LA MIRADA, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos men's basketball team (1-1) earned a gritty 67-64 road victory over Biola (1-1) on Saturday night at Chase Gym.

TOP PERFORMERS
Keavie Love – 18 points | 4 rebounds | 1 assist | 1 steal | 9-of-10 FT
Max Tengan – 13 points | 1 rebound | 2 assists | 1 steal | 6-of-6 FT
Dexter Stratton – 10 points | 12 rebounds | 1 assist | 1 block | 1 steal
Veljko Muntilak – 9 points | 5 rebounds

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Cougars led for all but 1:02 of the first half, taking a 10-point lead with 59 seconds to go on a pair of Max Tengan free throws.
• CSUSM took a 36-28 lead into the halftime break after shooting 42.3% (11-of-26) from the field to Biola's 40.6% (13-of-32).
• The Cougars built their largest lead of the game at 15 early in the second half, going up 51-36 with 11:21 remaining behind a strong defensive stretch and timely buckets from Love and Muntilak.
• Biola chipped away with a 19-6 run, highlighted by a Charlie Gehler three and a Facundo Aranda layup to tie the game at 57-57 with 4:26 remaining.
• The teams traded leads in the final three minutes before Love's two free throws tied the game at 64-64 with 13 seconds left.
• After a defensive stop, CSUSM took possession with seven seconds remaining and Love was fouled with one second on the clock, sinking all three free throws to secure the win.

 
QUICK HITS

• CSUSM shot 35.8 percent from the field while Biola finished at 42.9 percent.
• The Cougars were more efficient from the 3-point line, hitting 35.3 percent compared to Biola's 13.6 percent.
• CSUSM held a 41-35 advantage on the glass with Stratton recording a game-high 12 rebounds to earn his first double-double of the season while coming up with 10 points.
• The Cougar bench contributed 20 points, while Biola posted 21 bench points.
• CSUSM went 23-of-29 (79.3%) from the free-throw line, while Biola finished 7-of-12 (58.3%).
• The Cougars led the game for 35:04 while the Eagles only led for 2:59.
• This was CSUSM Head Coach Brady Bergeson's first victory at the helm of the Cougars.
• The Cougars last beat the Eagles on Nov. 8, 2019, in Los Angeles.
• This was CSUSM's first win against Biola in La Mirada since Nov. 12, 2013.
• The Cougars are now 5-6 in the all-time series against the Eagles.

 
UP NEXT
CSUSM will continue non-conference action with a local stop, visiting No. 7 Point Loma (2-0) on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.