Broncos fall at Monterey Bay 67-52
Cal Poly Pomona men's basketball coach Greg Kamansky knew his team would be in for a tough game against CS Monterey Bay on Friday night. The Otters are a difficult test at Otter Gym, and Kamansky's concern became reality when CS Monterey Bay won handily, 67-52.
Junior Larry Gordon (Pomona), the CCAA's leading scorer, earned his 16th straight double-figure scoring night with 12, but was held to just two points in the second half and without a field goal in the final 20 minutes. He had 10 rebounds to record his 10th double-double for the Broncos, who dropped to 8-8 overall and 7-4 in the CCAA.
Senior Angelo Tsagarakis (Auffreville, France) scored 11 points with three 3-pointers and sophomore Donnelle Booker (San Bernardino) had a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds for the Broncos, who saw their two-game winning streak snapped.
The Otters (5-12, 4-7) shot 58 percent from the floor (29-of-50) and totaled 17 assists. They grabbed the lead for good with 6 minutes and 27 seconds remaining in the first half at 21-20. They led 37-27 at halftime and enjoyed leads as large as 20 inside the game's final 10 minutes.
Augie Johnson scored a game-high 14 points for the Otters.
The Broncos, who were ranked eighth in Thursday's NCAA West Regional poll, take on San Francisco State on Saturday night. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.
Junior Larry Gordon (Pomona), the CCAA's leading scorer, earned his 16th straight double-figure scoring night with 12, but was held to just two points in the second half and without a field goal in the final 20 minutes. He had 10 rebounds to record his 10th double-double for the Broncos, who dropped to 8-8 overall and 7-4 in the CCAA.
Senior Angelo Tsagarakis (Auffreville, France) scored 11 points with three 3-pointers and sophomore Donnelle Booker (San Bernardino) had a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds for the Broncos, who saw their two-game winning streak snapped.
The Otters (5-12, 4-7) shot 58 percent from the floor (29-of-50) and totaled 17 assists. They grabbed the lead for good with 6 minutes and 27 seconds remaining in the first half at 21-20. They led 37-27 at halftime and enjoyed leads as large as 20 inside the game's final 10 minutes.
Augie Johnson scored a game-high 14 points for the Otters.
The Broncos, who were ranked eighth in Thursday's NCAA West Regional poll, take on San Francisco State on Saturday night. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.
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