5-9
Princeton
7-6
Cal Poly Men's Basketball Closes 2016 with Saturday Defeat at Princeton
12/31/2016 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
PRINCETON, N.J. – Guards Ridge Shipley (top), Kyle Toth and Donovan Fields all finished with a team-leading eight points, but the Cal Poly men's basketball program never recovered from an early double-digit deficit and fell to first-time opponent Princeton inside Jadwin Gymnasium on Saturday afternoon, 81-52.
Senior forward Zach Gordon and junior guard Victor Joseph each scored seven points for Cal Poly (5-9), which closed the 2016 calendar year by committing a season low four turnovers and forcing Princeton into 13 miscues, but the Mustangs were outrebounded, 42-21.
Playing the program's first game in the state of New Jersey in 36 years and facing an Ivy League opponent for just the second time in program history, Cal Poly was kept to a 36.4 (20-for-55) percent field goal mark while Princeton (7-6) shot 56.4 (31-for-55) percent from the floor and sank 13 three-pointers.
Cal Poly closes a six-game road trip and opens its 21st season of Big West Conference action with a Saturday, Jan. 7 meeting at UC Davis. Tip time is 5 p.m.
Holding Cal Poly to a solitary field goal during an early four-minute stretch, Princeton jumped out to an 11-4 lead after just six minutes.
Toth knocked down Cal Poly's first four field goals, but the Mustangs were held to a 0-for-8 start from the three-point line and still trailed 26-12 eight minutes before the break.
Backboned by 53.8 (7-for-13) percent three-point mark in the first half and a 23-11 rebounding advantage – including nine offensive boards – Princeton took a 38-21 lead into halftime.
Princeton forward Steven Cook opened the second half by sinking the fifth of his six three-pointers to provide the Tigers a 20-point lead.
Facing a 49-27 gap and with 13-and-a-half minutes remaining, Cal Poly cobbled together a 7-0 run in 71 seconds to cut the deficit to 49-34. Sophomore forward Kuba Niziol hit a three-pointer on the ensuing possession to trim Princeton's lead to 51-37 with 11 minutes to play, but the 14-point chasm was as close as Cal Poly bridged.
PRINCETON, N.J. – Guards Ridge Shipley, Kyle Toth and Donovan Fields all finished with a team-leading eight points, but the Cal Poly men's basketball program never recovered from an early double-digit deficit and fell to first-time opponent Princeton inside Jadwin Gymnasium on Saturday afternoon, 81-52.
Senior forward Zach Gordon and junior guard Victor Joseph each scored seven points for Cal Poly (5-9), which closed the 2016 calendar year by committing a season low four turnovers and forcing Princeton into 13 miscues, but the Mustangs were outrebounded, 42-21.
Playing the program's first game in the state of New Jersey in 36 years and facing an Ivy League opponent for just the second time in program history, Cal Poly was kept to a 36.4 (20-for-55) percent field goal mark while Princeton (7-6) shot 56.4 (31-for-55) percent from the floor and sank 13 three-pointers.
Cal Poly closes a six-game road trip and opens its 21st season of Big West Conference action with a Saturday, Jan. 7 meeting at UC Davis. Tip time is 5 p.m.
Holding Cal Poly to a solitary field goal during an early four-minute stretch, Princeton jumped out to an 11-4 lead after just six minutes.
Toth knocked down Cal Poly's first four field goals, but the Mustangs were held to a 0-for-8 start from the three-point line and still trailed 26-12 eight minutes before the break.
Backboned by 53.8 (7-for-13) percent three-point mark in the first half and a 23-11 rebounding advantage – including nine offensive boards – Princeton took a 38-21 lead into halftime.
Princeton forward Steven Cook opened the second half by sinking the fifth of his six three-pointers to provide the Tigers a 20-point lead.
Facing a 49-27 gap and with 13-and-a-half minutes remaining, Cal Poly cobbled together a 7-0 run in 71 seconds to cut the deficit to 49-34. Sophomore forward Kuba Niziol hit a three-pointer on the ensuing possession to trim Princeton's lead to 51-37 with 11 minutes to play, but the 14-point chasm was as close as Cal Poly bridged.
