SAN MARCOS, Calif. – The 15^th-ranked Cal State San Marcos men's basketball team will take its five-game win streak on the road to face The Master's College on Saturday night.

THE SCHEDULE
Game 18
Saturday, Jan. 5 – 7:30 p.m.
Santa Clarita, Calif. – Bross Gym
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We're Going Streaking
The Cougars are riding their second five-game winning streak of the season after taking down Trinity Western, No. 5 Westmont, University of Alberta, UC Merced and Lethbridge over the holiday break. CSUSM has won eight of its last nine by an average of 22.25 points. The Cougars previously won five consecutive games Nov. 9-20; CSUSM has never won six in a row.

Historic Proportions
The Cougars ended 2012 in style, registering record-setting wins over UC Merced and Lethbridge at the New Year's Cougar Classic on Dec. 28 and 29, respectively. Against UCM, the Cougars put up a school-record 96 points in a 37-point victory, the largest in program history. However, the following night, CSUSM made a school-record 14 3-pointers on its way to a 40-point victory over Lethbridge (93-53).

CSUSM-Westmont Rehash
CSUSM used a 16-3 run late in the second half to put away No. 5 Westmont, 66-52, on Dec. 19 in the CSUSM Holiday Classic. The victory marked the first home win against a NAIA Top 10 team ever for the Cougars and was the third top-10 opponent CSUSM has beaten this season. Adam Eakles and Quincy Lawson each registered 12 points while Jose Rivera added 10.

Filling Up the Gas(porra)Tank
Since becoming eligible to play at the end of the fall semester, senior guard AJ Gasporra has made quite the impact in his first three games as a Cougar. The transfer from Concordia (Calif.) has led the Cougars in scoring in each contest, setting a season-high with 28 against Lethbridge on Dec. 29. He debuted with 27 against the University of Alberta on Dec. 27 and tallied 17 against UCM on the 28^th. Thus far, Gasporra is averaging 24.0 points per game on 59-percent shooting.

Probable Starters – Quick Facts
G 10 Danny Redmon: Scored a career-high 26 points in win over Trinity Western on Dec. 18.
G 15 Jose Rivera: Shooting 50% from 3-point range over his last four games (15-0f-30).
F 33 Jacob Ranger: Shooting 55% from 3-point range during the five-game win streak (11-of-20).
F 5 Quincy Lawson: Scored in double-digits in three of his last four.
F 35 Adam Eakles: Went 6-of-6 with six boards in CSUSM's win over Westmont on Dec. 19.

Probable Reserves – Quick Facts
G 1 Bryan Emanuel: Scored 12 points in Dec. 18 win over Trinity Western, his first game action since a hip injury sidelined him on Nov. 14.  
G 3 Hakeem Washington: Averaging 7.3 points in 15.5 MPG over the last five.
G 4 Adam Alfaro: Averaged 5.5 points, 2.5 assists and 3.0 boards at the New Year's Cougar Classic.
F 21 Jeremy Ford: Scored the record-setting 96^th point on a layup in CSUSM's win over UCM on Dec. 28.
F 24 Ali Langford: CSUSM leading scorer will miss the rest of the season after suffering torn ACL against Concordia (Calif.) on Dec. 8.
C 25 Kelly Lord: Tallied season-high seven points against UCM while recording his first multi-assist game.
G 32 AJ Gasporra: Has led the Cougars in scoring in each of his first three games.

Notes
The Cougars are now 4-1 on the season against the NAIA Top 25 … The NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Coaches' Poll will be released on Jan. 8 for the first time since Dec. 11 … CSUSM is shooting 47-percent over its last five … The Cougars have forced 105 turnovers while committing just 59 during the win streak … Eakles scored 18 points on 8-of-10 shooting in the Cougars' exhibition loss at Nevada on Dec. 21.