Thursday, February 9
San Luis Obispo, CA
7:00 pm
UC Riverside
52
at
54
Cal Poly
Photo by: Gabriel L. Acosta
Men's Basketball Can't Complete Comeback In 54-52 Loss At Cal Poly
2/9/2012 6:14:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Cal Poly 54, UC Riverside 52 - Box Score
San Luis Obispo—Phil Martin already had 22 points on the night, and was instrumental in the Highlanders erasing a 14-point second-half deficit, but his desperation three with time winding down was off the mark, and Cal Poly walked away with a 54-52 win Thursday evening.
The Mustangs tenacious D early in the second half helped turn a one-point halftime lead into a 14-point advantage with 10:28 to go in the game. They kept Martin in check up until that point as the senior scored just eight points through the first 29 minutes of action.
But that's just about the time Martin started to take over the game. Trailing 42-28, Martin scored 14 of the Highlanders final 24 points and seven of the final nine including the tip-in with 37 seconds on the clock that brought UCR to within two, 54-52.
Austin Quick committed a foul with 31 seconds to go sending Jamaal Johnson to the line for a one-and-one. He missed the front end, and the Highlanders grabbed the rebound with plenty of time to send the game into overtime with a two, or win the game with a three.
The Highlanders elected not to call timeout as they didn't want Cal Poly to be able to set its defense. Martin wasn't able to break free, however, and his contested shot from the top of the key fell short.
Up until UC Riverside's late scoring flurry, the fans at Mott Gym were treated to the kind of defensive battle that one would expect from the top two scoring defenses in the Big West. Cal Poly shot just 36.2 percent from the floor marking the fifth straight game and eight in nine tries that UCR held the opposition below 40 percent.
The Highlanders connected on 42.0 percent of their shots from the field, but took eight fewer shots than the Mustangs, made just 1 of 8 shots from long distance, and committed three more turnovers than Cal Poly.
UC Riverside opened the game making six of its first nine shots from the field thanks to its trio of post players—BJ Shearry and Elliott Berry scored eight of the teams first 12 points staking the Highlanders to a 12-5 lead with 11:46 to go in the first. UC Riverside's offense went cold over the next five-plus minutes, however, missing seven of eight shots as Cal Poly went on a 12-2 run to take their first lead of the game.
It was a 21-20 Mustangs lead entering halftime with neither team boasting a player with more than six points to their credit.
The Highlanders continued to struggle from the floor during the second half, as did the Mustangs, but when the second media time rolled around with 11:55 to go, the Mustangs had taken 14 shots to UC Riverside's' five and the Highlanders had committed five turnovers.
Cal Poly scored the next basket out of the timeout to go up 14, 42-28, setting up the Highlanders comeback.
The Highlanders remain on the road this weekend as they travel to UC Santa Barbara for a 7:30 pm Saturday meeting with the Gauchos.
San Luis Obispo—Phil Martin already had 22 points on the night, and was instrumental in the Highlanders erasing a 14-point second-half deficit, but his desperation three with time winding down was off the mark, and Cal Poly walked away with a 54-52 win Thursday evening.
The Mustangs tenacious D early in the second half helped turn a one-point halftime lead into a 14-point advantage with 10:28 to go in the game. They kept Martin in check up until that point as the senior scored just eight points through the first 29 minutes of action.
But that's just about the time Martin started to take over the game. Trailing 42-28, Martin scored 14 of the Highlanders final 24 points and seven of the final nine including the tip-in with 37 seconds on the clock that brought UCR to within two, 54-52.
Austin Quick committed a foul with 31 seconds to go sending Jamaal Johnson to the line for a one-and-one. He missed the front end, and the Highlanders grabbed the rebound with plenty of time to send the game into overtime with a two, or win the game with a three.
The Highlanders elected not to call timeout as they didn't want Cal Poly to be able to set its defense. Martin wasn't able to break free, however, and his contested shot from the top of the key fell short.
Up until UC Riverside's late scoring flurry, the fans at Mott Gym were treated to the kind of defensive battle that one would expect from the top two scoring defenses in the Big West. Cal Poly shot just 36.2 percent from the floor marking the fifth straight game and eight in nine tries that UCR held the opposition below 40 percent.
The Highlanders connected on 42.0 percent of their shots from the field, but took eight fewer shots than the Mustangs, made just 1 of 8 shots from long distance, and committed three more turnovers than Cal Poly.
UC Riverside opened the game making six of its first nine shots from the field thanks to its trio of post players—BJ Shearry and Elliott Berry scored eight of the teams first 12 points staking the Highlanders to a 12-5 lead with 11:46 to go in the first. UC Riverside's offense went cold over the next five-plus minutes, however, missing seven of eight shots as Cal Poly went on a 12-2 run to take their first lead of the game.
It was a 21-20 Mustangs lead entering halftime with neither team boasting a player with more than six points to their credit.
The Highlanders continued to struggle from the floor during the second half, as did the Mustangs, but when the second media time rolled around with 11:55 to go, the Mustangs had taken 14 shots to UC Riverside's' five and the Highlanders had committed five turnovers.
Cal Poly scored the next basket out of the timeout to go up 14, 42-28, setting up the Highlanders comeback.
The Highlanders remain on the road this weekend as they travel to UC Santa Barbara for a 7:30 pm Saturday meeting with the Gauchos.
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