Cal Poly Men’s Basketball’s season came to an end at the hands of a UC Santa Barbara buzzer-beater on Saturday, March 7 inside the Thunderdome. The Gauchos went on a 8-0 run in the final minutes of the game before junior guard JaQuori McLaughlin hit a fadeaway jumper as time expired to win the regular-season […]
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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 […]
Men’s Basketball caps off home schedule with 82-76 loss against UC Irvine
Cal Poly Men’s Basketball fell to conference-leaders UC Irvine 82-76 Thursday, Feb. 27 inside Mott Athletics Center. Sophomore guard Junior Ballard and freshman guard Colby Rogers led the Mustangs with 13 points each while searching for Cal Poly’s first home win over the Anteaters since 2013. “Our team has really grown and they’ve really fought […]
Men’s Basketball drops four-game home win streak in 77-62 loss to UC Davis
Cal Poly Men’s Basketball fell to UC Davis 77-62 Thursday, Feb. 20 inside Mott Athletics Center. After a close first half, UC Davis (13-15, 7-5 Big West) pulled away by limiting Cal Poly (7-19, 4-8 Big West) to 35 percent shooting from the field in the second half. Sophomore guard Junior Ballard and junior redshirt […]
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 […]
Colby Rogers scores overtime game-winner as Men’s Basketball defeats Cal State Fullerton, 101-100
Cal Poly Men’s Basketball defeated Cal State Fullerton in dramatic fashion with a 101-100 overtime victory Thursday, Jan. 30 inside Mott Athletics Center. Freshman guard Colby Rogers scored a layup with 0.4 seconds remaining in overtime to grant the Mustangs their second conference win of the season. Sophomore guard Junior Ballard led the Mustangs with […]
Men’s Basketball faces worst defeat of the season at UC Riverside
Cal Poly Men’s Basketball faced its worst defeat of the season in a 97-64 loss to Big West opponent UC Riverside Thursday, Jan. 23 inside SRC Arena. The Mustangs remained close early on, but the Highlander’s three-point shooting was too much for Cal Poly as UC Riverside scored 16 shots from behind the arc on […]
Men’s Basketball wins first Big West game of the season with a 74-56 victory over CSUN
Cal Poly Men’s Basketball defeated CSUN 74-56 on Saturday, Jan. 11 inside Mott Athletics Center to secure its first Big West victory of the season. The Mustangs (4-12, 1-1 Big West) shot 52.7 percent from the field behind a team-high 17 points from sophomore forward Tuukka Jaakkola. The Mustangs held the Matadors (6-12, 1-1 Big […]
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 […]
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,” […]
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 […]