ROHNERT PARK, Calif.--- Despite the trio of
Kobe Ordonio,
Tony Singleton and
Marlon Short combining for 50 of their 72 points. Stan State lost 83-72 to Western Oregon in the first game of the Ron Logsdon Classic in Rohnert Park, Calif. Ordonio had a season high 23 points to lead the Warriors while Singleton chipped in 17 points and
Marlon Short added 10 points.
FIRST HALF: Western Oregon jumped out to an early 8-2 lead in the first three minutes of the game, before the Warriors went on a 12-0 run capped by an old-fashioned three-point play by
Kobe Ordonio off a pass from
Benno Zecic as Stan State took a 14-8 lead. An Antonio Salinas three gave the Wolves back the lead, 21-20, with 9:17 left in the half. The game went back and forth in the next couple of minutes until Cameron Cranston hit a three to give Western Oregon a 27-24 lead at the 6:24 mark of the first half. The Wolves increased their lead to 41-29 on a three by Yosani Clay with just 67 seconds left in the first half.
Tony Singleton hit one of two of his free throws to cut the deficit to 41-30 heading into the locker room at the half.
SECOND HALF: Cameron Cranston's lay-up three minutes into the second half increased the Wolves' lead to 47-33. A jumper by Cameron Benzel gave Western Oregon (2-1) a 55-40 lead. A
Benno Zecic lay-up capped a 9-2 run by the Warriors as they cut the deficit to 57-49 at the mid-way point of the second half. Western Oregon followed that with an 8-2 run of its own to take a 65-51 lead. Stan State (1-3) wouldn't go away as once again, the Warriors went on a 7-0 run to cut the Wolf lead to 65-58 with just 7:40 left in regulation. The Wolves outscored the Warriors 8-4 in the next three minutes to take a 73-62 lead.
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Daniel Ameyaw lea-up capped a 5-1 mini-run by Stan State as they cut the deficit to 74-67 with 4:03 on the clock. Western Oregon finished the game outscoring the Warriors 9-5 to take a 83-72 non-conference victory.
50 of 72: The trio of
Kobe Ordonio,
Tony Singleton and
Marlon Short scored 50 of Stan State's 72 points. Ordonio scored a season high 23 points on nine-for-14 shooting including two-for-four from three's and three-for-three from the line. Singleton added 17 points on six-for-17 shooting from the field while connecting on four of his eight attempts from beyond the arc. Short had five field goals for Stan State.
17 TURNOVERS: Stan State forced 17 turnovers by the Wolves with 10 coming off of steals. Four of those ten came from
Marlon Short while
Benno Zecic and
Travion Williams each had two.
UP NEXT: Stan State will face Minnesota State at 2pm in the third game of the Ron Logsdon Challenge tomorrow afternoon in Rohnert Park. The Mavericks defeated Sonoma State earlier this evening 88-63 as they improved to 4-0 on the season. After Saturday's game, Stan State will return home on Tuesday, November 22 at 5pm when the Warriors host Academy of Art.