POMONA - The 21st-ranked Cal Poly Pomona men's basketball team used a 13-0 second-half run to break things open and defeat Stanislaus State, 66-54, in its California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) home opener Thursday night at Kellogg Arena.

With the win, CPP improves to 5-1 overall and an even 1-1 in the CCAA. Stanislaus State falls to 2-4 overall and 0-2 in league play.

Cal Poly Pomona ran out to a 28-20 halftime lead on the strength of a 24-15 rebounding advantage. The visitors actually led 12-4 in the early going before the Broncos turned it on. Senior BJ Standley hit a jumper for 12-6 within about a minute of entering the game after having missed the first five contests, and added a pair of defensive rebounds in short succession and an assist on a Tay Aubry-Thomas dunk for the next CPP bucket. The Vallejo product then set up true freshman Caleb Nelson for a three-pointer to close the hosts to within three at 14-11.

Two straight baskets by Tavian Henderson made it 16-15 Stan State, and then back-to-back field goals by Phoenix Shackelford gave the Broncos their first lead of the night at 19-17. They would not relinquish it. The final five points of the half came from CPP as Shackelford got a layup and then fed Nelson for a last-second triple.

After the break, the 13-0 run came in between a pair of Benno Zecic buckets and put the Broncos further in command at 41-22. Layups by Henderson and Dane Erikstrup, set up by Christopher Mitchell and Jaden Winfield, respectively, were followed by back-to-back Henderson-assisted Shackelford three-pointers around a Warrior timeout for a 38-22 cushion. Following a turnover, Mitchell connected from long range, too.

CPP ran its lead out to 20 points at 52-32 through an offensive rebound and dunk by redshirt freshman Chris Gayles Jr. with 8:44 to go. The advantage grew one final bit to 21 when Shackelford's layup made it 56-35, before the visitors made things a little closer down the stretch. Stan State produced an 11-0 run, with a Nelson three-pointer putting an end to that. Nine points was as close as the guests would get from there.

Nelson wound up with a game- and season-high 15 points on 5-of-6 shooting from the floor. The Carlsbad product made all four attempts from beyond the arc, and his only free throw. Henderson and Shackelford added 14 points and seven rebounds apiece, combining for seven assists. Mitchell was a fourth Bronco in double-figure scoring, with 10. Standley's lone basket gave him 900 points for his college career, with 581 coming over his first two years at Saint Martin's. He also collected three boards, three assists and two steals in limited minutes. Erikstrup had four points, six boards and three blocks.

Luis Salgado was the lone Warrior with double-digit points, scoring 10 to go along with five rebounds and three steals.

The final rebounding margin was 46-32 in CPP's favor. The Broncos won despite shooting just 39.7 percent (25-63) from the floor.

Cal Poly Pomona remains at home and faces a second nationally-ranked rival in eight days when it hosts No. 8 Chico State (6-0, 2-0 CCAA) this Saturday, Dec. 4. Tipoff is slated for 7:30 p.m., after the women's game at 5:30 p.m. The Wildcats are coming off a 99-90 win at No. 11 Cal State San Bernardino on Thursday behind a school-record 19 three-pointers.

All CCAA basketball contests throughout this 2021-22 season will stream live online via the CCAA Network at www.ccaanetwork.com. Fans may also download the CCAA Network app on your iOS or Android smartphone, tablet, or through web streaming devices such as Amazon Fire, Roku or Apple TV. The broadcasts are free of charge through the remainder of the 2021 calendar year. Admission into Kellogg Arena is free for CPP students, staff and faculty.

Bronco Bits: Cal Poly Pomona is 422-167 (.716) overall and 310-120 (.721) in CCAA play under 22nd-year head coach and record five-time CCAA Coach of the Year Greg Kamansky ... CPP is 10-11 in CCAA home openers in the Kamansky era, snapping a string of back-to-back losses in such games tonight ... The Broncos' starting five consisted of seniors Tavian Henderson and Phoenix Shackelford, redshirt freshman Christopher Mitchell, and true freshmen Dane Erikstrup and Jaden Winfield, for the sixth game in a row to begin the season ... BJ Standley had started each of the last 12 games of the 2019-20 season, and produced the 300th assist and 100th made three-pointer of his college career in the CCAA Tournament final at UC San Diego ... Henderson's 14 points were a season high ... Caleb Nelson has connected on his last seven three-point tries, going 4-for-4 tonight after finishing 3-for-3 at CSUSB on Nov. 27 in the first double-figure-scoring effort of his college days ... The Broncos are 4-0 at home in 2021-22 ... CPP is 35-11 in the all-time series that dates back to 1973-74 (21-3 in Pomona), with three straight wins ... The Broncos are 31-10 against the Warriors under Kamansky (18-3 at home) ... CPP is 119-58 all-time as a nationally-ranked squad (58-18 at home) ... In the CCAA preseason coaches' poll, CPP was picked to place third with one first-place vote, and Stan State was favored for a share of eighth ... The sides will meet again in Turlock on Saturday, Feb. 5, at 7:30 p.m. ... Milestone Watch: Shackelford has 914 career points and Standley is at 900 points (581 at Saint Martin's) ... Henderson has 455 rebounds (311 at Saint Martin's).