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Jaylin Leslie
Aaron Draper
60
Winner Cal St. San Marcos CSUSM 14-12,11-10 CCAA
58
Chico St. Chico 8-18,6-15 CCAA
Winner
Cal St. San Marcos CSUSM
14-12,11-10 CCAA
60
Final
58
Chico St. Chico
8-18,6-15 CCAA
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Cal St. San Marcos CSUSM 27 33 60
Chico St. Chico 25 33 58

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

CSUSM Earns Big Road Win at Chico State, 60-58

CHICO, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos men's basketball team (14-12, 11-10 CCAA) earned a gritty 60-58 road win over Chico State (8-18, 6-15 CCAA) on Thursday night at Art Acker Gym.
 
TOP PERFORMERS 
Chris Carrillo – 14 points | 2 rebounds | 2 assists | 1 steal 
Jaylin Leslie – 10 points | 8 rebounds | 1 steal 
Keavie Love – 8 points | 5 rebounds | 1 assist 
Dexter Stratton – 7 points | 5 rebounds 
Veljko Munitlak – 7 points | 4 rebounds | 1 steal 
 
HOW IT HAPPENED 
  • Chico State opened the contest with a pair of early threes to take a 6-2 lead, but Dexter Stratton answered with a three of his own to cut the margin to one. 
  • CSUSM took its first lead at 14-13 on a second-chance layup by Micah Boone at the 9:20 mark. 
  • Veljko Munitlak sparked a 7-2 Cougar run with a floating jumper and a three‑point play, giving CSUSM a 17-15 advantage with 8:33 to go in the half. 
  • The Cougars built a 27-23 lead in the closing minute of the first half before Chico scored at the buzzer, and CSUSM entered the break ahead 27-25 after shooting 36.0% (9-of-25) to the Wildcats' 40.0% (10-of-25). 
  • Early in the second half, both teams traded leads before a 9-3 CSUSM surge—capped by a Nate Simon three—put the Cougars ahead 41-35 with 12:30 remaining. 
  • The Cougars stretched the lead to 55-51 after a Keavie Love fast-break layup and free throw and a Remington Rofer tip‑in layup with 2:06 remaining. 
  • Chico tied the game 58-58 on a corner three from Robel Zemmo with 14 seconds left, setting up the final possession. 
  • Chris Carrillo drew a foul with one second remaining and calmly sank both free throws to seal the 60-58 road victory. 

QUICK HITS 
  • CSUSM shot 38.8% from the field (19-of-49), while Chico State shot 40.4% (21-of-52). 
  • CSUSM held a slight edge at the free‑throw line, shooting 71.4% (20-of-28) to Chico's 64.3% (9-of-14). 
  • The Cougars narrowly won the rebounding battle 32-31, including a 24-23 edge on the defensive glass. 
  • CSUSM outscored Chico State 32-22 in the paint and tallied 21 bench points to the Wildcats' 14. 
  • Both teams combined for nine lead changes and seven ties.
  • With one game remaining, CSUSM now sits in a four-way tie for fourth in the CCAA standings with Cal State Monterey Bay, Cal Poly Pomona and Cal State San Bernardino. 

UP NEXT 
With CCAA Tournament implications on the line, CSUSM will play its regular-season finale at Cal Poly Humboldt on Saturday at 3 p.m. in Arcata.
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