Broncos Come Up Short in Final Road Game
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – The Cal Poly Pomona men's basketball team came up short against San Francisco State on Saturday afternoon, losing by a score of 52-60. With the loss, the Broncos fall to 8-15 on the season and 7-12 in CCAA play.
Chris Gayles Jr. and Jaden Winfield led the Broncos in scoring, making 12 and 11 points respectively, while also each making two treys. This was Gayles' sixth double digit scoring effort of the season while it was Winfield's ninth.
Bam Johnson and Brandon Porter each contributed seven points and five rebounds in the contest, while Johnson led the team with three assists. Sophomore Malachi Murrell also scored eight points against the Gators, while contributing five boards and two steals.
The Broncos struggled to find the basket, making just 31 percent of their shots from the field while attempting their fourth-most shots of the season at 60. The Gators didn't shoot particularly well either, going 40 percent from the floor. However, SFSU's 43 percent shooting in the second half compared to CPP's 36 percent propelled them to a late lead.
The game was tied 25-25 at the end of the first half. In the opening minutes of the second half, the Broncos' took a 31-28 lead on a Gayles' three pointer. The Gators responded 10 seconds later with a trey of their own to even up the game. San Francisco State would eventually gain the lead for the final time with 13:11 to go, and would maintain that lead for the 60-52 win.
Up Next
The Broncos will close out the regular season with three straight games at home. They will first host Cal State Monterey Bay (7-17) this Thursday, February 22nd, for Faculty/Staff Appreciation Night at 7:30 PM. Then on Saturday, they will host Stanislaus State (7-18) at 3:00 PM. CPP's final home game of the regular season will take place against Cal State San Bernardino (19-6) next Thursday, February 29th, at 7:30 PM – which will also be Senior Night.
Bronco Bits
- The Broncos are now 52-18 (.743) all-time against San Francisco State.
- Greg Kamansky now owns a career record of 450-205 (.687) as head coach of the Broncos.
- This is the third time in program history the Broncos have had an 8-15 record through the first 23 games of the season. The other two times were the 1970-71 and 1989-90 seasons.
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