Tuesday, March 8
Henderson, NV
8:30 p.m.
7-21,2-12Big West
53
vs
63
No. 7 UC Davis
13-10,5-6Big West
1
2
F
Cal Poly
24
29
53
UC Davis
27
36
63
Team Stats
CPO
UCD
FG%
.404
.404
3FG%
.211
.286
FT%
.636
.773
RB
32
35
TO
17
11
STL
4
6
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
20
FGM
9
3FGM
1
FTM
1
Pts
11
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Pts
9
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Pts
7
FGM
2
3FGM
2
FTM
1
Players Mentioned
PG
/ Men's Basketball
CG
/ Men's BasketballG
/ Men's BasketballG
/ Men's Basketball
Photo by: Owen Main | Cal Poly Athletics
Cal Poly Eliminated in Big West Tournament Opening Round by UC Davis, 63-53
3/8/2022 10:47:00 PM | Men's Basketball
HENDERSON, Nev. – Junior guard Trevon Taylor (above) finished with a game high 20 points and grabbed a team leading eight rebounds, but the 10th-seeded Cal Poly men's basketball program was eliminated in the opening round of the Big West Conference Tournament Tuesday evening by No. 7 UC Davis inside the Dollar Loan Center, 63-53
Sophomore point guard Camren Pierce added 11 points for Cal Poly (7-21), which tied Tuesday's matchup versus UC Davis (13-10) at 43-43 with five-and-a-half minutes remaining. However, the Aggies – who shot the same exact 40.4 (21-for-52) percent field goal mark as Cal Poly and sank 17 free throws – pulled away with a 20-10 run to advance to the Thursday, March 10 quarterfinal round and a meeting with second-seeded Cal State Fullerton.
Cal Poly, which won the only regular season matchup between the two sides at home, 82-74 (Jan. 15) and closed the regular season with back-to-back victories, was forced into 17 turnovers.
The Mustangs, who won an opening-round game last season to reach the quarterfinals, also received nine points and seven rebounds from sophomore forward Brantly Stevenson.
With Taylor and Stevenson supplying 19 of Cal Poly's 24 first-half points, the Mustangs led just twice during the opening period, but never trailed by more than five. Taylor produced 14 first-half points alone, shooting 75.0 (6-for-8) percent from the floor while the Mustangs, collectively, produced a 27.5 (9-for-24) percent clip and trailed at the break, 27-24.
Taylor sank the opening basket of the second half, but UC Davis responded with a 6-0 run to go up, 33-26, with 16-and-a-half minutes to play.
Still facing a 43-37 deficit with eight minutes remaining, Cal Poly received two free throws from sophomore guard Kobe Sanders before Stevenson and Pierce sank layups to tie the matchup.
The Aggies, however, answered with a three-pointer from guard Elijah Pepper and layup by forward Christian Anigwe to reaffirm a 48-43 advantage with four-and-a-half minutes to play.
Sophomore point guard Camren Pierce added 11 points for Cal Poly (7-21), which tied Tuesday's matchup versus UC Davis (13-10) at 43-43 with five-and-a-half minutes remaining. However, the Aggies – who shot the same exact 40.4 (21-for-52) percent field goal mark as Cal Poly and sank 17 free throws – pulled away with a 20-10 run to advance to the Thursday, March 10 quarterfinal round and a meeting with second-seeded Cal State Fullerton.
Cal Poly, which won the only regular season matchup between the two sides at home, 82-74 (Jan. 15) and closed the regular season with back-to-back victories, was forced into 17 turnovers.
The Mustangs, who won an opening-round game last season to reach the quarterfinals, also received nine points and seven rebounds from sophomore forward Brantly Stevenson.
With Taylor and Stevenson supplying 19 of Cal Poly's 24 first-half points, the Mustangs led just twice during the opening period, but never trailed by more than five. Taylor produced 14 first-half points alone, shooting 75.0 (6-for-8) percent from the floor while the Mustangs, collectively, produced a 27.5 (9-for-24) percent clip and trailed at the break, 27-24.
Taylor sank the opening basket of the second half, but UC Davis responded with a 6-0 run to go up, 33-26, with 16-and-a-half minutes to play.
Still facing a 43-37 deficit with eight minutes remaining, Cal Poly received two free throws from sophomore guard Kobe Sanders before Stevenson and Pierce sank layups to tie the matchup.
The Aggies, however, answered with a three-pointer from guard Elijah Pepper and layup by forward Christian Anigwe to reaffirm a 48-43 advantage with four-and-a-half minutes to play.
Day in the Life With Men's Basketball Guard Cayden Ward
Monday, August 25
Cal Poly Men's Basketball 2025 Summer Practice
Thursday, August 07
MBB Postgame Press Conference - Big West Championship Quarterfinal UC Riverside (March 13, 2025)
Friday, March 14
MBB Postgame Press Conference - Big West Championship vs UC Davis (March 12, 2025)
Thursday, March 13
