SAN MARCOS, Calif. - Every Cougar that saw action scored as the Cal State San Marcos men's basketball team defeated West Coast Baptist by a final score of 93-68 in a non-conference matchup, Tuesday night at The Sports Center.
 
With the win, CSUSM improves to 14-8 overall. The Eagles drop to 6-18.
 
The Cougars shot 44.6 percent (33-74) from the floor, 40 percent (10-25) from behind the arc and 77.3 percent (17-22) from the charity stripe. West Coast Baptist went 29.9 percent (23-77) on field goals, 27.5 percent (11-40) in 3-pointers and 73.3 percent (11-15) on free throws. CSUSM was outrebounded 52-24, including 24-13 on the offensive glass. The Cougars won the turnover battle 17-5.
 
Junior guard Josh Spiers led CSUSM with 18 points and eight rebounds. Senior guard Devin Koeplin, junior forward Joe Boyd and junior guard Ethan Alvano pitched in 16, 13 and 10 points, respectively. Alvano dished out a game-high 10 assists. Imaan Vicente led West Coast Baptist with 22 points and 13 rebounds. Nicholas Corl also recorded a double-double for the Eagles with 13 points and 10 rebounds.
 
The Cougars got off to a slow start as West Coast Baptist went up 11-6, their biggest lead of the game, three and a half minutes into the contest. CSUSM responded with a 9-0 run to lead 15-11. The Cougars kept increasing the gap from there and led 48-29 at halftime.
 
CSUSM widened the margin even more in the second half. A Koeplin layup with 4:35 left in the contest gave the Cougars their biggest lead of the game, 86-58. CSUSM ultimately prevailed by 25 points, 93-68.
 
The Cougars will have eight days off before returning to conference play. CSUSM will travel to Stanislaus State on Thursday, Feb. 9. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.