February 26, 2009

Box Score

SEASIDE, Calif. – The Cal State Monterey Bay men's basketball team fell, 85-77, to visiting Cal State San Bernardino on Thursday at the Otter Sports Center.

Senior #Dante Green# led the Otters with 19 points, shooting 66.7 percent from the field. Senior #Joe Mitchell# connected on his first 3-pointer of the season, while recording a team-high six rebounds and five assists. With his 16 points tonight, Mitchell is now CSUMB's all-time leading scorer with 950 points.  The previous record was held by D'Shon Cannon, who scored 937 points in three season as an Otter (2005-08).

The Coyotes took 39-28 lead after an 11-0 run, giving them a 44-38 advantage at the break.

Junior #Trevor Ray#'s back-to-back 3-pointers closed the gap to 66-63  with 9:51 remaining.

After a Coyote basket, senior #Jose Sanchez# connected a three to make it 68-66.  A layup by Mitchell tied the game at 68-68.

Senior #Steve Monreal#'s two free throws gave the Otters their first lead of the second half, 70-68 at 6:52.

Both teams traded leads for the next four minutes before the Coyotes pulled away on seven straight points in the remaining two minutes.

The Otters outrebounded CSUSB, 27-26.

The Coyotes were led by Michael Frazier with 27 points, shooting 77.7 percent (7-for-9) from beyond the arc.

CSUMB (14-12, 8-11 CCAA) closes out the regular season on Friday, Feb. 27, welcoming Cal Poly Pomona to the Otter Sports Center. Prior to the game, the Otters will honor their five seniors, Stephen Becker, Jose Sanchez, Dante Green, Steve Monreal and Joe Mitchell.