Thursday, February 20
San Luis Obispo, CA
7 p.m.
10-17,4-11Big West
67
vs
81
UC San Diego
23-4,13-2Big West
1
2
F
UC San Diego
42
39
81
Cal Poly
34
33
67
Team Stats
UCSD
CPO
FG%
.476
.410
3FG%
.222
.382
FT%
.684
1.000
RB
36
34
TO
5
17
STL
11
0
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
17
FGM
7
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Pts
15
FGM
5
3FGM
5
FTM
0
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Pts
7
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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Photo by: Owen Main
Mustangs on Downside of Thursday Matchup with Big West Leader UCSD
2/20/2025 10:12:00 PM | Men's Basketball
SAN LUIS OBISPO – Freshman guard Cayden Ward (above) led the Cal Poly men's basketball program with 17 points Thursday evening and senior guard Isaac Jessup added 15, but the Mustangs – despite nine first-half three-pointers against Big West leader UC San Diego – fell to the Tritons, 81-67.
Freshman guard Peter Bandelj finished with 11 points for Cal Poly (10-17, 4-11), which led late during Thursday's opening half before UC San Diego (23-4, 13-2) closed the period with a 10-0 run. The Tritons then scored the first eight points of the second half to pull away from Cal Poly.
Ward also grabbed a career high nine rebounds, missing a first collegiate double-double by just a single board. Bandelj added eight further rebounds for Cal Poly, which limited UC San Diego to a 22.2 (8-for-36) percent three-point mark.
Cal Poly closes a two-game home stand Saturday, Feb. 22 against UC Riverside. Tip time on ESPN+ is 2 p.m.
Held to a 1-for-7 shooting start Thursday, Cal Poly quickly received back-to-back three-pointers from Jessup before graduate guard Jarred Hyder and Ward knocked down from long range to tie the matchup at 15-15 seven minutes into action.
A corresponding 8-0 UC San Diego run was snapped with another Ward three-pointer as Cal Poly's first seven field goals came from beyond the arc. Ward's third of the half handed the Mustangs a 34-32 lead three minutes before the break, but UC San Diego closed the period with its 10-0 run.
UC San Diego then completed the overlapping 18-0 run to further the lead to 50-34 with 16 minutes to play. Cal Poly cut its deficit to 10 points four times, but never closed within single digits down the stretch.
Freshman guard Peter Bandelj finished with 11 points for Cal Poly (10-17, 4-11), which led late during Thursday's opening half before UC San Diego (23-4, 13-2) closed the period with a 10-0 run. The Tritons then scored the first eight points of the second half to pull away from Cal Poly.
Ward also grabbed a career high nine rebounds, missing a first collegiate double-double by just a single board. Bandelj added eight further rebounds for Cal Poly, which limited UC San Diego to a 22.2 (8-for-36) percent three-point mark.
Cal Poly closes a two-game home stand Saturday, Feb. 22 against UC Riverside. Tip time on ESPN+ is 2 p.m.
Held to a 1-for-7 shooting start Thursday, Cal Poly quickly received back-to-back three-pointers from Jessup before graduate guard Jarred Hyder and Ward knocked down from long range to tie the matchup at 15-15 seven minutes into action.
A corresponding 8-0 UC San Diego run was snapped with another Ward three-pointer as Cal Poly's first seven field goals came from beyond the arc. Ward's third of the half handed the Mustangs a 34-32 lead three minutes before the break, but UC San Diego closed the period with its 10-0 run.
UC San Diego then completed the overlapping 18-0 run to further the lead to 50-34 with 16 minutes to play. Cal Poly cut its deficit to 10 points four times, but never closed within single digits down the stretch.
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