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White Scores 18 To Lead CSUB Past Whittier 85-67

Men's Basketball CSU Bakersfield Athletic Communications

CSUB Wins First of Season at Cal Poly 60-58

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif.,- Tyrone White (Jr., Portland Ore.,) hit two three-pointers in the final minute including the game winning three-ball with 10.3 second remaining to lead CSU Bakersfield (1-1) over Cal Poly (1-1) Wednesday night at Mott Gym.

CSUB led by 11 points in the first half following a 12-0 run after trailing 10-8 early. The Roadrunners were on the verge of going up by 12 points in the first half before allowing a 7-0 Cal Poly run to end the half cutting the Roadrunner lead to 34-30.

Cal Poly limited the Roadrunners shooting early in the second half and built a 6-point lead, but the 'Runners bounced back late to cut the Cal Poly lead to one point before White hit game winner with 10.3 remaining.

"I knew as soon as I let it go it was in," said White. "I started to step back."

Will Taylor led the way for the Mustangs with a game-high 16 points while Armaury's Fermin added 14 for Cal Poly.  Issiah Grayson (Jr., Atlanta, Ga., College of Southern Idaho) and Stephon Carter (Jr., Bakersfield, Calif., Garces HS) led the Roadrunners with 12 points. Grayson was 5-for-8 from the field while Carter was 4-for-11 and 4-for-5 from the three-point line.

The win was the first for head coach Rod Barnes as head coach for the Roadrunners and number 186 for his career.

The Roadrunners will head home to the Icardo Center for their home opener Saturday night against Pepperdine at 7 p.m. Tickets are available HERE>>>

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Players Mentioned

Stephon Carter

#44 Stephon Carter

G
6' 3"
Sophomore
Issiah Grayson

#12 Issiah Grayson

G
5' 11"
Junior
Tyrone White

#1 Tyrone White

G/F
6' 7"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Stephon Carter

#44 Stephon Carter

6' 3"
Sophomore
G
Issiah Grayson

#12 Issiah Grayson

5' 11"
Junior
G
Tyrone White

#1 Tyrone White

6' 7"
Junior
G/F
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