Thursday, December 21
San Luis Obispo, CA
7 p.m.
4-8,0-0Big West
66
vs
53
Omaha
6-7,0-0Summit League
1
2
F
Omaha
21
32
53
Cal Poly
35
31
66
Team Stats
UNO
CPO
FG%
.339
.414
3FG%
.188
.292
FT%
.571
.786
RB
42
39
TO
12
11
STL
3
5
Game Leaders
Pts
30
FGM
10
3FGM
2
FTM
8
Pts
14
FGM
5
3FGM
4
FTM
0
Pts
6
FGM
2
3FGM
1
FTM
1
Pts
6
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
PF
/ Men's Basketball
PG
/ Men's Basketball
SG
/ Men's Basketball
CG
/ Men's Basketball
Photo by: Owen Main
Sanders with 30 as Cal Poly Tops Omaha, 66-53
12/21/2023 9:53:00 PM | Men's Basketball
SAN LUIS OBISPO – Senior guard Kobe Sanders (above) finished with a career high 30 points Thursday evening as the Cal Poly men's basketball program completed Big West preparations with a 66-53 victory against Omaha inside Mott Athletics Center.
Graduate guard Jarred Hyder added 14 points for Cal Poly (4-8), which never trailed the Mavericks. Facing Omaha (6-7) for just the second time and first since a Nov. 30, 1990 home matchup, Cal Poly limited the Mavericks to a 33.9 (21-for-62) percent field goal mark.
Sanders, who finished 10-for-16 from the floor and knocked down eight of nine free throw attempts, added a career best three blocks.
Mustang graduate forward Tuukkaa Jaakkola led all players with nine rebounds.
Cal Poly enjoys a seven-day holiday break before opening its 28th season of Big West action by hosting CSUN on Thursday, Dec. 28 at 7 p.m. on ESPN+.
During Thursday's matchup, Cal Poly utilized a Sanders free throw and three-pointer to break an early 9-9 deadlock before holding the Mavericks to just one field goal during an ensuing six-minute window to go up midway through the opening half, 19-11.
Holding Omaha to a 34.5 (10-for-29) percent first-half shooting mark and forcing the Mavericks into 10 turnovers, Cal Poly – behind 16 Sanders points – took a 35-21 lead into the break.
Into the second half, Sanders sank a three-pointer with 13-and-a-half minutes remaining to eclipse his previous scoring best of 22 (set Nov. 29 against San Jose State) and hand Cal Poly a 47-31 advantage.
Omaha followed with a 9-3 run to trim Cal Poly's lead to 50-40 with 10-and-a-half minutes to play. The Mustangs, however, received jumpers from junior forward Paul Bizimana and freshman guard Quentin Jones on back-to-back possessions before Hyder sank one of his four three-pointers to keep the Mavericks at distance.
Graduate guard Jarred Hyder added 14 points for Cal Poly (4-8), which never trailed the Mavericks. Facing Omaha (6-7) for just the second time and first since a Nov. 30, 1990 home matchup, Cal Poly limited the Mavericks to a 33.9 (21-for-62) percent field goal mark.
Sanders, who finished 10-for-16 from the floor and knocked down eight of nine free throw attempts, added a career best three blocks.
Mustang graduate forward Tuukkaa Jaakkola led all players with nine rebounds.
Cal Poly enjoys a seven-day holiday break before opening its 28th season of Big West action by hosting CSUN on Thursday, Dec. 28 at 7 p.m. on ESPN+.
During Thursday's matchup, Cal Poly utilized a Sanders free throw and three-pointer to break an early 9-9 deadlock before holding the Mavericks to just one field goal during an ensuing six-minute window to go up midway through the opening half, 19-11.
Holding Omaha to a 34.5 (10-for-29) percent first-half shooting mark and forcing the Mavericks into 10 turnovers, Cal Poly – behind 16 Sanders points – took a 35-21 lead into the break.
Into the second half, Sanders sank a three-pointer with 13-and-a-half minutes remaining to eclipse his previous scoring best of 22 (set Nov. 29 against San Jose State) and hand Cal Poly a 47-31 advantage.
Omaha followed with a 9-3 run to trim Cal Poly's lead to 50-40 with 10-and-a-half minutes to play. The Mustangs, however, received jumpers from junior forward Paul Bizimana and freshman guard Quentin Jones on back-to-back possessions before Hyder sank one of his four three-pointers to keep the Mavericks at distance.
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