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Dexter Stratton
Greg Siller
83
Winner Stanislaus St. StStan 9-10,5-8 CCAA
80
Cal St. San Marcos CSUSM 10-8,7-6 CCAA
Winner
Stanislaus St. StStan
9-10,5-8 CCAA
83
Final
80
Cal St. San Marcos CSUSM
10-8,7-6 CCAA
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 OT 1 F
Stanislaus St. StStan 35 36 12 83
Cal St. San Marcos CSUSM 36 35 9 80

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Cougars Fall to Warriors in Overtime Heartbreaker

SAN MARCOS, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos men's basketball team (10-8, 7-6 CCAA) dropped an 83-80 overtime decision to Stanislaus State (9-10, 5-8 CCAA) on Thursday night at The Sports Center.

TOP PERFORMERS
Keavie Love – 27 points | 1 rebound | 1 assist | 11-of-13 FT
Dexter Stratton – 14 points | 9 rebounds | 2 assists | 1 block
Chris Carrillo – 12 points | 3 rebounds | 1 assist | 8-of-8 free throws
Jaylin Leslie – 10 points | 6 rebounds | 2 steals
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • CSUSM opened the game on a 6-2 run behind early baskets from Max Tengan, Jaylin Leslie and Dexter Stratton before Stanislaus State answered with a 6-1 spurt to take an 8-7 lead.
  • The first half featured seven lead changes as both teams traded baskets and neither led by more than four points.
  • Tengan's driving layup just before the buzzer sent CSUSM into halftime ahead 36-35 after the Cougars shot 37.5% (12-of-32) from the field while the Warriors hit 53.6% (15-of-28).
  • Early in the second half, CSUSM built a 50-45 advantage, but the Warriors responded with a 13-4 run to regain the lead at 58-54 with 11:25 to go.
  • Down 71-69, a Warrior turnover led to a Keavie Love layup with 33 seconds left to tie the game at 71-71 and force overtime.
  • In overtime, a Love layup put the Cougars up 78-75 with 2:26 to play, but momentum swung the Warriors' way with a 6-0 run to go up 81-78 with 28 seconds remaining.
  • CSUSM brought the deficit down to one at 81-80 after two Love free throws, but Stan State made a pair of free throws to go up 83-80 with nine seconds remaining.
  • Following the Cougars' final timeout with just over a second remaining, the Warriors intercepted the inbound pass to conclude the game.
 
QUICK HITS
  • Stanislaus State edged CSUSM on the glass 42-37, but the Cougars had more offensive boards at 15-11.
  • The Cougars' bench produced 39 points compared to the Warriors' 26.
  • CSUSM forced 13 turnovers and converted them into 14 points while committing only eight giveaways.
  • The Cougars scored 21 second-chance points to the Warriors' 11.
  • The Warriors shot 51.6% (32-of-62) from the field and 31.3% (5-of-16) from beyond the arc, while CSUSM shot 36.9% (24-of-65) overall and 20.0% (4-of-20) from 3-point range.
  • The tightly contested matchup featured eight ties and 17 lead changes.
 
UP NEXT
CSUSM continues its four-game homestand at The Sports Center on Saturday as it faces UC Merced at 3 p.m.
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