In a battle between the two highest-scoring teams in the Big West Conference, Cal Poly Men’s Basketball played host to the UC San Diego Tritons, who currently hold the top spot in the Big West, on Thursday, Feb. 20. The Mustangs (10-17, 4-11 Big West) hung around all game, but in the end, the Tritons’ […]
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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: 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 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 […]
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Preview: Cal Poly Men’s Basketball hosts Blue-Green Rivals UC Santa Barbara
Still looking for their first regular season Big West Conference win since Dec. 29, 2022, Cal Poly Men’s Basketball plays host to rivals UC Santa Barbara on Saturday, Jan. 11 at Mott Athletics Center. The Gauchos (10-5, 2-2 Big West) have won their last three games, including two conference games against Hawai’i and CSU Bakersfield. […]
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Cal Poly Men’s Basketball extends Big West losing streak, falls to UC San Diego on the road
Cal Poly Men’s Basketball remained winless in Big West Conference play, falling to UC San Diego 95-68 Thursday at LionTree Arena. It was an encouraging start by the Mustangs (6-11, 0-5 Big West), who responded strongly after their worst offensive game against Hawai’i, scoring a season-low 55 points. The Green and Gold have not beaten […]
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Hyder’s career-high aids Cal Poly Men’s Basketball comeback overtime win over Denver at home
Down by one and playing in their second overtime in three days, graduate guard Jarred Hyder brought the ball up the floor. It’s a simple pistol action that Denver fails to guard. Hyder sets his feet on the Big West logo and fires the three-pointer, sending Mott Athletic Center into celebration. Cal Poly Basketball snapped […]
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Preview: Cal Poly Men’s Basketball looks to snap three-game skid at home against Denver
After falling to San Jose State in overtime on Saturday, Cal Poly Men’s Basketball continues their stretch of non-conference matches as they return home for a game against the Denver Pioneers on Tuesday, Dec. 17, at 7 p.m. at Mott Athletics Center. In the only meeting between the two teams last year, the Pioneers (6-7) […]
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Koonce’s career-high 32 points not enough for Cal Poly Men’s Basketball to overcome San Jose State
Despite graduate swingman Owen Koonce setting a new career-high 32 points, Cal Poly men’s basketball fell to San Jose State 107-100 in overtime Saturday at Provident Credit Union Event Center. The Mustangs (5-7, 0-2 Big West) went back and forth with the Spartans (6-6, 0-1 Mountain West) before San Jose State pulled away in overtime. […]
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Preview: Cal Poly Men’s Basketball returns to non-conference schedule at San Jose State
After two tough losses in Big West Conference play, Cal Poly Men’s Basketball re-enters the non-conference realm as they head north to take on San Jose State on Saturday, Dec. 14 at 7 p.m. at the Credit Union Event Center. The Mustangs (5-6, 0-2 Big West) will look to shake off back-to-back losses against the […]
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Cal Poly Men’s Basketball drops second straight Big West game to CSUN at home
A second-half rally for Cal Poly Men’s Basketball fell just short as they fell 102-91 to CSU Northridge on Saturday at Mott Athletics Center. The Mustangs (5-6, 0-2 Big West) were dominated in the key by the Matadors (7-3, 1-1 Big West), giving up 54 points in the paint. With graduate guard Jarred Hyder and […]