TURLOCK, Calif.-- Stan State Warriors won the battle of the boards, 31-19, with the visiting Cal State Los Angeles Golden Eagles, but fell 83-79 in a CCAA match-up on Alumni Day at The Fitz.
Jeremiah Jones had a game high 24 points to lead the hosts.
Daniel Ameyaw chipped in 16 points while
Cameron Walker added 14 points.
FIRST HALF: Stan State scored the first seven points of the game on a trey by
Jason Zimmer surrounded by two jumpers by
Daniel Ameyaw and
Jeremiah Jones. Twice the Warriors increased their lead to 13 including on a trey by Jones off a pass from
Jonathan Tchengang to give the hosts a 23-10 lead with 13:29 left in the half. Corey Cofield's II jumper capped a 16-4 run by the Golden Eagles as they cut the hosts' lead to 27-26 at the 5:21 mark of the first half.
Mahda Fallay's lay-up off a
Cameron Walker pass gave Stan State a 37-30 lead. Cal State Los Angeles (11-13, 9-9 CCAA) cut the Warrior lead to 37-32. A Walker lay-up increased Stan State's lead back to seven, 39-32, heading into the locker room.
SECOND HALF: The Warriors (10-14, 7-11 CCAA) outscored their guests 9-5 in the first four minutes of the half to increase their lead to 50-41. A
Jeremiah Jones trey off a
Cameron Walker pass gave Stan State a 53-43 lead. Shane Bell's lay-up capped a 13-3 run by the Golden Eagles as they tied the game at 56-56 with nine minutes left in the game. Cal State Los Angeles took a 63-60 lead on two free throws by Connor Scales. Walker's trey pass off a
Daniel Ameyaw pass capped a mini 8-2 run by the hosts as they took a 68-65 lead with less than four minutes left in regulation. Cal State Los Angeles outscored Stan State 5-2 to take a 75-70 lead on a Corey Cofield II jumper. With 35 seconds left in the game,
Jason Zimmer connected on three free throws to cut the deficit to 79-77. Dominic Escobar went four-for-four from the line in the final seconds to seal the 83-79 victory.
23 STRAIGHT: Jeremiah Jones recorded his 23
rd straight game of scoring in double digits this afternoon. He finished with a game high 24 points which was his seventh game of scoring 20 points or more. He is averaging 18.8 points per game while shooting 46% from the field and 89.3% from the line.
JUST TWO: The Warriors went 18-for-20 from the line today with four Warriors not missing an attempt led by
Jeremiah Jones going six-for-six.
Cameron Walker was four-for-four while
Jason Zimmer was three-for-three.
Daniel Ameyaw went two-for-two.
Mahda Fallay and
Lloyd French went a combined three-for-five.
31-19: Stan State won the battle of the boards, 31-10.
Daniel Ameyaw led the way with seven rebounds followed by
Mahda Fallay with six rebounds.
Jeremiah Jones added five rebounds.
Cameron Walker and
Jonathan Tchengang each grabbed four rebounds.
18/26: The Warriors had 18 assists on their 27 field goals made.
Cameron Walker had five assists with no turnovers followed by
Daniel Ameyaw with four assists and no turnovers.
Lloyd French and
Jonathan Tchengang each had two assists and one turnover.
UP NEXT: Stan State will return to court with its final two road games of the regular season. The Warriors will travel to San Marcos, Calif., for a 7:30 p.m; contest with Cal State San Marcos on Thursday, February 20. They will travel to Rohnert Park, Calif., for a 7:30 p.m. game with Sonoma State on Saturday, February 22. Stan State will return home, February 27 and March 1 for its final home games of the regular season. The Warriors will host Cal Poly Pomona on February 27 at 7:30 p.m. on KW Recovery Night. Their regular season home finale is set for March 1 at 3:00 p.m. for Senior Day against Cal State San Bernardino. Prior to the game, Stan State will recognize its seniors in
Jeremiah Jones,
Cameron Walker,
Mahda Fallay,
Jonathan Tchengang, and
William Chavarin.
