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Max Tengan
Leroy Crook
79
Winner Cal St. San Marcos CSUSM 8-5,5-3 CCAA
60
Cal Poly Pomona CPP 8-6,3-5 CCAA
Winner
Cal St. San Marcos CSUSM
8-5,5-3 CCAA
79
Final
60
Cal Poly Pomona CPP
8-6,3-5 CCAA
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Cal St. San Marcos CSUSM 42 37 79
Cal Poly Pomona CPP 26 34 60

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Cougars Cruise Past Broncos, 79-60

POMONA, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos men's basketball team (8-5, 5-3 CCAA) earned a convincing 79-60 victory over Cal Poly Pomona (8-6, 3-5 CCAA) on Saturday afternoon at Kellogg Arena.
 
TOP PERFORMERS
Chris Carrillo – 26 points | 2 rebounds | 3 assists | 3 steals
Aaron Ragen – 21 points | 1 rebound | 2 assists | 1 steal
Max Tengan – 13 points | 2 assists | 5 steals
Micah Boone – 6 points | 8 rebounds | 1 assist
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • CSUSM jumped out to an early lead behind hot shooting from beyond the arc, hitting nine first-half threes and building its largest lead of the game at 36-14 following a Chris Carrillo trey with 7:29 to play.
  • The Cougars took a 42-26 lead into the halftime break after shooting 48.5% (16-of-33) from the field and 50.0% (9-of-18) from three, while CPP shot 40.9% (9-of-22) and just 12.5% (1-of-8) from deep.
  • CPP cut the deficit to single digits early in the second half following an 8-0 run to make it 42-34 with 16:17 to play.
  • A 7-2 run put the Cougars back up by 13 at 49-36 with 14:48 remaining after a pair of Micah Boone free throws.
  • Another 8-0 run by the Broncos cut the deficit to 49-44 with 12:32 to go after a Demarreya Lewis-Cooper fastbreak layup.
  • CPP never got any closer as CSUSM built its lead back up to 21 at 76-55 following a Max Tengan three with 1:10 to go.
 
QUICK HITS
  • CSUSM shot 50.0% (27-of-54) from the field and 50.0% (13-of-26) from three, while CPP finished at 44.4% (24-of-54) and 12.5% (3-of-24) from beyond the arc.
  • The Cougars forced 19 turnovers and converted them into 35 points compared to CPP's 12 points off CSUSM 13 turnovers.
  • CSUSM's bench outscored CPP's reserves 35-8, led by Carrillo's season-high 26 points.
  • CPP held a 33-26 advantage on the boards and scored 18 second-chance points, but CSUSM dominated the perimeter and transition game with 13 fast-break points.
  • CSUSM recorded 12 steals to CPP's six.
  • The Cougars snapped a three-game losing streak to the Broncos and moved to 5-5 in games played against CPP in Pomona.
  • CSUSM has now won five of its last six games since Dec. 19.
 
UP NEXT
CSUSM returns home to face Cal State LA (5-9, 4-4 CCAA) on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in The Sports Center.
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