Thursday, February 1
San Luis Obispo, CA
7 p.m.
4-18,0-10Big West
59
vs
73
UC Irvine
16-6,9-1Big West
1
2
F
UC Irvine
35
38
73
Cal Poly
32
27
59
Team Stats
Irvine
CPO
FG%
.444
.414
3FG%
.429
.417
FT%
.917
.667
RB
40
33
TO
11
16
STL
7
5
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
23
FGM
9
3FGM
3
FTM
2
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Pts
8
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
7
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
C
/ Men's Basketball
PF
/ Men's Basketball
SG
/ Men's Basketball
CG
/ Men's Basketball
Photo by: Owen Main
Mustangs Fall Thursday to UC Irvine, 73-59
2/1/2024 9:55:00 PM | Men's Basketball
SAN LUIS OBISPO – Senior guard Kobe Sanders (above) finished with 23 points – remaining in double-digit scoring figures in all 20 appearances this season – but the Cal Poly men's basketball program opened a two-game home stand Thursday evening with a 73-59 setback to Big West leader UC Irvine.
Junior center Joel Armotrading added nine points for Cal Poly (4-18, 0-10), which traded 11 lead changes with UC Irvine (16-6, 9-1), but trailed for the entirety of the second half.
Junior forward Paul Bizimana matched his Cal Poly high with eight rebounds for the Mustangs, who limited UC Irvine to a 44.4 (28-for-63) percent field goal mark.
Cal Poly concludes its two-game home stand on Saturday, Feb. 3 against UC Davis at 3 p.m. on ESPN+. At halftime, Cal Poly will celebrate the 10-year anniversary of its 2013-14 Big West Tournament championship squad that reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
UC Irvine opened up a 21-13 after eight minutes Thursday before the Mustangs – keyed by three-pointers from Sanders and junior guard Aidan Prukop – produced a 12-2 run to go up 25-23. The two sides traded the lead five more times before Sanders shortened UC Irvine's lead to 35-32 at the break with a three-pointer at the halftime buzzer.
During a second half in which the Anteaters shot 53.1 (17-for-32) percent, Cal Poly cut UC Irvine's advantage to 55-51 with six-and-a-half minutes to play following a Bizimana turnaround jumper. The Anteaters though scored on four straight possessions, assuming a 12-point lead in just two minutes.
Junior center Joel Armotrading added nine points for Cal Poly (4-18, 0-10), which traded 11 lead changes with UC Irvine (16-6, 9-1), but trailed for the entirety of the second half.
Junior forward Paul Bizimana matched his Cal Poly high with eight rebounds for the Mustangs, who limited UC Irvine to a 44.4 (28-for-63) percent field goal mark.
Cal Poly concludes its two-game home stand on Saturday, Feb. 3 against UC Davis at 3 p.m. on ESPN+. At halftime, Cal Poly will celebrate the 10-year anniversary of its 2013-14 Big West Tournament championship squad that reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
UC Irvine opened up a 21-13 after eight minutes Thursday before the Mustangs – keyed by three-pointers from Sanders and junior guard Aidan Prukop – produced a 12-2 run to go up 25-23. The two sides traded the lead five more times before Sanders shortened UC Irvine's lead to 35-32 at the break with a three-pointer at the halftime buzzer.
During a second half in which the Anteaters shot 53.1 (17-for-32) percent, Cal Poly cut UC Irvine's advantage to 55-51 with six-and-a-half minutes to play following a Bizimana turnaround jumper. The Anteaters though scored on four straight possessions, assuming a 12-point lead in just two minutes.
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