ROHNERT PARK, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos men's basketball team (7-7, 6-3 CCAA) got itself back in the win column with a 78-63 victory over Sonoma State (7-9, 6-3 CCAA) on Thursday night at The Wolves' Den.
 
TOP PERFORMERS
Greg Milton III – 22 points | 6 rebounds | 5 assists
Joel Mensah – 13 points | 6 rebounds | 2 blocked shots
Quinn Denker – 13 points | 3 rebounds | 2 assists
Jayce McCain – 7 assists | 3 rebounds | 2 steals | 2 blocked shots | 2 points
Jack Schultz – 9 points | 2 rebounds | 1 assist | 1 steal
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• With 11:49 to go in the first half, CSUSM completed a 9-0 run with a made free throw by Donovan Watkins to give the Cougars an 18-13 lead.
• A 9-0 run immediately after put the Seawolves back on top at 22-18 as Julian Bryant made a driving layup with 8:04 remaining in the period.
• Tied at 27, two layups and a free throw by Mensah put CSUSM back on top at 32-27 with 1:30 to go in the half.
• The Cougars ended the first 20 minutes with a 34-31 lead as both teams shot 44% (11-of-25) from the field.
• CSUSM was 7-of-13 (53.8%) from downtown in the first half with Milton going 4-of-5.
• Tied at 44 with 13:43 remaining, SSU briefly went ahead with a layup by Dillon Iyawe, but CSUSM charged back by taking its first double-digit lead of the game with a 14-2 run at 58-48 on a Milton fast-break jumper with 10:30 to go.
• A 3-pointer by Lyle Sutton gave the Cougars a 12-point lead at 69-57 with 4:23 left in the second period.
• CSUSM ended the game on a 7-0 run to take its largest lead of the game by 15 points after Denker made two free throws to put the Cougars up 78-63 with 49 ticks remaining.
• The Cougars shot 53.3% (16-of-30) from the field in the second half while holding the Seawolves to 36% (9-of-25).
• CSUSM had the same percentage for 3-pointers in the second half at 53.3% after going 8-of-15.

 
FAST BREAKS

• This was the Cougars' sixth consecutive win over the Seawolves dating back to Feb. 23, 2019.
• CSUSM tallied its fifth consecutive victory against SSU when playing in Rohnert Park.
• The Cougars are now 9-3 in the all-time series against the Seawolves.
• Of CSUSM's 78 points, 36 came off the bench.
• The Cougars ended the game shooting 49.1% (27-of-55) from the field compared to the Seawolves' 40% (20-of-50).
• CSUSM was 15-of-28 (53.6%) from 3-point range while SSU checked in at just 2-of-12 (16.7%).
• The Cougars' 15 made 3-pointers were the third-most in a single game in program history, just one off the school record.
• Milton's 85.7% (6-of-7) from 3-point land tied for the second best in program history (minimum six made).
• This was Milton's sixth game of the season with 20-plus points.
• With his 58th career start, Jayce McCain now has the most starts in program history.
• CSUSM's 21 assists tied for its most this season.
• The Cougars' four blocked shots were the most this season.
• CSUSM's seven turnovers were its second fewest this season.
• Both teams racked up 30 rebounds each.
• SSU's Jaylen Wells led the game with 30 points and was a perfect 14-of-14 from the charity stripe.
• CSUSM is now in a three-way tie for third in the CCAA standings with Sonoma and Chico State.

 
UP NEXT
CSUSM will wrap up its four-game road trip by visiting second-place Cal Poly Humboldt on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. in Arcata.