Cal Poly Mustangs at Sacramento State Hornets
· NCAA Men's Basketball
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Nwachukwu’s free throws lift Sacramento St over Cal Poly
With one second left, Nwachukwu was fouled on his put-back attempt after grabbing an offensive rebound. After he made both free throws, Cal Poly threw a long in-bounds pass to Colby Rogers who missed a hurried shot at the buzzer.
Kyle Colvin gave Cal Poly the lead twice in the final minutes. His short jumper gave the Mustangs a 54-53 lead with 2 minutes, 40 seconds remaining. It was the last field goal for either team. Colvin made two free throws with eight seconds left for a 56-55 Cal Poly lead.
James Bridges scored 12 points for the Hornets.
Colvin had game-highs of 20 points and nine rebounds for the Mustangs (2-9). Junior Ballard scored 18 points and Rogers added 10.
Sacramento State improved to a program-best 7-2 despite a second half in which the Hornets shot 23% and scored just 20 points.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 56 - 57 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 56 - 55 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Cal Poly Offensive Rebound. | 56 - 57 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Colby Rogers missed Layup. | 56 - 57 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Osi Nwachukwu made Free Throw. | 56 - 57 |
Statistics
 CP |
 SAC |
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|---|---|---|
| 20-51 | FG | 20-56 |
| 39 | Field Goal % | 36 |
| 6-20 | 3PT | 6-22 |
| 30 | Three Point % | 27 |
| 10-12 | FT | 11-18 |
| 83 | Free Throw % | 61 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 7 | Assists | 16 |
| 4 | Steals | 2 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 7 | Points Off Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 1 |
| 18 | Points in Paint | 20 |
| 18 | Fouls | 16 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 12 |
Game Information
Location: Sacramento, CA
Attendance: 522 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big West Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| UC Irvine | 15-5 | - | 23-12 |
| Hawai'i | 14-6 | 1 | 24-9 |
| UC San Diego | 12-8 | 3 | 23-11 |
| Cal State Northridge | 12-8 | 3 | 20-14 |
| Cal State Fullerton | 12-8 | 3 | 18-16 |
| UC Davis | 11-9 | 4 | 19-14 |
| UC Santa Barbara | 11-9 | 4 | 18-14 |
| Cal Poly | 10-10 | 5 | 14-19 |
| Long Beach State | 6-14 | 9 | 10-22 |
| UC Riverside | 5-15 | 10 | 10-22 |
| Cal State Bakersfield | 2-18 | 13 | 8-24 |