Box Score
BELLINGHAM, Wash. — Cal State San Bernardino shot its second worst shooting percentage and turned the ball over the second most times this season as the Coyotes fell 77-58 to BYU-Hawai'i in the semifinals of the NCAA Division II West Regional Tournament.
The Coyotes (23-8) shot just 37.9 percent (22-58) from the field and were just 5-for-25 from beyond the arc. The Seasiders (22-5) hit 47.1 percent (24-51) from the field. CSUSB also turned the ball over 23 times, 15 in the first half, giving up 30 points off of those turnovers.
Cal State San Bernardino also hit just 50 percent (9-18) from the free throw line while the Seasiders were 24-for-28 from the charity stripe.
Corey Caston scored a team-high 16 points, going 7-for-14 from the field, and dished out four of the Coyotes' 11 assists. Lawrence Tyson was the only other CSUSB player in double figures with 12.
Bryan LeDuc closed out his illustrious one-year career with the Coyotes with eight points and eight rebounds. The eight boards brought his season total to 251, the third most rebounds in a single season. Only Mark Warren had more rebounds in a single season and did it twice. Warren had 306 in the 1987-88 season and had 377 in the 1988-89 season.
BYU-Hawaii's Jet Chang scored a game-high 19 points, missing just one of 10 free throw attempts.
Early foul trouble and a late first half run dug a deep hole for the Coyotes.
Four of the five CSUSB starters had two fouls in the first half, yet the Coyotes still battled back from being down 22-10 midway through the first half. Cal State San Bernardino cut the lead to four on two different occasions, once at 22-18 and at 24-20, and trailed 27-22 with 4:19 left in the half.
That was as close as the Coyotes came the rest of the way as BYU-Hawai'i closed out the first half with a 12-0 run to take a 39-22 lead at intermission.
CSUSB never got the deficit back under double digits the rest of the way as BYU-Hawai'i reaches the West Regional Championship game for the third straight time and won its 15th straight game.
It was the last game for five seniors as LeDuc, Tyson, Greg Williams, Devon Davis and Michael Lucas all played their last game for the Coyotes.
