ARCATA, Calif. – The CSUSB men's basketball team pulled off a thrilling comeback against Cal Poly Humboldt on Thursday night, earning their 21^st win of the season to improve to 16-2 in conference play.
 
The Yotes only lead for 40 seconds of the game – the first 20 and the last 20 – but it was enough to come away with the win. After trailing as much as 13 points in the second half, CSUSB was able to mount a comeback in the final 10 minutes of the game. Down by two with 21 seconds left in the game, Brandon Knapper inbounded the ball to Eddie Davis under the hoop, who subsequently made the layup while drawing a foul – tying the game at 89-89. Davis made the free throw, which would turn out to be the final point of the game.
 
Dontrell Shuler led the Yotes with a season-high 30 points, the first time the junior has reached that mark in his CSUSB career. Darius Mickens was one rebound short of a double-double, scoring 24 points with nine rebounds in the game. Davis was also a key contributor, making that crucial layup with 19 points and six rebounds.

 

"Really proud of our guy's toughness tonight, they showed a ton of resilience and really stuck together when it looked like we were down and out. They never panicked, stayed focused on the goal, and made it happen. Games like these are necessary when building a team culture and it was awesome to see it on display tonight." – Head Coach Andy Newman

 
 
Up Next
The Yotes will travel down to Sonoma State this Saturday, February 18^th, for a 3:00 PM game against the Seawolves. They will continue their way down the coast on Monday, February 20^th, when they make up their game against Cal State Monterey Bay. You can catch the action on the CCAA Network at ccaanetwork.com or listen in on KMET 1490 AM.
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