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Photo by: Owen Main | Cal Poly Athletics
Cal Poly Falls Down the Stretch at Long Beach State, 78-65
2/5/2022 6:39:00 PM | Men's Basketball
LONG BEACH – Sophomore guard Kobe Sanders (above) sank a career best five three-pointers to finish with a collegiate high 22 points Saturday afternoon, but the Cal Poly men's basketball program – after leading Long Beach State into the second half – dropped a 78-65 decision inside Walter Pyramid.
Junior forward Alimamy Koroma recorded his third career double-double with 15 points and 12 rebounds (matching a career high) for Cal Poly (5-15, 1-7), which kept Big West Conference leader Long Beach State (12-9, 7-1) to a 29.2 (19-for-65) percent field goal mark. Long Beach State, however, turned 23 Cal Poly turnovers into 29 points while finishing 91.7 (33-for-36) percent from the free throw line.
Sophomore point guard Camren Pierce added 11 points for Cal Poly, which outrebounded Long Beach State, 42-37.
Completing a four-game road trip Saturday, Cal Poly returns home to Mott Athletics Center to host CSUN (Thursday, Feb. 10) and UC Santa Barbara (Saturday, Feb. 12). Tip time is 7 p.m. both nights.
Starting Saturday's matchup 6-for-9 from the floor, Cal Poly led after six minutes, 14-9. After Long Beach State briefly tied the matchup at 14-14, Sanders knocked down three-pointers on successive possessions as Cal Poly employed an 11-2 run to lead 25-16 with 10 minutes left in the half.
The Mustangs still led, 27-18, five minutes before the break before Long Beach State closed the half with a 12-4 run, cutting Cal Poly's advantage to 31-30 heading into the locker room.
Back-to-back jumpers from sophomore forward Brantly Stevenson allowed Cal Poly to stretch an early second-half lead to 39-32. Long Beach State, however, tied the matchup three times before overtaking Cal Poly at 48-47 following the first of two free throws from guard Colin Slater with nine-and-a-half minutes to play.
Cal Poly twice regained two-point leads, but, with the scoreline knotted at 53-53, Long Beach State kept the Mustangs to just three Sanders free throws in a three-minute span and utilized a 13-3 run to secure the afternoon's first double-digit advantage.
A Sanders layup and three-pointer followed by a Stevenson layup during three straight possessions helped Cal Poly shorten its deficit to 66-63 with three minutes left.
Slater, however, hit three-pointers on Long Beach State's next two possessions and the hosts closed the game 6-for-6 from the free throw line to keep Cal Poly at distance.
Junior forward Alimamy Koroma recorded his third career double-double with 15 points and 12 rebounds (matching a career high) for Cal Poly (5-15, 1-7), which kept Big West Conference leader Long Beach State (12-9, 7-1) to a 29.2 (19-for-65) percent field goal mark. Long Beach State, however, turned 23 Cal Poly turnovers into 29 points while finishing 91.7 (33-for-36) percent from the free throw line.
Sophomore point guard Camren Pierce added 11 points for Cal Poly, which outrebounded Long Beach State, 42-37.
Completing a four-game road trip Saturday, Cal Poly returns home to Mott Athletics Center to host CSUN (Thursday, Feb. 10) and UC Santa Barbara (Saturday, Feb. 12). Tip time is 7 p.m. both nights.
Starting Saturday's matchup 6-for-9 from the floor, Cal Poly led after six minutes, 14-9. After Long Beach State briefly tied the matchup at 14-14, Sanders knocked down three-pointers on successive possessions as Cal Poly employed an 11-2 run to lead 25-16 with 10 minutes left in the half.
The Mustangs still led, 27-18, five minutes before the break before Long Beach State closed the half with a 12-4 run, cutting Cal Poly's advantage to 31-30 heading into the locker room.
Back-to-back jumpers from sophomore forward Brantly Stevenson allowed Cal Poly to stretch an early second-half lead to 39-32. Long Beach State, however, tied the matchup three times before overtaking Cal Poly at 48-47 following the first of two free throws from guard Colin Slater with nine-and-a-half minutes to play.
Cal Poly twice regained two-point leads, but, with the scoreline knotted at 53-53, Long Beach State kept the Mustangs to just three Sanders free throws in a three-minute span and utilized a 13-3 run to secure the afternoon's first double-digit advantage.
A Sanders layup and three-pointer followed by a Stevenson layup during three straight possessions helped Cal Poly shorten its deficit to 66-63 with three minutes left.
Slater, however, hit three-pointers on Long Beach State's next two possessions and the hosts closed the game 6-for-6 from the free throw line to keep Cal Poly at distance.
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