Jason R. Aula
(Photo credit: John Fajardo, Long Beach State Athletics)
LOS ANGELES, California -- The Mustangs lost 18 games in a row this season shocking the Big West Conference tournament with a major upset only winning one conference match against Cal State Northridge in the regular season during 2022. No. 10 Cal Poly defeated No. 7 Long Beach State (17-16, 11-9 Big West), 68-88. The Mustangs outscored LBSU 53-28 in the second half and outrebounded LBSU by 12.
“It’s a bitter way to end the year,” Coach Dan Monson said. “It was humbling for us. We felt good going into our last game and were kind of shell-shocked the way we lost it in the last minute."
Bad officiating at UC Davis caused an upset loss on the road, which led to stagnant play Tuesday night. LBSU led at the half by five with 999 in attendance at the Dollar Loan Center.
“We didn’t shoot well and were tentative on offense," Monson said. "We didn’t have any offensive rhythm and on defense, we never really stopped them.”
AJ George led LBSU scoring 14 points with two rebounds and Lassina Traore chipped in 12 points and seven rebounds.
Cal Poly's Brantly Stevenson led all scorers with 28 points. Making 11 of 22 three-point baskets ultimately led to the Mustang's win.
No. 10 Cal Poly (8-24, 1-18 Big West) faces No. 2 UC Santa Barbara (24-7, 15-5 Big West) Thursday night at the Dollar Loan Center in Henderson, Nevada.
“It’s a bitter way to end the year,” Coach Dan Monson said. “It was humbling for us. We felt good going into our last game and were kind of shell-shocked the way we lost it in the last minute."
Bad officiating at UC Davis caused an upset loss on the road, which led to stagnant play Tuesday night. LBSU led at the half by five with 999 in attendance at the Dollar Loan Center.
“We didn’t shoot well and were tentative on offense," Monson said. "We didn’t have any offensive rhythm and on defense, we never really stopped them.”
AJ George led LBSU scoring 14 points with two rebounds and Lassina Traore chipped in 12 points and seven rebounds.
Cal Poly's Brantly Stevenson led all scorers with 28 points. Making 11 of 22 three-point baskets ultimately led to the Mustang's win.
No. 10 Cal Poly (8-24, 1-18 Big West) faces No. 2 UC Santa Barbara (24-7, 15-5 Big West) Thursday night at the Dollar Loan Center in Henderson, Nevada.
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