With the help of forward David Hanson’s second 20-point game, the Mustangs rebounded from their last-second loss to UC Santa Barbara with a 77-61 win over Cal State Bakersfield Saturday night.
Hanson led the team with a career-high 29 points. Guard Shawn Lewis helped the Mustangs with a 20-point effort as well, all of which he scored in the last 10 minutes of the game.
Despite Hanson and Lewis’ efforts, the Mustangs didn’t take their first lead of the game until there was just 1:40 left in the first half. With jumpers by center Will Donahue and guard Maliik Love, the Mustangs took a 29-27 lead into the break.
The Mustangs started the second half firing from the 3-point line. They hit three attempts in the first six minutes to take a 45-35 lead.
Then, Lewis decided to step in. He was held scoreless through 30 minutes and then decided he had enough. He tallied nine consecutive points in two minutes and furthered Cal Poly’s lead to 54-45 with eight minutes left in the game.
Cal State Bakersfield responded with an 8-4 run and the Roadrunners shortened Cal Poly’s lead to 58-53 with five minutes to play.
Hanson then nailed his six 3-pointer and Lewis hit a layup to push the Mustangs up by eight with four minutes to go and they wouldn’t look back.