David Dennis/All-Star Sports Photography

Box Score

Cal Poly CPO 7-8,1-2 Big West

CSU Bakersfield CSUB 5-9,1-2 Big West

Cal Poly CPO

7-8,1-2 Big West

Final

Jan. 05, 2023

CSU Bakersfield CSUB

5-9,1-2 Big West

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	F
Cal Poly CPO	16	35	51
CSU Bakersfield CSUB	29	32	61

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | January 05, 2023

Bakersfield Sprints Past Cal Poly for 61-51 Victory

Next Game:

at UC Davis

1/7/2023 | 5:00 P.M.

ESPN+

Next Game

Full Schedule

Jan. 07 (Sat) / 5:00 P.M.

at UC Davis

History

Recap
Roster

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. – The Cal State Bakersfield men's basketball team earned its first Big West victory of the season on Thursday night, downing the Cal Poly Mustangs in a 61-51 victory. The Roadrunners stifled their visitors in the Icardo Center, limiting Cal Poly to 31 percent shooting on the night and holding the team's top scorer to a quiet evening.

Notables

Bakersfield led by as many as 14 points and held off a late Cal Poly surge for the 10-point victory.
Marvin McGhee III led all scorers with 15 points on 5-of-10 shooting to go with five rebounds.
Antavion Collum posted his first career double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds against the Mustangs.
True freshman Cedquavious Hunter stepped up to tally 10 points, three rebounds, and three steals.
Cameron Smith did a little bit of everything, recording 13 points, five assists, three rebounds, one steal, and two blocks against Cal Poly.
The `Runners made 6-of-12 three-point attempts in the game while CSUB's defense limited Cal Poly to a 6-of-30 effort from behind the arc.

Quotes

"Coach said I need to be a more vocal, bigger scorer than I had been in previous games. I just thought it was the time for me to lock in and take us home." – McGhee said of his increased offensive role
"[Defense] is the blueprint…The people he go and recruits, he just recruits dogs and he go and recruit tough-minded people." – Cameron Smith on the team, which came into the game ranking Top 40 in the nation in scoring defense
"[At halftime] Coach mentioned we have been here before. We have to stay locked in, keep defending, and don't let them go on any runs. It starts on defense." – Antavion Collum on breaking the trend of letting a second-half lead slip
"We're always thankful for the opportunity to do what we do. I'm thankful for our fans to come out and support us. I thought our fans made an impact, especially in the second half...I'm really proud of our guys. Obviously, we needed a win. We finally decided to defend for 40 minutes. We still made some mistakes, but I thought we had some guys step up." – Head Coach Rod Barnes

Next on the Schedule

CSUB (5-9, 1-2 BW) continues Big West play on the road this weekend
at UC Davis (7-7, 0-2 BW), Saturday, Jan. 7, 5 p.m. (PT)
Full schedule available at GoRunners.com/MBB
CSUB Season Tickets and Single-Game Tickets available at GoRunners.com/Tickets or by calling 661-654-BLUE or 661-654-GOLD

First Half

Bakersfield started out with hot shooting, hitting five of its first seven attempts from three-point range.
At the same time, the `Runners stifled the Mustang offense, jumping out to a 10-point lead at 23-13 with just over four minutes remaining in the first half.
CSUB took a 13-point advantage to the locker room, 29-16, while limiting Cal Poly to 24 percent shooting from the field.
McGhee (9), Kaleb Higgins (8), and Collum (8) led Bakersfield's scorers at the break.

Second Half

Cal Poly did its best to claw its way back into the game, but the Mustangs were never able to get closer than a six-point deficit.
The Mustangs made the score 49-43 and 52-46, but the `Runners hit their free throws down the stretch and held off their visitors for a 61-51 victory.
Ivan Reynolds, a nightmare for opposing offenses, made his presence known all night long. Reynolds played 39 minutes and 52 seconds of Thursday's 40 minutes, constantly hounding the Mustang guards on defense.
Bakersfield limited Cal Poly's top scorer, Alimamy Koromoa, to six points on 1-of-5 shooting (4-4 FT).

~GoRunners.com~

Print Friendly Version