POMONA, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos men's basketball team (14-14) saw its 2025-26 season come to a close in the quarterfinals of the CCAA Tournament as it dropped a 62-52 decision to Cal Poly Humboldt (16-13) on Thursday evening at Kellogg Arena.
TOP PERFORMERS
Micah Boone – 19 points | 2 rebounds | 1 steal
Chris Carrillo – 18 points | 2 rebounds | 2 steals
Keavie Love – 10 points | 3 rebounds | 6-of-6 FT
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Cougars struck first on an early Chris Carrillo tip‑in and held a narrow lead through the first several minutes as both teams traded defensive stops.
- Micah Boone's dunk at the 14:35 mark highlighted a brief burst that put CSUSM ahead 6-5.
- The Cougars pushed the margin to 14-10 with 8:08 left in the half following buckets from Carrillo and Keavie Love, marking their largest lead of the game.
- With CSUSM up 19-15 with 5:20 to go, Humboldt went on a 10-0 run and took a 25-19 lead with 43 seconds remaining in the period.
- The Lumberjacks took a 26-21 lead into halftime as CSUSM shot 30.8% (8-of-26) in the first half while Humboldt finished at 50.0% (8-of-16).
- Boone opened the second half aggressively, scoring eight straight Cougar points to help cut the deficit to 32-29 with 15:49 remaining.
- A three-pointer by Aaron Ragen trimmed the margin to 37–34, but Humboldt responded with a 7-0 run to stretch its lead to double digits at 44-34 with 10:50 to go.
- Carrillo and Love combined to pull CSUSM within six at 48-42 with just over seven minutes to play, but the Cougars could not get closer as Humboldt capitalized on second‑chance opportunities and trips to the free‑throw line.
- The Lumberjacks sealed the game at the stripe, hitting 19-of-26 free throws overall to secure the win.
QUICK HITS
- CSUSM shot 34.0% (18-of-53) from the floor while Humboldt hit 45.2% (19-of-42).
- Humboldt held a slight rebounding advantage, 33-30.
- CSUSM forced 17 turnovers and turned those into just 12 points, while Humboldt scored nine points off 13 Cougar turnovers.
- CSUSM scored 28 points in the paint, matching Humboldt's 28.
- The Cougars had seven steals to the Lumberjacks' three.
- This was CSUSM's first trip back to the CCAA Tournament since 2022-23.
