Saturday, February 1
Riverside, CA
5 p.m.
8-15,2-9Big West
62
at
80
UC Riverside
15-8,8-3Big West
1
2
F
Cal Poly
28
34
62
UC Riverside
39
41
80
Team Stats
CPO
UCR
FG%
.340
.417
3FG%
.294
.300
FT%
.762
.889
RB
32
47
TO
14
11
STL
6
6
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
12
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
4
Pts
10
FGM
1
3FGM
1
FTM
7
Pts
10
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Pts
8
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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/ Men's Basketball
Mustangs Fall Saturday at UC Riverside, 80-62
2/1/2025 7:23:00 PM | Men's Basketball
RIVERSIDE – Freshman guard Peter Bandelj (above) led three Mustangs in double-digit scoring figures with 12 points Saturday evening, but the Cal Poly men's basketball program never led at UC Riverside, dropping an 80-62 decision inside SRC Arena.
Guards Isaac Jessup and Jarred Hyder each finished with 10 points for Cal Poly (8-15, 2-9), which trailed by double digits early during the second half before cutting its deficit to three points with 16-and-a-half minutes to play. Kept to a 34.0 (18-for-53) percent field goal mark, however, Cal Poly – sinking 10 three-pointers Saturday, but outrebounded, 47-32 – saw a two-game win streak snapped.
Cal Poly graduate guard Mac Riniker grabbed a game high 10 rebounds to record his top total as a Mustang.
Cal Poly next returns home to host Hawai'i on Thursday, Feb. 6. Tip time on ESPN+ is 7 p.m.
Held to a 2-for-11 shooting start, Cal Poly found itself trailing after seven-and-a-half minutes, 15-5. The Mustangs cut their deficit to 28-23 after Bandelj knocked down Cal Poly's fifth three-pointer of the opening half with four minutes to go, but UC Riverside responded with an 8-0 run to regain a double-digit lead. Held to a 30.0 (9-for-30) percent first-half field goal mark, Cal Poly trailed at the break, 39-28.
Facing a 41-30 deficit early in the second half, the Mustangs received a Riniker three-pointer before Bandelj produced a layup and another three on successive possessions to shorten the gap to 41-38.
The Highlanders, however, responded by scoring on five of their ensuing seven possessions and, with a corresponding 14-3 run, went up 55-41 with 11 minutes to play.
Guards Isaac Jessup and Jarred Hyder each finished with 10 points for Cal Poly (8-15, 2-9), which trailed by double digits early during the second half before cutting its deficit to three points with 16-and-a-half minutes to play. Kept to a 34.0 (18-for-53) percent field goal mark, however, Cal Poly – sinking 10 three-pointers Saturday, but outrebounded, 47-32 – saw a two-game win streak snapped.
Cal Poly graduate guard Mac Riniker grabbed a game high 10 rebounds to record his top total as a Mustang.
Cal Poly next returns home to host Hawai'i on Thursday, Feb. 6. Tip time on ESPN+ is 7 p.m.
Held to a 2-for-11 shooting start, Cal Poly found itself trailing after seven-and-a-half minutes, 15-5. The Mustangs cut their deficit to 28-23 after Bandelj knocked down Cal Poly's fifth three-pointer of the opening half with four minutes to go, but UC Riverside responded with an 8-0 run to regain a double-digit lead. Held to a 30.0 (9-for-30) percent first-half field goal mark, Cal Poly trailed at the break, 39-28.
Facing a 41-30 deficit early in the second half, the Mustangs received a Riniker three-pointer before Bandelj produced a layup and another three on successive possessions to shorten the gap to 41-38.
The Highlanders, however, responded by scoring on five of their ensuing seven possessions and, with a corresponding 14-3 run, went up 55-41 with 11 minutes to play.
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