SAN MARCOS, Calif. – The No. 6 Cal State San Marcos men's basketball team faces a rematch with defending national champion Concordia (Calif.) before hosting Bethesda on Saturday for Senior Night.

The Schedule
Game 27
Thursday, February 21 – 7:30 p.m.
No. 6 Cal State San Marcos (22-4) at Concordia (Calif.) (16-10)
Irvine, Calif. – CU Arena
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Game 28
Senior Night
Saturday, February 23 – 7:30 p.m.
Bethesda at No. 6 Cal State San Marcos (22-4)
Oceanside, Calif. - MiraCosta College
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Senior Night Saturday, Feb. 23
Your last chance to see the Cougars in person at MiraCosta College is here! Join CSUSM Athletics in honoring the nine seniors on the men's basketball team - Bryan Emanuel, Hakeem Washington, Adam Alfaro, Danny Redmon, Jose Rivera, Jeremy Ford, Kelly Lord, AJ Gasporra and Jacob Ranger - on Feb. 23 against Bethesda at 7:30 p.m. It will be the final home game of the season. The ceremony will begin approximately 15 minutes before the tip.

The Avengers
CSUSM looks to avenge its last loss of the season on Dec. 8, 2012 against Concordia. Since then, the Cougars have rattled off 14-straight victories. CSUSM has never beaten Concordia and holds a 0-3 overall record against the Eagles.

A Look Back
CSUSM led much of the game back in December, but CUI's Tim Harris hit consecutive 3-pointers on back-to-back possessions to hand the Eagles a three-point lead with 1:10 left remaining in an eventual 84-79 Concordia victory. CSUSM's Quincy Lawson registered a team-high 18 points and eight boards in the loss, while Danny Redmon tallied 14 points and a game-high five assists. Jose Rivera, Jacob Ranger and Hakeem Washington all finished in double figures with 13, 11 and 10 points, respectively.

Valentine's Day Massacre
In what was billed as one of the top matchups in NAIA Division I, Cal State San Marcos blew out No. 6 Westmont last Thursday night in Santa Barbara, 95-58. Lawson had 18 points, Ranger had 17, AJ Gasporra pitched in 15 and Redmon added 14. The Cougars improved to 5-1 against NAIA top 25 teams and 4-0 against squads in the top 10. If marked the second victory over Westmont in 2012-13 (66-52, Dec. 19, 2012).

The Lone Ranger
Jacob Ranger led the Cougars with a season-high 20 points in an 88-55 win over UC Santa Cruz on Saturday night. He went 5-of-8 from behind the 3-point line and pulled down six boards. It marked the third time in the last four games in which Ranger has shot better than 50% and scored at least 15 points. The win marked the fifth-straight 30-plus point victory and eighth this season for the Cougars.

Arc-haeologists
The Cougars have made quite a living behind the arc this season and currently rank first in NAIA Division I in 3-point field goal percentage at 40.5%. The Cougars have shot 40% or better in each of their last six games and 12 of their last 13. Three CSUSM players are shooting better than 40% for the entire season, led by AJ Gasporra's 48.3% clip. Jose Rivera is seventh in the nation with 85 3-point field goals made and 13^th in 3FG% (44.5).

A New High
The Cougars moved up a spot to No. 6 after receiving 241 total points in Tuesday's NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Coaches' Top 25 Poll, their highest rank in the team's brief history. It is CSUSM's seventh-straight week in the top 10 and the Cougars have been ranked in the NAIA Top 25 throughout every week of the 2012-13 season.

Probable Starters – Quick Facts
G 10 Danny Redmon: Ranks 10^th in the nation with 2.55 steals per game.
G 15 Jose Rivera: Shooting 43 percent from 3-point land during win streak.
G 32 AJ Gasporra: Averaging 17.8 PPG over last 11 games.
F 5 Quincy Lawson: Shooting 58 percent from the floor over last 14 games.
F 35 Adam Eakles: 7-of-8 for a career high 18 points in win over UCSC.

Probable Reserves – Quick Facts
G 1 Bryan Emanuel: Averaging 6.3 PPG during 14-game win streak.
G 3 Hakeem Washington: Tallied double digit scoring in three of last four.
G 4 Adam Alfaro:  Four assists, two rebounds in win over UCSC.
F 21 Jeremy Ford: Shooting team-best 63 percent from the floor over last 14.
C 25 Kelly Lord: Three points, two rebounds at UCSC.
G 33 Jacob Ranger: Shooting 54 percent from 3-point range during 14-game win streak.
 
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