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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Men’s Basketball falls in quadruple overtime against Cal State Fullerton, 105-101
It took four overtime periods for Cal Poly to eventually fall 105-101 against Cal State Fullerton Saturday, Feb. 15 inside Titan Gym. Junior forward Nolan Taylor scored a career-high 35 points while sophomore guard Junior Ballard added 27 points for the Mustangs (7-18, 4-7 Big West), who had four players finish in double-digit scoring. The […]
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Men’s Basketball remains winless on the road after 81-73 loss to CSUN
Despite four players scoring in double-digit points, Cal Poly Men’s Basketball remained winless on the road after falling 81-73 to CSUN Thursday, Feb. 13 inside the Matadome. The loss came after Cal Poly took down CSUN just 33 days prior inside Mott Athletics Center. Graduate guard Jamal Smith opened the scoring for Cal Poly (7-17, […]
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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 earns third consecutive home win 92-75 over Long Beach State
Cal Poly Men’s Basketball earned its third Big West win of the season with a 92-75 victory over Long Beach State Wednesday, Feb. 5 inside Mott Athletics Center. Sophomore guard Junior Ballard scored a team-high 22 points while sophomore forward Tuukka Jaakkola added 16. The Mustangs shot 53.1 percent from the field and held The Beach […]
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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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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 […]
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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 […]
