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Cal Poly ends 18-game skid thumping Long Beach St. in opener

AP
Mar 08, 2023

HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) Brantly Stevenson scored 28 points and Cal Poly erupted in the second half and went on to beat Long Beach State 88-68 in an opening-round contest in the Big West Conference Tournament on Tuesday night.

The Mustangs (8-24) entered the contest with an 18-game losing streak finishing the conference regular season at 1-18.

Long Beach State (17-16) led 40-35 at halftime before Cal Poly unleashed a 53-point second half and cruised to the win.

Reserve Nick Fleming scored 16 points, Camren Pierce scored 14 and Alimamy Koroma 10 for the Mustangs who made 11 of 22 3-pointers.

AJ George scored 14 for the Beach, Lassina Traore 12 and reserve Tobia Rotegaard 10.

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1st Half
CP
Mustangs
35
LBST
Beach
40

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Mustangs gains possession)
19:40		Bryan Penn-Johnson turnover (traveling)
19:23		Tone Hunter misses three point jump shot
19:21		Camren Pierce defensive rebound
19:21	+3	Brantly Stevenson makes three point jump shot (Camren Pierce assists)	3-0
18:57		Alimamy Koroma shooting foul (Jadon Jones draws the foul)
18:57	+1	Jadon Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 3	3-1
18:57		Jadon Jones misses regular free throw 2 of 3
18:57		Jadon Jones misses regular free throw 3 of 3
18:57		Chance Hunter defensive rebound
18:47	+2	Alimamy Koroma makes two point hook shot (Chance Hunter assists)	5-1
18:31		Bryan Penn-Johnson shooting foul (AJ George draws the foul)
18:31	+1	AJ George makes regular free throw 1 of 2	5-2
18:31	+1	AJ George makes regular free throw 2 of 2	5-3
18:26		Alimamy Koroma turnover (Lassina Traore steals)
18:20		Tone Hunter offensive foul
18:20		Tone Hunter turnover (offensive foul)
18:07		Bryan Penn-Johnson misses two point hook shot
18:05		Alimamy Koroma offensive rebound
18:03	+2	Alimamy Koroma makes two point layup	7-3
17:30	+3	AJ George makes three point jump shot (Aboubacar Traore assists)	7-6
17:06	+3	Brantly Stevenson makes three point jump shot (Chance Hunter assists)	10-6
16:51	+2	Lassina Traore makes two point jump shot (Aboubacar Traore assists)	10-8
16:28	+2	Brantly Stevenson makes two point alley-oop dunk (Camren Pierce assists)	12-8
16:10		AJ George misses two point jump shot
16:08		Camren Pierce defensive rebound
16:00		Camren Pierce turnover (bad pass)
16:00		TV timeout
15:41		Trevon Taylor shooting foul (Lassina Traore draws the foul)
15:41	+1	Lassina Traore makes regular free throw 1 of 2	12-9
15:41	+1	Lassina Traore makes regular free throw 2 of 2	12-10
15:24	+3	Brantly Stevenson makes three point stepback jump shot	15-10
15:09		Tobias Rotegaard turnover (lost ball) (Brantly Stevenson steals)
14:45		Camren Pierce misses two point layup
14:43		Alimamy Koroma offensive rebound
14:36		Chance Hunter misses three point jump shot
14:34		AJ George defensive rebound
14:25		Trevon Taylor shooting foul (Lassina Traore draws the foul)
14:25	+1	Lassina Traore makes regular free throw 1 of 2	15-11
14:25	+1	Lassina Traore makes regular free throw 2 of 2	15-12
13:56		Brantly Stevenson misses three point jump shot
13:54		Aboubacar Traore defensive rebound
13:45	+2	Aboubacar Traore makes two point jump shot (Amari Stroud assists)	15-14
13:37		Aboubacar Traore blocks Chance Hunter's two point layup
13:35		Aboubacar Traore defensive rebound
13:33		Amari Stroud turnover (traveling)
13:22		Bryan Penn-Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Lassina Traore steals)
13:12	+2	Marcus Tsohonis makes two point jump shot	15-16
13:12		Mustangs 30 second timeout
12:53		Chance Hunter turnover (bad pass) (Jadon Jones steals)
12:46		Marcus Tsohonis misses two point layup
12:44		Bryan Penn-Johnson defensive rebound
12:39		Nick Fleming misses three point jump shot
12:37		Bryan Penn-Johnson offensive rebound
12:23	+2	Nick Fleming makes two point layup	17-16
12:06		Tobias Rotegaard misses three point jump shot
12:04		Chance Hunter defensive rebound
11:55		Amari Stroud personal foul
11:55		TV timeout
11:33		Mustangs turnover (shot clock violation)
11:25		Julien Franklin blocks Lassina Traore's two point jump shot
11:23		Beach offensive rebound
11:22		Julien Franklin shooting foul (Lassina Traore draws the foul)
11:22	+1	Lassina Traore makes regular free throw 1 of 2	17-17
11:22		Lassina Traore misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:22		Julien Franklin defensive rebound
10:53	+2	Julien Franklin makes two point layup (Nick Fleming assists)	19-17
10:45	+2	AJ George makes two point dunk (Tone Hunter assists)	19-19
10:14		Nick Fleming misses three point jump shot
10:12		Beach defensive rebound
10:12		Alimamy Koroma personal foul
10:03		Tone Hunter misses two point layup
10:01		Mustangs defensive rebound
9:53		Bryan Penn-Johnson offensive foul
9:53		Bryan Penn-Johnson turnover (offensive foul)
9:34		Chance Hunter personal foul
9:34	+1	AJ George makes regular free throw 1 of 1	19-20
9:34		AJ George misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:34		Lassina Traore offensive rebound
9:24	+2	Tone Hunter makes two point layup	19-22
9:03		Camren Pierce misses three point jump shot
9:01		Chance Hunter offensive rebound
8:57		Chance Hunter misses two point layup
8:55		Aboubacar Traore defensive rebound
8:52		AJ George misses two point layup
8:50		Cole Haller defensive rebound
8:50		Tone Hunter personal foul
8:35		Julien Franklin misses three point jump shot
8:33		Lassina Traore defensive rebound
8:24		Aboubacar Traore turnover (traveling)
8:00		Brantly Stevenson misses two point jump shot
7:58		Lassina Traore defensive rebound
7:40		Camren Pierce shooting foul (AJ George draws the foul)
7:40		TV timeout
7:40	+1	AJ George makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-23
7:40	+1	AJ George makes regular free throw 2 of 2	19-24
7:13	+2	Bryan Penn-Johnson makes two point dunk (Julien Franklin assists)	21-24
7:00		Aboubacar Traore turnover (bad pass) (Bryan Penn-Johnson steals)
6:40		Jadon Jones blocks Camren Pierce's two point jump shot
6:38		Aboubacar Traore defensive rebound
6:35		Camren Pierce personal foul
6:35		Marcus Tsohonis misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:35	+1	Marcus Tsohonis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-25
6:14		Nick Fleming misses two point hook shot
6:12		Mustangs offensive rebound
6:08	+3	Nick Fleming makes three point jump shot (Julien Franklin assists)	24-25
5:45		Marcus Tsohonis misses two point jump shot
5:43		Brantly Stevenson defensive rebound
5:43		Amari Stroud personal foul
5:32		Julien Franklin turnover (bad pass)
5:11		Bryan Penn-Johnson blocks Lassina Traore's two point jump shot
5:09		Julien Franklin defensive rebound
4:58	+2	Brantly Stevenson makes two point turnaround jump shot	26-25
4:51		Bryan Penn-Johnson personal foul
4:51	+1	Lassina Traore makes regular free throw 1 of 1	26-26
4:51	+1	Lassina Traore makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-27
4:42		Brantly Stevenson misses three point jump shot
4:40		Tobias Rotegaard defensive rebound
4:37		Brantly Stevenson personal foul
4:37		Tobias Rotegaard misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:37	+1	Tobias Rotegaard makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-28
4:25		Chance Hunter offensive foul
4:25		Chance Hunter turnover (offensive foul)
4:11	+2	AJ George makes two point jump shot (Jadon Jones assists)	26-30
3:53		Brantly Stevenson misses two point jump shot
3:51		AJ George defensive rebound
3:41	+2	Aboubacar Traore makes two point layup	26-32
3:36		Mustangs 30 second timeout
3:36		TV timeout
3:21		Chance Hunter misses two point jump shot
3:19		Lassina Traore defensive rebound
3:09		Lassina Traore misses two point layup
3:09		Julien Franklin defensive rebound
3:09		Lassina Traore personal foul
2:39		Brantly Stevenson misses two point jump shot
2:37		Chance Hunter offensive rebound
2:36		Chance Hunter offensive foul
2:36		Chance Hunter turnover (offensive foul)
2:21	+3	Tobias Rotegaard makes three point jump shot (Marcus Tsohonis assists)	26-35
2:07	+3	Nick Fleming makes three point jump shot	29-35
1:55		Jadon Jones misses three point jump shot
1:53		Brantly Stevenson defensive rebound
1:49		Tobias Rotegaard personal foul
1:38	+2	Nick Fleming makes two point layup	31-35
1:24	+3	Jadon Jones makes three point jump shot (Lassina Traore assists)	31-38
1:08		Nick Fleming misses three point jump shot
1:06		Jadon Jones defensive rebound
0:43		Marcus Tsohonis misses two point pullup jump shot
0:41		Brantly Stevenson defensive rebound
0:37		Tobias Rotegaard personal foul (Brantly Stevenson draws the foul)
0:37	+1	Brantly Stevenson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	32-38
0:37	+1	Brantly Stevenson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-38
0:27	+2	Aboubacar Traore makes two point dunk (Jadon Jones assists)	33-40
0:05		Camren Pierce misses two point jump shot
0:03		Marcus Tsohonis defensive rebound
0:03		Marcus Tsohonis turnover (lost ball) (Camren Pierce steals)
0:01		AJ George shooting foul (Camren Pierce draws the foul)
0:01		Camren Pierce misses regular free throw 1 of 3
0:01	+1	Camren Pierce makes regular free throw 2 of 3	34-40
0:01	+1	Camren Pierce makes regular free throw 3 of 3	35-40
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
CP
Mustangs
53
LBST
Beach
28

Time		Play	Score
19:37	+3	Julien Franklin makes three point jump shot (Camren Pierce assists)	38-40
19:24		Tone Hunter turnover (bad pass)
19:00		Camren Pierce misses two point pullup jump shot
18:58		Alimamy Koroma offensive rebound
18:56		Alimamy Koroma misses two point layup
18:54		Mustangs offensive rebound
18:53		Jadon Jones shooting foul (Brantly Stevenson draws the foul)
18:53	+1	Brantly Stevenson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-40
18:53	+1	Brantly Stevenson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	40-40
18:38		Tone Hunter misses three point jump shot
18:36		Alimamy Koroma defensive rebound
18:28	+2	Brantly Stevenson makes two point turnaround jump shot	42-40
18:11	+2	Lassina Traore makes two point layup (Aboubacar Traore assists)	42-42
17:53		Camren Pierce misses two point jump shot
17:51		Beach defensive rebound
17:49		Tone Hunter turnover (bad pass) (Julien Franklin steals)
17:42	+3	Trevon Taylor makes three point jump shot (Julien Franklin assists)	45-42
17:23		Lassina Traore misses two point layup
17:21		Alimamy Koroma defensive rebound
17:16		Trevon Taylor misses three point jump shot
17:14		Lassina Traore defensive rebound
16:51	+2	Aboubacar Traore makes two point layup	45-44
16:36		AJ George personal foul
16:24	+2	Julien Franklin makes two point layup	47-44
16:04		Marcus Tsohonis misses three point stepback jump shot
16:02		Jadon Jones offensive rebound
15:56		Julien Franklin technical foul
15:56		TV timeout
15:56	+1	Jadon Jones makes technical free throw 1 of 1	47-45
15:44		Marcus Tsohonis misses two point layup
15:42		Bryan Penn-Johnson defensive rebound
15:24		Nick Fleming turnover (bad pass) (Jadon Jones steals)
15:19		AJ George misses two point jump shot
15:17		Julien Franklin defensive rebound
15:09		Nick Fleming turnover (bad pass)
14:55		Aboubacar Traore turnover (traveling)
14:40		Julien Franklin misses three point jump shot
14:38		Beach defensive rebound
14:13		Aboubacar Traore misses two point layup
14:11		Bryan Penn-Johnson defensive rebound
14:05		Jadon Jones blocks Camren Pierce's two point layup
14:03		Jadon Jones defensive rebound
13:58		Marcus Tsohonis turnover (lost ball) (Camren Pierce steals)
13:53	+2	Camren Pierce makes two point layup	49-45
13:25		Marcus Tsohonis misses three point stepback jump shot
13:23		Bryan Penn-Johnson defensive rebound
13:17		Camren Pierce misses two point jump shot
13:15		Marcus Tsohonis defensive rebound
13:15		Trevon Taylor personal foul
13:02		Brantly Stevenson personal foul
12:52		Bryan Penn-Johnson personal foul
12:44		Lassina Traore misses two point layup
12:42		Chance Hunter defensive rebound
12:27	+2	Nick Fleming makes two point layup	51-45
12:27		AJ George shooting foul (Nick Fleming draws the foul)
12:27	+1	Nick Fleming makes regular free throw 1 of 1	52-45
12:12	+3	Jadon Jones makes three point jump shot (Lassina Traore assists)	52-48
11:41	+3	Brantly Stevenson makes three point jump shot (Trevon Taylor assists)	55-48
11:19		Aboubacar Traore misses two point layup
11:17		Beach offensive rebound
11:17		TV timeout
11:11		Aboubacar Traore misses two point jump shot
11:09		Lassina Traore offensive rebound
11:02		Amari Stroud turnover (bad pass) (Alimamy Koroma steals)
10:45	+3	Nick Fleming makes three point jump shot (Chance Hunter assists)	58-48
10:10		Aboubacar Traore misses three point jump shot
10:08		Nick Fleming defensive rebound
9:47	+2	Brantly Stevenson makes two point jump shot (Chance Hunter assists)	60-48
9:45		Beach 30 second timeout
9:24		Lassina Traore misses two point jump shot
9:22		Trevon Taylor defensive rebound
8:58		Brantly Stevenson misses two point jump shot
8:56		Marcus Tsohonis defensive rebound
8:54	+2	AJ George makes two point dunk (Marcus Tsohonis assists)	60-50
8:30	+3	Trevon Taylor makes three point jump shot (Nick Fleming assists)	63-50
8:11	+2	Marcus Tsohonis makes two point jump shot	63-52
8:11		Trevon Taylor shooting foul (Marcus Tsohonis draws the foul)
8:11	+1	Marcus Tsohonis makes regular free throw 1 of 1	63-53
8:03	+2	Alimamy Koroma makes two point dunk (Chance Hunter assists)	65-53
7:51		Tone Hunter offensive foul
7:51		Tone Hunter turnover (offensive foul)
7:51		TV timeout
7:41		Chance Hunter misses three point jump shot
7:39		Brantly Stevenson offensive rebound
7:22	+2	Alimamy Koroma makes two point layup (Brantly Stevenson assists)	67-53
7:10		Jadon Jones misses three point jump shot
7:08		Chance Hunter defensive rebound
6:48	+3	Chance Hunter makes three point jump shot (Camren Pierce assists)	70-53
6:32		AJ George misses two point jump shot
6:30		Camren Pierce defensive rebound
6:21	+2	Julien Franklin makes two point layup (Camren Pierce assists)	72-53
6:19		Beach 60 second timeout
6:09	+2	Tone Hunter makes two point pullup jump shot (Lassina Traore assists)	72-55
5:37		Alimamy Koroma turnover (lost ball)
5:29		Camren Pierce shooting foul (Tone Hunter draws the foul)
5:29		Tone Hunter misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:29	+1	Tone Hunter makes regular free throw 2 of 2	72-56
5:28		Brantly Stevenson turnover (traveling)
5:28		Camren Pierce shooting foul (Tone Hunter draws the foul)
5:28	+1	Tone Hunter makes regular free throw 1 of 2	72-57
5:28	+1	Tone Hunter makes regular free throw 2 of 2	72-58
5:18		Nick Fleming turnover (lost ball) (Amari Stroud steals)
5:17		Nick Fleming personal foul
5:17		Jadon Jones misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:17		Julien Franklin defensive rebound
5:07	+2	Alimamy Koroma makes two point layup (Brantly Stevenson assists)	74-58
4:47		Aboubacar Traore turnover (lost ball)
4:43		Camren Pierce turnover (lost ball)
4:37		Alimamy Koroma shooting foul (Lassina Traore draws the foul)
4:37	+1	Lassina Traore makes regular free throw 1 of 2	74-59
4:37		Lassina Traore misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:37		Nick Fleming personal foul
4:37	+1	Aboubacar Traore makes regular free throw 1 of 1	74-60
4:37		Aboubacar Traore misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:37		Camren Pierce defensive rebound
4:26		AJ George personal foul
4:03		Amari Stroud shooting foul (Nick Fleming draws the foul)
4:03		Nick Fleming misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:03		Nick Fleming misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:03		Lassina Traore defensive rebound
3:58		Tone Hunter offensive foul
3:58		Tone Hunter turnover (offensive foul)
3:58		TV timeout
3:28		Nick Fleming misses two point jump shot
3:26		Trevon Taylor offensive rebound
3:10	+2	Camren Pierce makes two point layup	76-60
3:02		Tone Hunter misses three point jump shot
3:00		Camren Pierce defensive rebound
2:31	+2	Camren Pierce makes two point jump shot	78-60
2:30		Mustangs 60 second timeout
2:21		Marcus Tsohonis misses three point jump shot
2:19		Tobias Rotegaard offensive rebound
2:16	+3	Tobias Rotegaard makes three point jump shot (Jadon Jones assists)	78-63
2:00		Jadon Jones personal foul (Brantly Stevenson draws the foul)
2:00	+1	Brantly Stevenson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	79-63
2:00	+1	Brantly Stevenson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	80-63
1:52	+3	Tobias Rotegaard makes three point jump shot (AJ George assists)	80-66
1:30		Tobias Rotegaard personal foul
1:30	+1	Camren Pierce makes regular free throw 1 of 2	81-66
1:30	+1	Camren Pierce makes regular free throw 2 of 2	82-66
1:20		Tobias Rotegaard misses three point jump shot
1:18		Jadon Jones offensive rebound
1:14		Jadon Jones misses three point jump shot
1:12		Nick Fleming defensive rebound
1:07		Marcus Tsohonis personal foul (Brantly Stevenson draws the foul)
1:07	+1	Brantly Stevenson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	83-66
1:07	+1	Brantly Stevenson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	84-66
1:00		Marcus Tsohonis misses three point jump shot
0:58		Mustangs defensive rebound
0:54		Marcus Tsohonis personal foul
0:54		Camren Pierce misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:54	+1	Camren Pierce makes regular free throw 2 of 2	85-66
0:51		Tobias Rotegaard misses three point jump shot
0:49		Camren Pierce defensive rebound
0:47		Aboubacar Traore personal foul (Camren Pierce draws the foul)
0:47	+1	Camren Pierce makes regular free throw 1 of 2	86-66
0:47	+1	Camren Pierce makes regular free throw 2 of 2	87-66
0:43		Maddox Monson misses two point jump shot
0:41		Jeffrey Yan offensive rebound
0:39	+2	Jeffrey Yan makes two point layup	87-68
0:38		Aboubacar Traore personal foul (Camren Pierce draws the foul)
0:38		Camren Pierce misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:38	+1	Camren Pierce makes regular free throw 2 of 2	88-68
0:31		Tobias Rotegaard misses three point jump shot
0:29		Jadon Jones offensive rebound
0:24		Jeffrey Yan misses two point hook shot
0:22		Nick Carlson defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Nick Carlson defensive rebound