GAME #1
CSUMB Otters (0-0) vs. Alaska Fairbanks (0-2)
Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2008 at 7 p.m.
Otter Sports Center
Radio: KRXA (540 AM)
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Game Notes
OPENING TIP:
CSUMB plays hosts to Alaska Fairbanks on Tuesday, Nov. 18, in its home opener at the Otter Sports Center.
LOOKING AHEAD:
CSUMB is back home next week against Academy of Art on Monday, Nov. 24. The Otters conclude the week, hosting the Otter Classic presented by the Holiday Inn Express in Marina. San Francisco State University, Seattle Pacific University and Concordia University, St Paul (MN) will be competing on Friday, Nov. 28 and Saturday, Nov. 29. For more information, please visit the official tournament website at otterathletics.com
SCOUTING THE WAVES:
Alaska Fairbanks (0-2) is coming of a loss on the road to Cal State San Bernardino 87-65...junior Jon Moe led the Nanooks scoring a total of 20 points, 12 of those points which were made from behind the arc...sophomore Nashorn Maynard scored a double-double recording 16 points and pulling down 14 rebounds.
LAST GAME RECAP:
The Cal State Monterey Bay men's basketball closed out their exhibition season on Friday night against NCAA Division I Pepperdine University, falling 91-82 at the Firestone Fieldhouse...senior #Steve Monreal# scored a game-high 28 points and made seven of 13 three-pointers...senior #Joe Mitchell# had a double-double with 19 points and 12 rebounds...Monreal scored the first eight points in a 12-0 Cal State Monterey Bay run, which cut the lead to 50-45 with 14 minutes left...the Otters then went on a tear with six three-pointers, including four by Monreal, in the next 3 ½ minutes...they took the lead for the fi rst time at 62-61 with 7:48 to play after a senior #Dante Green# triple and Monreal's seventh three-pointer put the Otters up 65-63 with 7:13 left...CSUMB and Pepperdine both pulled down 35 rebounds each. The Waves had a 49.1% to 44.4% edge in shooting percentage. Both teams were successful from beyond the lengthened three-point arc, as the Otters made 11 overall and the Waves hit 52.9% of theirs (9-for-17).
LOOKING BACK:
Cal State Monterey Bay wrapped up last year on a high, winning 10 of their last 11 regular season conference games, ending the CCAA season with a 11-9 record...the Otters finished the season 12-15, tying the school record for most NCAA Division II victories in a season...last season, CSUMB shooters from behind the arc were ranked 13th in the nation in three-point field-goal percentage (40.4).
RECORD WATCH:
Senior #Joe Mitchell# is 73 points away from accomplishing 750 career points. Mitchell posted a team-high 11 double-doubles last year in points and rebounding.
