Thursday, January 5
Bakersfield, CA
7 p.m.
7-8,1-2Big West
51
at
61
CSU Bakersfield
5-9,1-2Big West
1
2
F
Cal Poly
16
35
51
CSU Bakersfield
29
32
61
Team Stats
CPO
CSUB
FG%
.308
.412
3FG%
.200
.500
FT%
.813
.684
RB
37
33
TO
12
7
STL
1
8
Game Leaders
Pts
14
FGM
4
3FGM
3
FTM
3
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
1
Pts
7
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Pts
6
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
SF
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Photo by: Owen Main
Cal Poly Drops 61-51 Thursday Decision at CSU Bakersfield
1/5/2023 9:26:00 PM | Men's Basketball
BAKERSFIELD – Junior guard Kobe Sanders finished with a team leading 14 points Thursday evening, but the Cal Poly men's basketball program trailed CSU Bakersfield wire-to-wire and fell inside the Icardo Center, 61-51.
Graduate guard Chance Hunter led Cal Poly (7-8, 1-2) with eight rebounds as the Mustangs closed CSU Bakersfield's lead to 49-40 with two-and-a-half minutes to play. Sanders then sank one of his three three-pointers and followed with a jumper to help cut CSU Bakersfield's lead to 51-45.
With Cal Poly forced to foul to regain possession, however, CSU Bakersfield (5-9, 1-2) sank five of its next six free throw attempt to preserve the lead and secure victory.
The Big West Conference leader with a 75.4 percent team free throw mark, Cal Poly finished 13-for-16 (81.3 percent) from the line Thursday. Committing only 12 turnovers and outrebounding CSU Bakersfield, 37-33, the Mustangs shot just 30.8 (16-for-52) percent from the floor.
Cal Poly returns home to resume action on Saturday, Jan. 7, hosting UC Santa Barbara at 1 p.m. Action will be televised on Spectrum SportsNet and streamed via ESPN+.
During Thursday's matchup, CSU Bakersfield edged out to an initial 5-0 lead and stayed in front the remainder of the evening. The Roadrunners twice claimed 10-point leads before forward Antavion Collum sank a layup and free throw in the penultimate minute of the first half to hand CSU Bakersfield – which kept Cal Poly to a 23.8 (5-for-21) percent first-half field goal mark – a 29-16 lead at the break.
Into the second half, Cal Poly closed within eight points of CSU Bakersfield after Sanders hit a three-pointer with 18 minutes remaining.
The Mustangs, however, slipped to a 14-point deficit within seven minutes.
Graduate guard Chance Hunter led Cal Poly (7-8, 1-2) with eight rebounds as the Mustangs closed CSU Bakersfield's lead to 49-40 with two-and-a-half minutes to play. Sanders then sank one of his three three-pointers and followed with a jumper to help cut CSU Bakersfield's lead to 51-45.
With Cal Poly forced to foul to regain possession, however, CSU Bakersfield (5-9, 1-2) sank five of its next six free throw attempt to preserve the lead and secure victory.
The Big West Conference leader with a 75.4 percent team free throw mark, Cal Poly finished 13-for-16 (81.3 percent) from the line Thursday. Committing only 12 turnovers and outrebounding CSU Bakersfield, 37-33, the Mustangs shot just 30.8 (16-for-52) percent from the floor.
Cal Poly returns home to resume action on Saturday, Jan. 7, hosting UC Santa Barbara at 1 p.m. Action will be televised on Spectrum SportsNet and streamed via ESPN+.
During Thursday's matchup, CSU Bakersfield edged out to an initial 5-0 lead and stayed in front the remainder of the evening. The Roadrunners twice claimed 10-point leads before forward Antavion Collum sank a layup and free throw in the penultimate minute of the first half to hand CSU Bakersfield – which kept Cal Poly to a 23.8 (5-for-21) percent first-half field goal mark – a 29-16 lead at the break.
Into the second half, Cal Poly closed within eight points of CSU Bakersfield after Sanders hit a three-pointer with 18 minutes remaining.
The Mustangs, however, slipped to a 14-point deficit within seven minutes.
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