SAN MARCOS, Calif. – The No. 1 Cal State San Marcos men's basketball team gets 2015 underway with the nightcap of Saturday's men's and women's doubleheader against The Master's College.

The Schedule
Game 19
Saturday, January 3 – 7:30 p.m.
The Master's College (3-7) at No. 1 Cal State San Marcos (16-2)
Oceanside, Calif. – MiraCosta College
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Admission to every CSUSM home game is free for youth 12 & under when wearing their youth team's jersey to the game. Accompanying parents will be admitted for a discounted rate of $5. Regular adult ticket prices are $7, while children 12 & under and seniors over 55 and older are $5.

The Master's College Preview
All-time vs. TMC: 1-2
Last time vs. TMC: W, 90-67 (Jan. 7, 2014); Then-No. 4 CSUSM trailed at the half for the first time during the 2013-14 season its last time out against TMC, but shot 57-percent in the second half to turn a close game into a blowout. Down 37-36 at intermission, CSUSM opened the second half on a 13-2 run before the CSUSM backcourt sparked an 11-2 stretch that put the Cougars up 17 with 8:28 remaining. The victory was the Cougars' ninth in a row, and the loss snapped an eight-game winning streak for the Mustangs. Malcolm Lemmons led the Cougars with 17 points. Jason Johnson tallied 16, De'End Parker had 15 and Bobby Macias had 13. All of Macias' points were in the second half, when he was 3-of-3 from the floor and 7-of-7 from the stripe.
TMC Breakdown: The Mustangs enter Saturday's contest having lost six of their last seven games, their only win coming against NAIA Division II's Menlo College at the Arizona Christian New Year's Classic on Dec. 28. Russell Byrd is nearly averaging a double-double for TMC with 18.7 PPG and 8.9 RPG.

Player Updates
1 Blake Nash (Sr., G): Averaging 7.4 assists per game over his last five contests; currently leads NAIA DI with 100 total assists.
2 Tyson Kygar (Jr., G): Eight 3-point baskets made over his last two games.
3 Akachi Okugo (Jr., G): Scored a season-high 19 points on 6-of-12 shooting, including 4-of-8 from behind the arc against Simpson (12/30).
10 Dayton Boddie (Jr., G): 5^th in NAIA Division I with 35 total steals.
21 Jacob Andersson (Sr., F): 3-of-6 from the field over his last two games.
22 Tony Freeland (Sr., F): Averaging 9.0 PPG and 3.3 RPG in his first three games as a Cougar.
24 Larry McMorris (Jr., G): Season-high four points in win over Fisk on Nov. 25.
32 Wade Collie (Sr., F): 23 points, 10 rebounds in win vs. Simpson (12/30), both season highs and his first double-double of the season.
33 Steele Sylte (Sr., F): Has made 11 appearances for the Cougars this season.
35 Taran Brown (Jr., F): Averaging 13.8 PPG in his first five games as a Cougar.
42 Declan Daly (Jr., F): Ranks seventh in NAIA DI with 125 total rebounds.
44 Julian Camper (Sr., F): Shot 52.1% at the Simpson Christmas Classic, leading the Cougars with 20 points in a win over Cal Maritime (12/29).

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