TURLOCK — The Warriors found a bad night to have bad shooting game as Humboldt State stormed out to a big lead early en route to a 79-64 decision Saturday night.
Stanislaus State, which had already clinched a berth in the CCAA Tournament, dropped to 11-10 in CCAA play after the loss to the league's last place team. Humboldt State moved out of the cellar with the win and is now 5-16 (9-17 overall).
Top Warriors of the Night
• After being recognized in pregame for his career assists record,
Ty Davis went to basket and scored Saturday night.
• Davis led the Warriors with 24 points on 7 of 10 shooting. He was also 10 of 13 at the free throw line.
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Luis Salgado scored eight points with four rebounds, two assists and five steals.
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Vida Faniel led the team with six rebounds.
Bad Shooting Night
• The Warriors shot 38.7 percent for the game and just 11.8 percent (2 for 17) from the three-point arc.
• The 11.8 percent from distance was a season-low.
• The 38.7 FG shooting percentage is the fourth lowest this year.
Humboldt's Hot Start
• Humboldt State shot 48.3 percent for the game, but was at 78 percent early in the game.
• Leland Green made his first five three-point attempts early in the first half en route to a 30-point game.
• HSU led by 24, 32-8, at 9:40 in the first half.
• Their largest lead was 27 points, 64-37, at 8:33 in the second half.
Warriors Rallied Back
• Stan State used a 21-2 run come all the way back to within eight at 66-58 with 3:42 left to play.
CCAA Tournament Berth
• The Warriors are a lock to be at least the No. 6 seed but could be as high as the No. 5 seed in the tournament.
• A win next Saturday or two losses by Cal State East Bay would mean the Warriors could finish in fifth.
• Stan State has the tiebreaker against Cal State East Bay, which is currently in fifth at 11-9 with two games left.
Up Next
The Warriors complete their regular season next Saturday when they host Chico State on Senior Night.