SAN MARCOS, Calif. – In its home finale, the Cal State San Marcos men's basketball team (9-14, 8-9 CCAA) earned an 80-75 win over Stanislaus State (6-17, 3-14 CCAA) on Saturday afternoon at The Sports Center.
 
Before the game, CSUSM honored seniors Edwyn Collins, Bing Huang and Chris Howard.
 
TOP PERFORMERS
Edwyn Collins – 32 points | 10 rebounds | 4 assists
Charlie Henderson – 12 points | 7 rebounds | 2 assists
Uriah Foster – 10 points | 3 rebounds | 2 assists
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• CSUSM posted an early 14-9 lead on two good free throws by Bing Huang at the 15:51 mark of the half.
• The Warriors took their first lead at 17-16 with a second-chance 3-pointer by Dontrell Hewlett with 13:18 remaining in the period.
• The Cougars trailed 42-32 at the half with Collins and Henderson each contributing 10 points.
• Stan State shot 50.0% (16-of-32) in the opening 20 minutes to CSUSM's 42.3% (11-of-26).
• A Uriah Foster free throw cut Stan State's lead to four (48-44) at the 14:29 mark of the second half.
• A Foster 3-pointer from the top of the circle gave CSUSM its first lead of the second half, making it 61-60 with 7:23 remaining.
• Collins sunk four free throws to extend CSUSM's lead to 65-60 at 6:16.
• After the Warriors closed the lead to 68-67, Jack Schultz dropped a 3-pointer from the corner to make it 71-67.
• A layup by Stan State's Hewlett evened the score at 73-all with 1:24 remaining.
• On a pass from Henderson, Bing Huang swished a 3-pointer to put CSUSM back on top at 76-73 with 58 ticks remaining.
• With three seconds on the shot clock, Collins took the inbound pass from Schultz and sunk the jumper from the end line from 15 feet out to make it 78-75 with 14 seconds remaining. 
• CSUSM closed out the game with a pair of free throws by Collins to set a new career high in points with 32.
• The Cougars outscored the Warriors by a 48-33 margin in the second half.

 
FAST BREAKS

• CSUSM ended the game shooting 45.6% (26-of-57) from the field while Stan State had the hotter hand at 50% (31-of-62).
• The Cougars had the advantage in assists (11-8), steals (7-6) and blocks (4-2) while committing fewer turnovers (19-13).
• Collins became the fourth Cougar to go 100% (10-of-10) from the free throw line while making at least 10 free throws.
• This was Collins' second double-double performance of the year.
• CSUSM's win put them back into a tie with San Francisco State for sixth in the CCAA standings with five games remaining.
• This was the Cougars' sixth consecutive win against the Warriors, all since Jan. 30, 2020.
• CSUSM is now 11-3 in the all-time series against Stanislaus and is 6-1 against the Warriors when playing at home.

 
UP NEXT
CSUSM will finish the regular season with a five-game road trip beginning at Cal State Dominguez Hills on Thursday at 7:30 p.m.