POMONA – The Cal Poly Pomona men's basketball team closed out the 2017 year with a 59-51 victory over Cal State East Bay, sweeping the weekend of California Collegiate Athletic Association action.


THE BASICS:
Final: Cal State East Bay 51, Cal Poly Pomona 59
Records: CSUEB (6-8, 2-6 CCAA), CPP (9-2, 6-1 CCAA)
Location: Kellogg Arena I Pomona, Calif.


HOW IT HAPPENED:
-    After scoring the first five points of the contest, the Broncos worked a 20-12 lead over East Bay midway through the first half of play.
-    The Pioneers continued to stay close with CPP throughout the night, cutting the lead to three points at 26-23 heading into the break.
-    The Broncos shot 43 percent from the field, including a 10-for-17 result from behind the arc while CSUEB shot 34 percent on the night.
-    After East Bay tied the game at 48-48, Quentin Taylor scored seven straight points to pull away from the Pioneers before a layup by Chris Sullivan sealed the victory, giving CPP their largest lead of the night, 57-48, with just under three minutes to play.

KEY PERFORMERS: 
-    Taylor led the Broncos in scoring, totaling 13 points along with two assists and a steal.
-    Justin Young tallied 10 points while Jordan Ogundiran finished with eight points and a team-high eight rebounds.
-    Daylan Lawrence finished with nine points, going 3-of-3 from behind three-point range.
-    Riley Schaefer collected six rebounds to go along with three points and two steals.

OUTSIDE THE BOX: 
-    A 6-1 start in CCAA play is the best start to the conference CPP has had since the 2015-16 season where they went 8-1 to begin the year.
-    The Broncos have won 11 of the last 13 meetings against the Pioneers.
-    The top defense in the CCAA continues to work as the Broncos held their sixth opponent to under 60 points. 

COMING UP NEXT:
The Broncos will head north next weekend as they prepare to take on San Francisco State and Sonoma State starting Friday, January 5.