SAN BERNARDINO, California. – Central Washington men's basketball suffered a 73-48 loss to 13
th ranked Cal State San Bernardino at the CCAA/GNAC Challenge this afternoon.
QUOTING HEAD COACH BRANDON RINTA
"Credit to San Bernardino today. That is one of the best defensive teams I've ever seen in DII. We did not do a great job of handling their pressure."
NOTABLE STATS
- Bradley Swillie and Seth Dawson led the 'Cats each scoring 13 points and Maverick Sanders contributed 10 points on 5-6 from the floor.
- Sedrick Altman scored 22 points for the Yotes. He shot 9-15 from the floor and hit three triples. Robby Robinson finished with 16 points and Christopher Mitchell had 13.
- Cal State San Bernardino capitalized and turned 18 Central Washington turnovers into 20 points. The Yotes scored 40 points in the paint to Central Washington's 24.
FIRST HALF
- It was a back-and-forth start. Central Washington matched Cal State San Bernardino early on and a fast break layup from Anjaylo Lloyd tied the score at ten. A three pointer from Robby Robinson kick-started a run for the Yotes as they took a 14-point lead with 8:30 remaining.
- Seth Dawson hit a triple in the late stages of the half that brought the score to 36-20 in favor of Cal State San Bernardino.
- The Yotes had a commanding 38-21 lead at the break. The Yotes defense bothered The Wildcats as Central Washington shot 29% from the field compared to Cal State San Bernardino's 46%.
SECOND HALF
- Central Washington started the second half with better offense. Bradley Swillie got a touch in the paint and scored, Maverick Sanders hit a jumper, and Seth Dawson converted a layup.
- The combination of Cal State San Bernardino's scoring and stifling defense led them to a 28-point advantage with 9:23 remaining.
- Bradley Swillie ended the game with nine straight points, but the 'Cats fell 73-48.
UP NEXT
- Central Washington returns to Ellensburg next week to host the CWU tournament on Friday and Saturday. The 'Cats square off with Cal State LA on Friday at 7 pm then face Westminster (UT) on Saturday at 7 pm.