POMONA, Calif. – With a playoff spot on the line, the Cal Poly Pomona men's basketball team fought hard against San Francisco State, holding on to a 65-59 win to clinch a berth in the California Collegiate Athletic Association Postseason Tournament on Thursday night in Kellogg Arena.
 
The Broncos (11-12, 9-10 CCAA) were led offensively by Chris Sullivan and Jeremy Dennis, each scoring 11 points. Sullivan also contributed five rebounds, four assists and two blocks.
 
Battling the current second seed in the CCAA standings, the Broncos never backed down, staying close as they looked to avenge a 63-79 loss earlier in the season.
 
Down by eight points in the first half, CPP fought back to tie the game at 21-21 before taking a two-point advantage into the locker rooms at the half.
 
The Broncos shot 42 percent from the field and finished 13-of-15 from free throw line, including going six-for-six in the final stretches of the game.
 
Leading 47-45, the Broncos capitalized on an eight-point run, which included two threes by Jeremey Dennis and a fastbreak dunk by Daylan Lawrence to earn a 10-point lead with 6:53 left to play.
 
Lawrence finished with nine points while Nikhil Peters, Riley Schaefer finished with eight points and William Christmas added seven points and a team high nine rebounds.
 
The Broncos close out the regular season at home on Saturday against Sonoma State and will look to find out where they will travel to in the first round of the CCAA Playoffs on Tuesday, Feb. 28.