ARCATA, Calif. - Cal Poly Humboldt men's basketball outscored Jessup in the second half, but an efficient shooting performance by the Warriors lifted the visitors to an 85-73 victory in the Lumberjacks' season and home opener Monday evening at Lumberjack Arena.
Chase Henderson led Humboldt with 21 points, six rebounds and five assists without committing a turnover. Henderson shot 7-for-9 at the free-throw line and connected twice from beyond the arc.
Zion
Yeargin added 13 points, while Dorell Thomas and
Shakir Odunewu each finished with nine.
Tyriq McNeal contributed eight points, five rebounds, two steals and two blocks off the bench.
Jessup scored the opening four points before Humboldt responded with a 10-4 run, capped by
Brandon Bento-Jackson's second 3-pointer of the evening. The Lumberjacks continued building momentum and took their largest lead at 23-14 following five consecutive points from
Malachi Miller.
The Warriors answered with a 29-6 run over the final 10:39 of the opening half. Jessup took the lead with 6:14 remaining and carried a 43-29 advantage into halftime after shooting 54.8 percent from the field during the period.
Humboldt began cutting into the deficit after the break.
Yeargin's layup brought the Lumberjacks within eight at 47-39, and two free throws from
Odunewu later reduced the margin to seven at 58-51 with 12:30 remaining.
Henderson connected from beyond the arc to again bring Humboldt within seven, 61-54, but Jessup answered and eventually extended its lead to 16. The Lumberjacks continued battling and won the second half 44-42 before the Warriors closed out the 12-point victory.
Humboldt finished 24-for-57 from the field and converted 17 of its 23 free-throw attempts. The Lumberjacks committed only seven turnovers while scoring 20 points off Jessup's 13 miscues. Humboldt also held a 20-6 advantage in fast-break points.
Jessup shot 53.4 percent overall and went 11-for-25 from 3-point range. Tom Parsons led the Warriors with 19 points and eight rebounds, while Cayden McDaniel and Aleksandar Mitrovic scored 17 apiece.
The loss moved Humboldt to 0-1, while Jessup improved to 1-0.
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The Jacks will compete in the
GNAC/
CCAA Crossover with competitions against host Northwest Nazarene on Nov. 20 and Alaska Fairbanks on Nov. 21.
