Score: UC Davis 66, Cal State Bakersfield 71
Location:Â Davis, Calif.
Records: UC Davis 16-12 (9-7), Cal State Bakersfield 12-16 (6-10)
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The short story: UC Davis dropped Thursday's night game at the University Credit Union Center to Cal State Bakersfield 71-66.
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COURT SIDE
- The Roadrunners controlled the glass and utilized this advantage all night, outrebounding the Aggies 46-24
- Cal State Bakersfield also got solid contributions from their bench, where Marvin McGhee IV and Tom Mark led the Roadrunners with 18 and 14 points respectively
- For the Aggies, TY Johnson recorded his 18th game of the year scoring 20 or more points, and 40th of his career
- He led all scorers with 21 while Leo DeBruhl added 12 points as UC Davis' other double figure scorer
- Connor Sevilla and Pablo Tamba followed closely as the pair each scored nine points
- Tamba and Rocak also added eight rebounds each to lead all Aggies
- UC Davis found success tonight from behind the arc, finishing the game 11-27 from downtown
- UC Davis forced 15 Bakersfield turnovers while committing only nine themselves
- The Aggies turned those takeaways into 12 points on the other end of the floor
- Along with McGhee IV and Mark, Fidelis Okereke led the Roadrunners, scoring 14 points to go along with a game-high 11 rebounds
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HOW IT HAPPENED
- UC Davis opened the game with a three-pointer from TY Johnson at the shot-clock buzzer on the first possession
- UC Davis' success from beyond the arc continued during a 9-0 run with three consecutive three-pointers, including back-to-back treys from Sevilla and another from Daughtery Jr., giving the Aggies an early 14-7 lead
- The Roadrunners, however, responded by doubling the Aggies' rebounds in the first half and went on a 9-0 run of their own, taking a 29-25 lead with 1:21 remaining
- UC Davis cut into this lead and trailed by only a point heading into the break after an alley-oop finish from Tamba in the final seconds of the half, making the score 30-29 in favor of the Roadrunners
- Cal State Bakersfield extended its lead after intermission, constructing a 65-58 advantage before UC Davis went on a 6-0 run, capped off by Johnson's three-pointer, reducing the deficit to 65-64 with 53 seconds left in the game
- The Roadrunners sank a pair of free throws to make it 67-64
- On the ensuing possession for the Aggies, a lengthy review of an apparent goaltending call ultimately resulted in a no-call, allowing the Roadrunners to create a two-possession lead, making it 69-64 with just 18 seconds remaining
- The Aggies got a layup on the next possession and called their final timeout, but with time and possessions running out, the Roadrunners would ultimately hold on for the 71-66 win
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UP NEXT: The Aggies will remain at home, hosting CSUN this Saturday, Feb. 22 at 2 p.m. PT. The Matadors are fresh off a 84-72 win over UC Irvine.
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