ARCATA, Calif. – The Cal Poly Pomona Broncos freshman guard Bam Johnson scored 16 points in their comeback victory against the Cal Poly Humboldt Lumberjacks, 86-78.
 
This win takes the Broncos overall record to 12-12 and CCAA conference record to 9-11. The Lumberjacks fall to a record of 12-14 overall and 10-10. CPP will host their final two games in the conference season next week in Kellogg Arena.
 
The Lumberjacks held the lead for the entire first half of the game, including their largest lead of 11 points. HUM hit 14 of 25 from the field, shooting 56.0 percent as the Broncos were shot 12 of 34 for 35.3 percent from the field in the first half. Heading into the locker rooms the Lumberjacks were in the lead, 41-35.
 
To start the second half the Broncos went on 9-2 run to take the lead for the first time in the game, 44-43. The lead was exchanged for a total of three times in the second half. Johnson and freshman guard Shyheim Parm scored 11 of their points in the second half to lead the Broncos to their largest lead of 11 points.
 
The Lumberjacks could not with stand CPP's defensive pressure as the Broncos had 10 steals and scored 29 points from turnovers to take the comeback victory against the Lumberjacks, 86-78.
 
Leading the Broncos in points was Johnson who scored 16 points and had four rebounds and two assists. Parm tallied 15 points on the game shooting five for 10 from the field. Freshman forward Malachi Murrell scored 14 points shooting 62.5 percent from the floor.
 
Freshman forward Derrick Claxton scored 13 points on the game while both sophomore guard Jaden Winfield and sophomore guard Chris Gayles Jr. contributed 12 points each.
 
The Broncos close out CCAA regular season competition with two home games next week. Next up, CPP faces the Stanislaus State Warriors on Thursday, February 23^rd as we celebrate Faculty/Staff Appreciation Night in Kellogg Arena at 7:30 p.m.
  Bronco Bits

• Head coach Greg Kamansky moves to 442-188 in his 22nd season as head coach at Cal Poly Pomona.
• CPP falls to 30-14 against Cal Poly Humboldt, taking their win streak to eight against the Lumberjacks.  
• Johnson has scored 194 points in his first season, six points away from 200.
• Murrell scored his season high 14 points against HUM.
• With his 15 points in this game, Parm now has 255 points in his freshman season.
• At the close of competition, the Broncos are in sixth place in the CCAA standings.
• The top six teams in the CCAA standings advance to the CCAA tournament in March.

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