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Chris Gayles Jr.
Sarah Macias
48
Sonoma St. Sonoma 8-6,4-4 CCAA
58
Winner Cal Poly Pomona CPP 3-9,2-6 CCAA
Sonoma St. Sonoma
8-6,4-4 CCAA
48
Final
58
Cal Poly Pomona CPP
3-9,2-6 CCAA
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Sonoma St. Sonoma 13 35 48
Cal Poly Pomona CPP 32 26 58

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Alex Kline, Assistant Athletics Director for Communications

Broncos Back in Win Column With Convincing Victory Over Seawolves

POMONA, Calif. – The Broncos ended a six-game losing skid on Thursday night, defeating the Sonoma State Seawolves 58-48 in Kellogg Arena. With the win, the Broncos improve to 3-9 on the season and 2-6 in conference play, while also improving to 2-2 at home. With the loss, the Seawolves fall to 8-6 on the season and tied for fourth in the CCAA with a 4-4 conference record.
 
Brandon Porter came up big for the Broncos in their first home game of 2024, recording his first double-double of the season with game-highs 20 points and 10 rebounds. This was Porter's eighth time scoring in double figures this season, including doing so in all three games since the start of the new year. The Virginia Beach native also made a season-high four treys, shooting an impressive .500 beyond the arc and .636 from the floor.
 
Chris Gayles Jr. also found success finding the basket, shooting .625 from the field and 3-for-5 (.600) from deep. Gayles' 13 points was a season high, bringing his average to 6.0 points per game this season.
 
CPP went on a tear to open the game, making three treys in the opening six minutes to gain a startling 17-3 lead. The team would maintain a comfortable double-digit lead through the rest of the first half, reaching as high as 19 points when Gayles Jr. hit a buzzer-beating three in the final second. All three of Gayles Jr.'s treys came in the first half, marking a season-high.
 
At half, the score sat 32-13 in favor of the Broncos. During Greg Kamansky's 23 seasons as head coach, the Broncos were 345-52 (.869) when leading at halftime entering Thursday.
 
The Broncos offense slowed down in the latter half, being outscored by Sonoma State 26-35 in the final 20 minutes. However, the Broncos' comfortable buffer established in the first half allowed the team to maintain a 58-48 lead at the final buzzer.
 
As a whole, the Broncos shot better than the Seawolves in every facet, going 40 percent from the field, 32 percent beyond the arc, and 65 percent from the charity stripe. The team's seven three-pointers also marked a season high.
 
 
Up Next
The Broncos will host Cal State San Marcos (6-8) tomorrow, January 13th, at 3:00 PM in Kellogg Arena. You can purchase tickets here, or catch the game on the CCAA Network.
 
 
Bronco Bits
  • The Broncos are now 42-19 all-time against Sonoma State, including 8-2 in their past 10 matchups.
  • Greg Kamansky is now 445-199 (.691) as head coach of the Broncos and 329-146 (.693) in CCAA games.
  • The Broncos are 346-52 during the Kamansky era when leading at halftime. The Broncos are also 80-2 (.976) when allowing less than 50 points during this period.
  • Caleb Nelson has an impressive 29 rebounds in his last three games, leading the team with 5.7 per game this season.