Hoop Dreams: Big West Tournament
Mustangs at Anaheim Convention Center Friday
Men's hoops have a shot at "The Big Dance" -- the NCAA college basketball tournaments. A winning season has put the Mustangs at the Big West tournament in Anaheim this week (March 7-10).
The Mustangs, who won’t play again until Friday against the highest remaining seed, have won six straight and 12 of their last 14 games. Cal Poly has never been seeded higher than No. 4 going into league tournament play.
Going into the tournament, which started Wednesday night, Long Beach State was seeded No. 1, Cal Poly No. 2, Cal State Fullerton No. 3 and UC Santa Barbara No. 4.
The Women's team finished third in the league and play Thursday at noon in Anaheim.
Ready to join the Mustang Maniacs for March Madness at the Anaheim Convention Center?
The men play Friday night in Anaheim, and depending on play this week are likely to face CSU Long Beach (the No. 1 Seed) or CSU Fullerton. Two wins in the Big West tournament will give the men entry to the NCAA tourney.
Buy your tickets now through the Mustang Ticket Office (click here for details) and get a reserved seat in the Cal Poly cheering section. Contact the ticket office at (805) 756-5806 -- or if you're close to campus, get them at the ticket booth outside the Rec Center at Cal Poly.
Clinching the the second-seed spot, the Cal Poly Men beat Pacific March 3 before a sell-out crowd in Mott Gym -- with more than 3,000 cheering fans on hand. Senior forward Derek Stockalper scored 25 points, including a game-clinching breakaway dunk, as Cal Poly defeated Pacific 82-70.
With the win, Cal Poly improves to 18-10 for the season -- the most wins since moving to Division I in 1994 -- and 9-5 in Big West game, clinching the second seed and a pair of byes in this week’s Big West Conference Tournament.
The Mustangs were assured a Big West tourney spot by beating Northridge March 2. A crowd of a little over 2,900 caught Mustang Madness as the men rolled to victory, trouncing Northridge and hitting 53.3 percent of its floor shots along the way. The final score against Northridge was 86-70.
For tickets visit www.GoPoly.com or call the ticket office at 1-866-GoStangs
Read about the Pacific victory:
Cal Poly Athletics Web | SLO Tribune | Mustang Daily story & photo slideshow
Read about the Northridge rout:
Cal Poly Athletics Web |
SLO Tribune| Mustang Daily
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