Tension skyrocketed as the seconds dwindled down in Cal Poly Men’s Basketball’s showdown with CSUN on Saturday, Feb. 15, at the Premiere America Credit Union Arena. After an exciting offensive showdown that went back and forth, the Matadors led 87-85 with 12 ticks left on the clock. With possession, they inbounded the ball and tried […]
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Preview: Cal Poly Men’s Basketball looks to extend winning streak at CSUN
With another shot at three conference victories in a row for the first time since 2017, Cal Poly Men’s Basketball will head to Northridge to face CSUN for the second time this season on Saturday, Feb. 15 at 5 p.m. The Mustangs (10-15, 4-9 Big West) have been riding high recently, having won five of […]
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Preview: Cal Poly Men’s Basketball looks to gain ground in Big West standings against Cal State Fullerton
After starting Big West Conference play with eight straight losses, Cal Poly Men’s Basketball has a shot at climbing back into the Big West postseason tournament cutoff as they travel to Fullerton on Thursday, Feb. 13, to take on Cal State Fullerton. The Mustangs (9-15, 3-9 Big West) most recently notched a 79-63 victory against […]
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Second half surge helps Cal Poly Men’s Basketball defeat Hawai’i at home
Just one month ago, on Jan. 4, Cal Poly Men’s Basketball left Stan Sheriff Center with somber faces, coming off their lowest-scoring game of the season with only 55 points against Hawai’i. After an encouraging start to the year in non-conference play, during which they stayed competitive with power four teams and even defeated Stanford, […]
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Preview: Men’s Basketball looks to get back on track against Hawai’i
Cal Poly Men’s Basketball looks to get back in the win column as they host the University of Hawai’i on Thursday, Feb. 6, inside Mott Athletics Center. The Mustangs (8-15, 2-9 Big West) were denied their first three-game conference win streak since 2017 last time out, losing on the road to UC Riverside 80-62. The […]
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Cal Poly Men’s Basketball falls on the road to UC Riverside
Looking for their first three-game win streak since early November, Cal Poly traveled south to take on the UC Riverside Highlanders (15-8, 8-3 Big West), who rank No. 3 in the Big West Conference standings. The Mustangs (8-15, 2-9 Big West) have won two straight Big West contests after losing their first eight on the […]
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A Program Re-Energized: Cal Poly Men’s Basketball is giving fans a more exciting product
With 20 seconds remaining in their rivalry game with UC Santa Barbara, Cal Poly Men’s Basketball looked to tie the game up after crawling out of a 14-point deficit to make the game close at 72-70. The sound of the crowd erupting at Mott Athletics Center was almost deafening as the leading scorer for the […]
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Preview: Cal Poly Men’s Basketball takes momentum into Bakersfield
Coming off its first conference win in over 700 days, Cal Poly will take on CSU Bakersfield on Thursday, Jan. 30, at the Icardo Center, looking to win back-to-back conference games for the first time since March 2022. The Mustangs (7-14, 1-8 Big West) have lost the last 12 games to the Roadrunners (10-11, 4-5 […]
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Cal Poly Men’s Basketball snaps 46 game Big West losing streak, defeats Long Beach State
Cal Poly Men’s Basketball snapped the third-longest Division-I conference losing streak by defeating Long Beach State 78-69 on Saturday at Mott Athletics Center. Their Big West Conference losing streak ends at 46 games, third all-time behind Colgate (47) and the University of Chicago (60). For the Mustangs (7-14, 1-8 Big West), it was their first […]
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Preview: Cal Poly Men’s Basketball takes on first-place UC Irvine
Cal Poly Men’s Basketball takes the show on the road to Irvine to take on UC Irvine on Saturday, Jan. 18. The Anteaters (16-2, 6-0 Big West) received votes in the last Associated Press Top 25 poll, a rarity for Big West squads. The Mustangs (6-13, 0-7 Big West) fell in overtime the last time […]
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Cal Poly Men’s Basketball falls at the buzzer to UC Santa Barbara in front of a sold-out Mott Athletics Center
In front of a sold-out crowd of 3032 fans at Mott Athletics Center, Cal Poly Men’s Basketball has orchestrated a run to cut a once 14-point UC Santa Barbara lead down to a 72-70 score with 20 seconds to go. Still down by two, the Mustangs (6-12 0-6 Big West) looked for a bucket from […]