in second overtime game of the season
Freshman guard Colby Rogers hit an overtime game-winner for the second time this season as Cal Poly Men’s Basketball took down Hawai’i 79-75 Saturday, Feb. 8 inside Mott Athletics Center. Cal Poly (7-16, 4-5 Big West) led by as much as 15 points in the second half before Hawai’i (14-8, 5-3 Big West) forced overtime […]
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Men’s Basketball loses momentum in 66-51 loss at UC Davis
Cal Poly Men’s Basketball fell 66-51 to UC Davis in a match that changed leads 11 times on Saturday, Feb. 1 inside The Pavilion. Each team came into the game with a conference record of 2-4 in search of their third win. Sophomore forward Tuukka Jaakkola and sophomore guard Junior Ballard kept Cal Poly (5-16, […]
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Men’s Basketball falls to CSU Bakersfield in final home game of 2019
Cal Poly Men’s Basketball failed to gain a lead over CSU Bakersfield in a 72-50 defeat Saturday, Dec. 21 inside Mott Athletics Center. CSU Bakersfield’s Taze Moore produced a match-high 13 points and was the only player to score double digits. Redshirt freshman forward Kyle Colvin led Cal Poly with eight points. The defeat comes […]
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Men’s Basketball falls to Fresno State after scoring lowest point total in five years
Cal Poly Men’s Basketball fell to Fresno State 62-37 on Saturday, Dec. 14 inside Mott Athletics Center. The defeat marked the lowest point total for the Mustangs since a 2014 NCAA Tournament loss against Wichita State. “We’re depleted in the post and they punched us in the mouth in the post and second shot opportunities,” […]
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Men’s Basketball takes down Siena 70-66 in first win of the season over a Division I opponent
Cal Poly Men’s Basketball took down Siena 70-66 Saturday, Dec. 7 inside Mott Athletics Center. Four Mustangs scored in double digits as Cal Poly overturned a first half deficit to earn its first win over a Division I opponent of the 2019-2020 season. “We pride ourselves on being resilient, fighting through adversity,” freshman guard Colby […]
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Men’s basketball drops third straight to Iowa, 85-59
Despite three players scoring in double digits, Cal Poly dropped their third straight game 85-59 to Iowa on Sunday Nov. 24th inside Carver Hawkeye Arena. The Mustangs (1-5) struggled on both sides of the ball, as the Hawkeyes (4-1) led for the entirety of the game Sophomore forward Tuukka Jaakkola led the offense with a […]
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Men’s Basketball drops away matchup with Creighton 86-70
Cal Poly opened up their Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational campaign with a loss against Creighton 86-70 on Saturday, Nov. 22. The Mustangs (1-4) kept their deficit consistently around 18 points throughout the game, but could never climb back as all five Creighton starters scored double digit points. A layup from freshman forward Kyle Colvin […]