Thursday, January 16
San Luis Obispo, CA
7 p.m.
6-13,0-7Big West
54
vs
65
UC Davis
10-8,4-3Big West
1
2
F
UC Davis
31
34
65
Cal Poly
26
28
54
Team Stats
UCD
CPO
FG%
.414
.347
3FG%
.278
.355
FT%
.923
.750
RB
35
34
TO
11
20
STL
11
6
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
18
FGM
6
3FGM
2
FTM
4
Pts
12
FGM
4
3FGM
4
FTM
0
Pts
6
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
5
FGM
1
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
Photo by: Owen Main
Mustangs on Downside on Thursday Home Decision to UC Davis
1/16/2025 9:57:00 PM | Men's Basketball
SAN LUIS OBISPO – Graduate guard Mac Riniker finished with a team high 18 points Thursday evening, but the Cal Poly men's basketball program fell inside Mott Athletics Center to UC Davis, 65-54.
Senior guard Isaac Jessup added 12 points for Cal Poly (6-13, 0-7), which sank six first-half three-pointers and five more during the opening nine minutes of the second to cut a deficit to 46-42 midway through the period. That was as close as the Mustangs closed down the stretch, however, as Cal Poly limited UC Davis (10-8, 4-3) to a 41.1 (24-for-58) percent field goal mark and just five three-pointers in 18 attempts, but committed 20 turnovers.
Riniker, whose 18-point effort marked his highest scoring total at Cal Poly, also grabbed a game high seven rebounds.
Cal Poly continues action Saturday, Jan. 18, visiting Big West leader UC Irvine. Tip time on ESPN+ is 7 p.m.
Cal Poly shot 50.0 (6-for-12) percent from three-point range during the first half and kept UC Davis to a 33.0 (10-for-30) percent mark from the floor, but the Mustangs trailed at the break, 31-26.
The Aggies opened up a 40-30 lead five minutes into the second half, but Cal Poly – courtesy of Jessup three-pointers on three successive possessions ahead of Riniker and freshman guard Cayden Ward knocking down efforts from beyond the arc – closed the disadvantage to 46-42.
UC Davis though kept Cal Poly without a field goal for the next five-and-a-half minutes to pull away.
Senior guard Isaac Jessup added 12 points for Cal Poly (6-13, 0-7), which sank six first-half three-pointers and five more during the opening nine minutes of the second to cut a deficit to 46-42 midway through the period. That was as close as the Mustangs closed down the stretch, however, as Cal Poly limited UC Davis (10-8, 4-3) to a 41.1 (24-for-58) percent field goal mark and just five three-pointers in 18 attempts, but committed 20 turnovers.
Riniker, whose 18-point effort marked his highest scoring total at Cal Poly, also grabbed a game high seven rebounds.
Cal Poly continues action Saturday, Jan. 18, visiting Big West leader UC Irvine. Tip time on ESPN+ is 7 p.m.
Cal Poly shot 50.0 (6-for-12) percent from three-point range during the first half and kept UC Davis to a 33.0 (10-for-30) percent mark from the floor, but the Mustangs trailed at the break, 31-26.
The Aggies opened up a 40-30 lead five minutes into the second half, but Cal Poly – courtesy of Jessup three-pointers on three successive possessions ahead of Riniker and freshman guard Cayden Ward knocking down efforts from beyond the arc – closed the disadvantage to 46-42.
UC Davis though kept Cal Poly without a field goal for the next five-and-a-half minutes to pull away.
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