Saturday, January 9
Bakersfield, Calif.
4 p.m.
2-6,0-2Big West
50
at
65
CSU Bakersfield
7-4,3-1Big West
| Team | 1 | 2 | F |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cal Poly | 23 | 27 | 50 |
| CSU Bakersfield | 32 | 33 | 65 |
Photo by: Owen Main
1/9/2021 9:05:00 PM | Men's Basketball
BAKERSFIELD – Freshman guard Camren Pierce (above) finished with a team high 12 points, but the Cal Poly men's basketball program trailed CSU Bakersfield wire-to-wire for a second straight evening Saturday and dropped a 65-50 decision to the Roadrunners inside the Icardo Center.
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Sophomore guard Colby Rogers added 11 points for Cal Poly (2-6, 0-2), which, facing CSU Bakersfield for the second time in a 24-hour window and playing on successive nights after sustaining a 20-day hiatus, was held to a 32.1 (18-for-56) percent field goal mark and 14.3 (3-for-21) percent three-point mark. CSU Bakersfield (7-4, 3-1), making its debut as a Big West member this season, outrebounded Cal Poly, 43-34.
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Cal Poly returns home to Mott Athletics Center to play its first home game in 30 days when opening its now eight-game Big West home schedule against UC Riverside Jan. 15-16 (tip time 4 p.m. both afternoons). Â
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During Saturday's matchup, CSU Bakersfield opened up an 11-4 lead after five-and-a-half minutes. Cal Poly closed the deficit to 21-19 after graduate forward Riley Till connected with a layup three-and-a-half minutes before halftime. The Mustangs, however, were held to just two more points the remainder of the period with Pierce sinking a jumper two seconds before the halftime horn as CSU Bakersfield took a 32-23 lead into the break.
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Cal Poly scored five of the second half's opening six points, drawing to a 33-28 gap with 17 minutes left after the second of two Till free throws. Still facing a 36-30 disadvantage moments later, Cal Poly was held to just a single bucket during an ensuing four-minute span as the Roadrunners grabbed the night's first double-digit lead.
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Cal Poly closed to within six points of CSU Bakersfield's lead just once the remainder of the evening.
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Sophomore guard Colby Rogers added 11 points for Cal Poly (2-6, 0-2), which, facing CSU Bakersfield for the second time in a 24-hour window and playing on successive nights after sustaining a 20-day hiatus, was held to a 32.1 (18-for-56) percent field goal mark and 14.3 (3-for-21) percent three-point mark. CSU Bakersfield (7-4, 3-1), making its debut as a Big West member this season, outrebounded Cal Poly, 43-34.
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Cal Poly returns home to Mott Athletics Center to play its first home game in 30 days when opening its now eight-game Big West home schedule against UC Riverside Jan. 15-16 (tip time 4 p.m. both afternoons). Â
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During Saturday's matchup, CSU Bakersfield opened up an 11-4 lead after five-and-a-half minutes. Cal Poly closed the deficit to 21-19 after graduate forward Riley Till connected with a layup three-and-a-half minutes before halftime. The Mustangs, however, were held to just two more points the remainder of the period with Pierce sinking a jumper two seconds before the halftime horn as CSU Bakersfield took a 32-23 lead into the break.
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Cal Poly scored five of the second half's opening six points, drawing to a 33-28 gap with 17 minutes left after the second of two Till free throws. Still facing a 36-30 disadvantage moments later, Cal Poly was held to just a single bucket during an ensuing four-minute span as the Roadrunners grabbed the night's first double-digit lead.
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Cal Poly closed to within six points of CSU Bakersfield's lead just once the remainder of the evening.
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Players Mentioned
Team Stats
CPO
CSUB
FG%
.321
.421
3FG%
.143
.375
FT%
.786
.579
RB
34
43
TO
15
11
STL
8
7
Game Leaders
Pts
12
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
11
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
4
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
2
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