Mustangs Drop Saturday Decision at Cal State Fullerton

Saturday, February 18

Fullerton, CA

4 P.M.

7-21,1-15Big West

Cal State Fullerton

16-12,10-6Big West

Team	1	2	F
Cal Poly	21	41	62
Cal St. Fullerton	36	47	83

Photo by: Owen Main

2/18/2023 6:47:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

FULLERTON – Junior forward Brantly Stevenson (above) finished with a team leading 17 points for the Cal Poly men's basketball program Saturday afternoon, but the Mustangs – after falling behind Cal State Fullerton by double digits midway through the first half – sustained an 83-62 setback inside Titan Gym.

Senior forward Alimamy Koroma produced 11 points and junior guard Camren Pierce added 10 for Cal Poly (7-21, 1-15), which trailed Cal State Fullerton (16-12, 10-6) wire-to-wire as the Titans sank 13 three-pointers. Cal Poly shot 50.0 (12-for-24) percent from the floor during the second half, but Cal State Fullerton finished with a 52.8 (28-for-53) percent mark for the matchup.

Cal Poly next returns home to Mot Athletics Center to host UC Irvine on Monday, Feb. 20. Tip time on ESPN+ is 7 p.m.

Held to a 1-for-10 shooting start, Cal Poly trailed after seven minutes, 10-2. Koroma converted a three-point play during Cal Poly's ensuing possession to halve Cal State Fullerton's lead, but the Titans responded with a 9-0 run to go up 19-5 midway through the opening period.

Cal State Fullerton stretched its lead as far as 36-18 with 86 seconds to play in the first half before a Stevenson three-pointer cut Cal Poly's deficit to 15 at the break.

Into the second half, senior guard Trevon Taylor sank a three-pointer and layup inside 62 seconds to drop Cal Poly's disadvantage to 36-26. Pierce and Taylor then produced back-to-back layups a minute later, but the 38-30 deficit was as close as the Mustangs closed the remainder of the afternoon.