SAN MARCOS, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos men’s basketball team collected its third consecutive win as Blake Seits posted a season-high 29 points in the Cougars’ 84-76 victory over Stanislaus State in California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) play on Thursday night at The Sports Center.
TOP PERFORMERS
Blake Seits – 29 points | 8 rebounds | 6-of-9 3FG
Jayce McCain – 13 points | 4 steals
Alex Gil-Fernandez – 11 points | 2 rebounds
HOW IT HAPPENED •Stan State took a 14-1 lead over CSUSM with 14:12 remaining in the first half.
•The Cougars stormed back to take the lead at 26-25 on a layup and free throw by Gil-Fernandez with 4:37 to go in the half.
•The Cougars and Warriors swapped leads multiple times until Seits drained a three with three seconds remaining in the period to take a 38-36 lead to the locker room.
•Gil-Fernandez and Bryce Sloan each tallied a team-leading nine points in the first half.
•The Warriors shot 57.9% (11-of-19) from the field in the first period while the Cougars came in at 41.9% (13-of-31).
•CSUSM had a 24-2 advantage for bench points in the first 20 minutes.
•Tied at 41-all with 18:38 to play, CSUSM mounted a 12-0 run to go up 53-41 with 16:04 to go after a three by Seits.
•The Cougars took their largest lead of the game with 11:34 to go in the second half as CSUSM went up 63-45 on a Seits three.
•The Warriors tried to mount a comeback by cutting the deficit to five at 75-70 with 2:47 to play, but the Cougars didn’t allow their lead to decrease any further.
•CSUSM shot 55.6% (15-of-27) from the field in the second half and held Stan State to 40% (14-of-35).
FAST BREAKS •CSUSM improves to 11-10 (7-8 CCAA) while Stan State drops to 13-7 (9-6 CCAA).
•Seits’ 29 points were a season high while his eight rebounds tied his season best.
•Seits broke into the top 10 for the most made 3-pointers in a single season at CSUSM as he finished the night with 62 for the year.
•This is the fourth time Seits has finished with six 3-pointers this season.
•The Cougars and Warriors split the season series as Stan State won the first game of the year in Turlock by a score of 66-53.
•CSUSM now owns a 6-3 lead in the all-time series and is 3-1 in home games against Stan State.
•The Cougars’ victory snapped a three-game winning streak in the series by the Warriors.
•CSUSM ended the game with 26 bench points compared to Stan State’s six.
Junior Blake Seits talks about how each player contributes to the team, starting in practice, and what the squad is looking forward to from here. #BleedBlue #GoCCAA #NCAAD2 pic.twitter.com/bRos5gEHwB
– CSUSM Men’s Basketball (@CSUSM_MBB) January 31, 2020
Head Coach B.J. Foster discusses the hard work and game-by-game preparation the Cougars have put in to win three consecutive games.#BleedBlue #GoCCAA #NCAAD2 pic.twitter.com/SKseH2mD7M
– CSUSM Men’s Basketball (@CSUSM_MBB) January 31, 2020
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CSUSM will host Humboldt State on Saturday at 3 p.m. in The Sports Center
