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Charlie Henderson
Greg Siller
53
Chico St. Chico 6-2,2-2 CCAA
61
Winner Cal St. San Marcos CSSM 3-5,2-2 CCAA
Chico St. Chico
6-2,2-2 CCAA
53
Final
61
Cal St. San Marcos CSSM
3-5,2-2 CCAA
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Chico St. Chico 23 30 53
Cal St. San Marcos CSSM 21 40 61

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Cougars Upset No. 10 Chico State, 61-53

SAN MARCOS, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos men's basketball team (3-5, 2-2 CCAA) upset No. 10 Chico State (6-2, 2-2 CCAA) with a 61-53 victory on Saturday afternoon at The Sports Center.
 
TOP PERFORMERS
Camren Pierce – 22 points | 3 assists | 3 rebounds
Edwyn Collins – 15 points | 7 rebounds | 4 steals
Mike Pope – 11 points | 4 rebounds
Charlie Henderson – 11 rebounds | 10 points | 3 assists | 3 blocked shots
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • The Wildcats took their largest lead of the game at 13-4 on a layup by Isaiah Kerr at the 9:58 mark.
  • CSUSM went on an 8-0 run capped with a 3-pointer by Jack Schultz at the 7:12 mark to make it 13-12 Chico.
  • The Wildcats had a 23-21 lead to close out the first half.
  • Both teams shot poorly from the field in the opening half with Chico going 29.6% (8-of-27) while CSUSM came in at 22.2% (6-of-27).
  • Jumpers by Henderson and Collins to open the second half evened the game at 25-all with 19:07 remaining.
  • CSUSM took a 37-35 lead on a 3-pointer by Pierce off a Chico turnover with 12:45 to go.
  • After grabbing a long rebound, Pierce ran the length of the court for a layup to extend CSUSM's lead to 39-35 at 11:27.
  • CSUSM went up by nine points at 46-37 on a jumper by Pope with 7:30 to play.
  • The Wildcats cut CSUSM's lead to five at 50-45 with a fast-break layup by Miles Daniels and a layup by Evan Oliver with 2:56 remaining.
  • That was as close as Chico came to CSUSM's lead as the Cougars took their largest lead of the game at 57-47 on a pair of free throws by Pierce with 43 seconds remaining. 
 
 FAST BREAKS
  • CSUSM concluded the game shooting 33.3% (19-of-57) from the field while Chico finished at 30.2% (19-of-63).
  • This was CSUSM's third consecutive win against Chico with the Cougars winning the last two games by eight points each.
  • The Cougars earned their eighth victory over a top-25 team in the NCAA Division II era (2015-present) ­– three of which have come against the Wildcats in less than two years.
  • This was CSUSM's fourth win at The Sports Center against a ranked opponent.
  • The all-time series between the Cougars and Wildcats is now tied at 8-8.
  • Only five CSUSM players scored in the game with just three points coming off the bench.
  • Henderson tallied his third double-double of the season.
  • Pierce's career-high 22 points and 13 made free throws were the most by a Cougar this season. His 13 tied for the third most in a single game in program history.
  • Pierce became the first Cougar in program history to shoot 100% from the free throw line while making more than 10 free throws in a single game. There were three previous 10-of-10 performances prior to Saturday.
  • The Cougars made a season-high 18 free throws on 20 attempts (90%).
  • Chico's 53 points were the second fewest by a Cougar opponent this season.
 
UP NEXT
With its six-game homestand complete, the Cougars will have eight days off before hitting the road to resume non-conference play at Central Washington on Sunday, Dec. 17 at 4 p.m.
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