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Sammi Sheppard
77
Cal State Dominguez Hills CSUDH
83
Winner Cal State Monterey Bay CSUMB
Cal State Dominguez Hills CSUDH
77
Final
83
Cal State Monterey Bay CSUMB
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Cal State Dominguez Hills CSUDH 38 39 77
Cal State Monterey Bay CSUMB 45 38 83

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Uncharitable Stripe Again the Culprit in 83-77 Loss at CS Monterey Bay

SEASIDE -- Visiting Cal State Dominguez Hills hit a solid 50.0% of its attempts from the floor and a sizzling 45.5% from downtown, but misfired on eight of 21 attempts from the foul line en route to an 83-77 loss at Cal State Monterey Bay tonight, keeping the Cardinal and Gold winless in league play.

Shaquille Hunter (pictured) led all scorers with 18 points off the bench on 6-of-13 shooting whill Justin Sadler was one rebound shy of a double double with 17 points and nine boards.

"I'm really proud of how hard we played and competed, and it was great to see Shaq shoot the ball and play exceptionally on the defensive end, which has been constant all year," begins CSUDH interim head coach Steve Becker.

"Sadler really stepped up in the second half as well, as did Darius Butler, who stepped up when our bigs got in foul trouble and really played much bigger than his size, and we were really proud and appreciative of his effort tonight.

"Tonight was another team effort with our entire roster buying in and staying engaged, and we'll get back to the drawing board and continue to emphasize free throws before Pomona visits us on Friday."

Early on, it appeared as if the Toros were the inspired team. They knocked down seven of their first 11 3–point attempts to keep things close for most of the first half.

But the Otters finished the half with a flourish, and when Patrick Lefiti tossed one in from three–quarters court to beat the first half buzzer, CSUMB carried a 45–38 lead into intermission.

The Otters led by as many as 12 points in the second half before the Toros twice trimmed the deficit to one point. But CSUMB answered each challenge before making six consecutive free throws in the final 52 seconds to keep the Toros at bay.

Ivan Dooley added 11 points and Darius Butler 10 in the loss.

In a pregame ceremony, the Otters remembered Devougn "Trini" Lamont, a player widely regarded as the best in Otter history, who passed away on the court while playing professionally in France this season. Saturday's game was a fitting opportunity for the tribute as Dominguez Hills is coached by Steve Becker and his assistant Carlos Arroyo, both of whom were teammates of Lamont's at CSUMB.

CSUDH returns home next weekend for a pair of southern California showdowns, beginning with Cal Poly Pomona on Friday at 7:30 pm.

(Courtesy of CS Monterey Bay)
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