Saturday, January 22
San Luis Obispo, CA
7 p.m.
4-12,1-4Big West
56
vs
69
Hawai'i
9-5,4-0Big West
1
2
F
Hawaii
36
33
69
Cal Poly
34
22
56
Team Stats
Hawaii
CPO
FG%
.415
.333
3FG%
.389
.214
FT%
.857
.895
RB
35
34
TO
11
10
STL
2
4
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
16
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
9
Pts
16
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
7
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Pts
7
FGM
2
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
F
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/ Men's Basketball
G
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Photo by: Owen Main | Cal Poly Athletics
Mustangs Fall at Home Saturday to Big West Leader Hawai’i
1/22/2022 9:43:00 PM | Men's Basketball
SAN LUIS OBISPO – Sophomore point guard Camren Pierce (above) finished with a career high 16 points and junior forward Alimamy Koroma recorded his second collegiate double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds for the Cal Poly men's basketball program Saturday evening, but the Mustangs – after erasing a double-digit first-half deficit versus Big West Conference leader Hawai'i – fell inside Mott Athletics Center, 69-56.
Pierce added a game high seven assists for Cal Poly (4-12, 1-4), which trailed by as much as 16 points during the first half, but by just two at the break. However, Hawai'i (9-5, 4-0) – which moved into a first-place tie atop the Big West standings alongside Cal State Fullerton (11-5, 4-0) – never trailed after opening the second half with a 12-2 run.
Cal Poly shot a season best 89.5 (17-for-19) percent from the free throw line, but saw a three-game home winning streak versus Hawai'i snapped.
Cal Poly opens a four-game road trip when visiting UC San Diego for the first time as a Big West opponent on Thursday, Jan. 27. Tip time is 7 p.m.
During Saturday's matchup, Hawai'i converted its opening four three-point attempts to take a 16-7 lead after just five-and-a-half minutes.
A three-pointer from Cal Poly junior guard Trevon Taylor cut the disadvantage to six points, but the Rainbow Warriors responded with an 11-5 run to stretch their lead to 31-15 with just under eight minutes remaining in the half.
Still trailing with five minutes to go, 36-23, Cal Poly – backboned by five straight Pierce free throws – closed the half with an 11-0 run and faced just a 36-34 deficit at the break.
Hawai'i, however, kept Cal Poly to just one field goal during the opening seven minutes of the second half, lengthening the lead to 47-36.
Still down by double digits with 12 minutes remaining, Cal Poly received Pierce and Koroma layups to draw within six points.
Hawai'i though kept Cal Poly scoreless for an ensuing five-minute stretch to pull away.
Pierce added a game high seven assists for Cal Poly (4-12, 1-4), which trailed by as much as 16 points during the first half, but by just two at the break. However, Hawai'i (9-5, 4-0) – which moved into a first-place tie atop the Big West standings alongside Cal State Fullerton (11-5, 4-0) – never trailed after opening the second half with a 12-2 run.
Cal Poly shot a season best 89.5 (17-for-19) percent from the free throw line, but saw a three-game home winning streak versus Hawai'i snapped.
Cal Poly opens a four-game road trip when visiting UC San Diego for the first time as a Big West opponent on Thursday, Jan. 27. Tip time is 7 p.m.
During Saturday's matchup, Hawai'i converted its opening four three-point attempts to take a 16-7 lead after just five-and-a-half minutes.
A three-pointer from Cal Poly junior guard Trevon Taylor cut the disadvantage to six points, but the Rainbow Warriors responded with an 11-5 run to stretch their lead to 31-15 with just under eight minutes remaining in the half.
Still trailing with five minutes to go, 36-23, Cal Poly – backboned by five straight Pierce free throws – closed the half with an 11-0 run and faced just a 36-34 deficit at the break.
Hawai'i, however, kept Cal Poly to just one field goal during the opening seven minutes of the second half, lengthening the lead to 47-36.
Still down by double digits with 12 minutes remaining, Cal Poly received Pierce and Koroma layups to draw within six points.
Hawai'i though kept Cal Poly scoreless for an ensuing five-minute stretch to pull away.
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