SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- A Cal Poly Humboldt comeback fell just short in the final seconds on Saturday afternoon at San Francisco State as the Gators held on for a 60-57 victory over the Lumberjacks.
Ramiah Adedigba recorded two season-highs and his first double-double of the season after tallying 19 points and 11 rebounds.
Rob Diaz III led all scorers with 20 points and has posted two consecutive 20+ point performances.
Humboldt jumped out an early 4-0 lead after layups from
Ramiah Adedigba and
Pejan Slater got the Jacks going. The Gators responded with an 11-1 run and took an 11-5 lead over Humboldt. Extending their lead to 12 points, SFSU looked to be in control for the remainder of the first half. An Adedigba three-pointer with 1:28 left in the first half cut the deficit to eight points. The Jacks found themselves down 11 points at the half, 32-21.
San Francisco's Jonah Roth converted a layup at the 17:09 mark that gave the Gators a 14-point lead, their largest of the game. The Lumberjacks wouldn't go away easily, as they grabbed the momentum and went on a 14-4 run that was capped off by a
Rob Diaz III three-pointer. With 10 minutes to go in the second half,
Cam Timmons converted a layup and made it a one possession game, 41-43. A comeback led by Adedigba and Diaz kept the Jacks close for the remainder of the game. With one minute remaining, back-to-back layups from
Sage Wayans and
Cam Timmons gave the Jacks their first lead since the start of the game, 57-55. A quick 5-0 run by the Gators put SFSU up 60-57 with 10 seconds left. The Jacks had an opportunity to tie in the final seconds, but a well defended shot from
Brandon Bento-Jackson rattled in and out, resulting in a 60-57 victory for San Francisco State.
Lumberjack Low-Down
- Ramiah Adedigba posted a 19-point, 11-rebound double-double
- Rob Diaz III scored a game-high 20 points and had three steals
- Pejan Slater grabbed nine rebounds
- Humboldt shot 35.6% from the field and 26.3% from three-point range, while SFSU shot a consistent 41.8% from the field and 25.0% from three-point range
- The Jacks improved to 40.63% shooting in the second half after shooting 29.63% in the first half
- Humboldt out-rebounded San Francisco State 44-31
- The Gators had more points off turnovers (14-5) and bench points (23-7), but the Jacks had more second chance points (17-7)
- The Humboldt defense allowed 60 points against SFSU, the lowest total of points score by an opposing team this season
Records
Cal Poly Humboldt (3-9, 0-7 CCAA)
San Francisco State (8-7, 2-5 CCAA)
Up Next
After six straight games on the road, Humboldt will return home to Lumberjack Arena next week to play a pair of CCAA games against Cal State Monterey Bay (3-4, 5-7 CCAA) on Thursday evening and Stanislaus State (4-9, 1-6 CCAA) on Saturday evening. Both games with have a 7:30 PM tip-off.
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