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Michael Mora vs. Western Oregon
Kait Ramos/CSUMB Athletics
67
Western Ore. WOU 0-1,0-0 Great Northwest
86
Winner Cal St. Monterey Bay CSMB 1-0,0-0 CCAA
Western Ore. WOU
0-1,0-0 Great Northwest
67
Final
86
Cal St. Monterey Bay CSMB
1-0,0-0 CCAA
Winner
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Team 1 2 OT 1 F
Western Ore. WOU 36 0 31 67
Cal St. Monterey Bay CSMB 41 0 45 86

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Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Kevin Gilmore (@OtterKevin)

Otters Impress In Season-Opening Win

Bilello, Mora go for 16 each in 86–67 win over WOU

SEASIDE, Calif. — Cal State Monterey Bay scored the first bucket of the night and never trailed in cruising to an 86–67 win over Western Oregon Friday in The Kelp Bed.

Joey Bilello (Littleton, Colo./ThunderRidge HS) knocked down a three on CSUMB's first possession. Michael Mora (Palo Alto/Univ. of Vermont) and Jaden Tengan (Sacramento/Santa Clarita Christian) followed with long shots of their own and the Otters never looked back.

Western Oregon kept things interesting throughout the first half, pulling to within four late in the period. But a 12–0 run early in the second half gave CSUMB the separation it craved, expanding the lead to 16 at 59–43.
The Wolves cut it to single digits for one possession midway through the period before CSUMB eased away.

Bilello and Mora led four Otters in double figures with 16 points apiece. Tengan added 14 and senior Chol Deng (Sydney, NSW, Australia) chipped in 13.

Freshman Miki Gacic (Belgrade, Serbia) impressed in his collegiate debut with seven assists and a pair of steals. Bilello and Deng shared team-high honors with eight boards apiece.
 

THE GAME WAS STATISTICALLY OVER WHEN… Using the Bill James safe lead formula, the game was statistically over when Michael Mora tipped in his own miss to extend the Otter lead to 80–62 with 3:06 remaining.

FOR OPENERS: The Otters have been treading water recently opening night, winning 8 of their last 17 openers, including Friday's 86–67 win over Western Oregon. Overall, CSUMB is 10–17 on opening night dating back to 1998–99.

FOR (HOME) OPENERS: The Otters are 15–12 all-time in home openers dating to the 1998–99 season.

FOR (HOME) SEASON OPENERS: The Otters opened the season at home for just the 10th time Friday night. They now are 6–4 when opening the season in The Kelp Bed.

LARGE MARGINS: One has to go back only as far as Nov. 12, 2022 to find the last time the Otters won by such a large margin on opening day. That season, they defeated Central Washington 77–57 in WOU's New PE Building.

LEADERS OF THE RAFT… POINTS: Joey Bilello/Michael Mora 16; REBOUNDS: Joey Bilello/Chol Deng 8; ASSISTS: Miki Gacic 7; BLOCKS: Jackson Corley/Michael Mora/Ashton Reese/Evan Wells 1; STEALS: Miki Gacic 2.

THEY'VE GOT NEXT… CSUMB concludes the Otter Classic Saturday with a tough opponent in No. 15 ranked Central Washington. The Wildcats defeated Menlo College 80–68 in Friday's opening game.


 
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Players Mentioned

Joey Bilello

#2 Joey Bilello

F
6' 8"
Sophomore
Jackson Corley

#12 Jackson Corley

G
6' 3"
Sophomore
Jaden Tengan

#0 Jaden Tengan

G
5' 11"
Sophomore
Evan Wells

#21 Evan Wells

F/G
6' 4"
Freshman
Michael Mora

#11 Michael Mora

F
6' 6"
Freshman
Chol Deng

#10 Chol Deng

G
6' 6"
Junior
Miki Gacic

#24 Miki Gacic

G
6' 3"
Freshman
Ashton Reese

#8 Ashton Reese

G
6' 5"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Joey Bilello

#2 Joey Bilello

6' 8"
Sophomore
F
Jackson Corley

#12 Jackson Corley

6' 3"
Sophomore
G
Jaden Tengan

#0 Jaden Tengan

5' 11"
Sophomore
G
Evan Wells

#21 Evan Wells

6' 4"
Freshman
F/G
Michael Mora

#11 Michael Mora

6' 6"
Freshman
F
Chol Deng

#10 Chol Deng

6' 6"
Junior
G
Miki Gacic

#24 Miki Gacic

6' 3"
Freshman
G
Ashton Reese

#8 Ashton Reese

6' 5"
Junior
G