Friday, January 22
Irvine, Calif.
4 p.m.
2-9,0-5Big West
49
at
68
UC Irvine
7-4,3-0Big West
1
2
F
Cal Poly
20
29
49
UC Irvine
36
32
68
Team Stats
CPO
Irvine
FG%
.375
.407
3FG%
.412
.267
FT%
.500
.741
RB
27
41
TO
20
12
STL
5
13
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
9
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Pts
7
FGM
2
3FGM
2
FTM
1
Pts
6
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
W
/ Men's Basketball
F
/ Men's Basketball
F
/ Men's BasketballF
/ Men's Basketball
SG
/ Men's BasketballPG
/ Men's Basketball
Photo by: Owen Main | Cal Poly Athletics
Cal Poly Opens UC Irvine Series Friday with 68-49 Setback
1/22/2021 7:15:00 PM | Men's Basketball
IRVINE – Sophomore forward Alimamy Koroma led the Cal Poly men's basketball program in scoring for the third successive matchup with nine points Friday evening, but the Mustangs opened a two-game series against UC Irvine with a 68-49 loss inside the Bren Events Center.
Guard Keith Smith (above) added eight points and fellow senior Mark Crowe finished with seven for Cal Poly (2-9, 0-5), which shot a season high 41.2 (7-for-17) from three-point range. The Mustangs, however, fell into a double-digit deficit late in the first half as Big West Conference leader UC Irvine (7-4, 3-0) – which outrebounded Cal Poly, 41-27 – led for the final 35 minutes.
Freshman forward Dyson Koehler led Cal Poly with six rebounds. Cal Poly's leading rebounder with 5.9 boards per game, Koehler has grabbed six-plus rebounds in a game seven times this season.
Cal Poly completes the series with UC Irvine on Saturday, Jan. 23. Tip time is 4 p.m. with action streamed live on ESPN3.
Capped with Crowe completing a four-point play, Cal Poly ran out to a 11-7 lead after three-and-a-half minutes. The Mustangs, however, were kept scoreless for the ensuing six minutes as UC Irvine assumed a 17-11 advantage with 10 minutes remaining in the half.
Smith snapped Cal Poly's drought with a three-pointer, but UC Irvine responded with a 15-3 run and stretched the afternoon's first double-digit lead to 32-17 with five minutes remaining in the half.
UC Irvine took a 36-20 lead into the break before Cal Poly closed its deficit to 46-36 with 14 minutes to go. The Mustangs were kept to just field goals from freshman Aidan Prukop and fellow forward Tuukka Jaakkola during the next six minutes, however, and slipped to a 59-40 disadvantage.
Guard Keith Smith (above) added eight points and fellow senior Mark Crowe finished with seven for Cal Poly (2-9, 0-5), which shot a season high 41.2 (7-for-17) from three-point range. The Mustangs, however, fell into a double-digit deficit late in the first half as Big West Conference leader UC Irvine (7-4, 3-0) – which outrebounded Cal Poly, 41-27 – led for the final 35 minutes.
Freshman forward Dyson Koehler led Cal Poly with six rebounds. Cal Poly's leading rebounder with 5.9 boards per game, Koehler has grabbed six-plus rebounds in a game seven times this season.
Cal Poly completes the series with UC Irvine on Saturday, Jan. 23. Tip time is 4 p.m. with action streamed live on ESPN3.
Capped with Crowe completing a four-point play, Cal Poly ran out to a 11-7 lead after three-and-a-half minutes. The Mustangs, however, were kept scoreless for the ensuing six minutes as UC Irvine assumed a 17-11 advantage with 10 minutes remaining in the half.
Smith snapped Cal Poly's drought with a three-pointer, but UC Irvine responded with a 15-3 run and stretched the afternoon's first double-digit lead to 32-17 with five minutes remaining in the half.
UC Irvine took a 36-20 lead into the break before Cal Poly closed its deficit to 46-36 with 14 minutes to go. The Mustangs were kept to just field goals from freshman Aidan Prukop and fellow forward Tuukka Jaakkola during the next six minutes, however, and slipped to a 59-40 disadvantage.
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