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Cal State San Marcos v Cal State Dominguez Hills M Hoop CSUSM wins in OT 85-78
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Stanislaus St. StStan 9-15,7-11 CCAA
85
Winner Cal St. San Marcos CSSM 15-8,14-4 CCAA
Stanislaus St. StStan
9-15,7-11 CCAA
54
Final
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Cal St. San Marcos CSSM
15-8,14-4 CCAA
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Stanislaus St. StStan 26 28 54
Cal St. San Marcos CSSM 39 46 85

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Cougars Clinch CCAA Tournament Berth in 85-54 Win Over Stanislaus State

SAN MARCOS, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos men's basketball team (15-8, 14-4 CCAA) earned a berth in the CCAA Tournament for the second consecutive season as it led wire-to-wire in its 85-54 victory over Stanislaus State (9-15, 7-11) on Saturday afternoon at The Sports Center.
 
TOP PERFORMERS
Quinn Denker – 17 points | 3 rebounds | 2 steals
Joel Mensah – 14 points | 6 rebounds | 1 steal
Jayce McCain – 13 points | 5 assists | 3 rebounds | 2 steals
Edwyn Collins – 12 points | 1 rebound | 1 steal
Lyle Sutton – 11 points | 4 steals | 3 assists | 2 rebounds
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • CSUSM began the game on a 9-0 run in the first three minutes of the game.
  • The Cougars went up by double digits for the first time and for good at 20-9 with a Denker 3-pointer at the 10:12 mark of the first half.
  • Another 3-pointer by Denker with 3:22 to go in the half gave CSUSM its largest lead of the period at 35-16.
  • The Cougars ended the half with a 39-26 lead after shooting 55.2% (16-of-29) from the field while the Warriors came in at 41.7% (10-of-24).
  • A 3-pointer by McCain with 18:07 left put CSUSM up by 21 at 49-28.
  • A fast-break jumper by Collins with 4:42 to go gave CSUSM a 30-point lead at 80-50.
  • A 3-pointer by Jack Schultz with 2:29 remaining gave the Cougars their largest lead of the game at 85-50.
 
FAST BREAKS
  • CSUSM's 31-point win was its largest of the season and the largest margin of victory over Stanislaus State in the all-time series.
  • The Cougars tallied a season-high 14 steals.
  • CSUSM scored 20 points off Stanislaus' 17 turnovers.
  • The Cougars ended the game shooting 53.1% (34-of-64) while the Warriors were 40% (20-of-50).
  • CSUSM had the hot hand from deep, shooting 55% (11-of-20).
  • The Cougars had a 33-29 advantage on the glass.
  • CSUSM tallied 15 assists to Stan State's eight while racking up 14 steals to the Warriors' three.
  • The Cougars are now 9-3 in the all-time series against the Warriors and are 5-1 when playing at home.
  • This was CSUSM's fourth consecutive win over Stanislaus.
  • The Cougars took both games in the season series against the Warriors – a first since the 2017-18 season.
 
UP NEXT
CSUSM will play its next-to-last road game of the regular season on Thursday as it travels to Carson to face Cal State Dominguez Hills at 7:30 p.m.
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