POMONA – The Cal Poly Pomona men's basketball team stayed perfect in California Collegiate Athletic Association play, defeating Humboldt State 66-50 on Saturday night at Kellogg Arena.
THE BASICS:
Final: Cal Poly Pomona 66, Humboldt State 50
Records: Cal Poly Pomona (6-1, 3-0 CCAA), Humboldt State (3-6, 0-4 CCAA)
Location: Kellogg Arena | Pomona, Calif.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- A jumper in the opening minute made it 2-1 Broncos, CPP never trailed the Jacks for the rest of the night.
- After a free throw in the opening seconds, CPP shutout Humboldt for nearly six minutes as they jumped out to an 11-1 lead.
- CPP fell into a scoring slump of their own as the Jacks battled back to within one point before a 9-0 run brought the lead back to double digits as the Broncos closed out the half with a 36-25 advantage.
- The Broncos shot 44 percent from the field including a 10-of-22 result from three-point range.
- Humboldt State came to within seven points but couldn't find a way to stop the offense of the Broncos as they built their largest lead at 55-39.
- CPP edged out the Jacks in rebounds and in turnovers, scoring 28 points off of HSU mistakes.
KEY PERFORMERS:
- Jordan Ogundiran led the Broncos with an all-around game, registering a team-high 24 points along with six assists, six steals and seven rebounds.
- Also scoring in double figures was William Christmas who tallied 14 points and led the Broncos in rebounds with nine.
- Phoenix Shackelford added 11 points of his own making it his third game this season with 10 or more points as a true freshman.
OUTSIDE THE BOX:
- The Broncos are now on a five-game win streak, and have gone 15-3 in regular season games dating back to last season.
- CPP has held their opponents to 55 or less points on four occasions this season.
- Ogundiran has scored 20-plus points in three games this season while Christmas has broken the double-digit mark in six of the seven games.
- CPP avenged a 70-61 road loss against the Jacks last season.
COMING UP NEXT:
The Broncos return to CCAA action at home as they welcome in Cal State San Marcos on Saturday, Dec. 9 at 7:30 p.m.