As time wound down on Cal Poly’s 79-73 “upset” of UC Irvine, Anteaters head coach Russell Turner could be heard barking at his team’s bench. “They out-worked us, out-played us, out-wanted us.” For the second half, that was definitely true. The Mustangs (10-16, 6-8 Big West) ripped off run after run to cut the Anteater […]
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Cal Poly Men’s Basketball runs out of fuel, fall in Big West Championships semifinals
Henderson, Nev. – Cal Poly Men’s Basketball was picked to finish dead last in the Big West preseason coaches’ poll before the season. They had the lowest odds to win the Big West Championships coming into the tournament. Yet, the Mustangs advanced the furthest they have in the conference tournament since the team won the […]
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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 short in overtime to Big West favorite UC Irvine
With just over 19 seconds left to play and the shot clock turned off, senior guard Isaac Jessup, who had a quiet night up until this moment, popped open on the right wing, where he tied the game four minutes earlier. The ball fumbled out of his hands for just a moment before he collected […]
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Men’s basketball drops conference matchups to UC Irvine, Cal State Northridge
The Mustangs have now lost four straight conference games.
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Cal Poly drops ESPNU-televised game to UC Irvine, 64-50
Visiting UC Irvine used a 14-0 run midway through the first half as Cal Poly dropped its third straight game