Koonce scores 18, Cal Poly knocks off UC Davis 86-76 in Big West Conference Tournament
AP
Mar 13, 2025
HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) Owen Koonce scored 18 points and No. 7 seed Cal Poly Mustangs beat sixth-seeded UC Davis Aggies 86-76 on Wednesday night in the first round of the Big West Conference Tournament.
Cal Poly (15-18) will play third-seeded UC Riverside on Thursday.
Koonce also added six assists for the Mustangs. Isaac Jessup scored 17 points while shooting 6 for 9, including 4 for 6 from beyond the arc. Jarred Hyder went 6 of 12 from the field (4 for 8 from 3-point range) to finish with 16 points.
Pablo Tamba led the Aggies (15-17) with 25 points. Ty Johnson added 19 points and 11 assists for UC Davis. Leo DeBruhl also put up 11 points and two blocks. The loss was the Aggies' sixth straight.
Hyder scored 11 points in the first half and Cal Poly went into halftime trailing 47-38. Cal Poly pulled off the victory after a 21-2 second-half run erased a nine-point deficit and gave them the lead at 66-56 with 8:52 left in the half. Jessup scored 11 second-half points.
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1st Half
CP
Mustangs
38
UCD
Aggies
47
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
(Mustangs gains possession)
19:32
Owen Koonce misses three point jump shot
19:30
Isaac Jessup offensive rebound
19:15
Mac Riniker misses two point jump shot
19:13
TY Johnson defensive rebound
18:56
+2
Pablo Tamba makes two point jump shot (TY Johnson assists)
0-2
18:40
Isaac Jessup turnover (traveling)
18:27
+2
Pablo Tamba makes two point layup (Nils Cooper assists)
0-4
18:27
Isaac Jessup shooting foul (Pablo Tamba draws the foul)
18:27
Pablo Tamba misses regular free throw 1 of 1
18:27
Owen Koonce defensive rebound
18:17
+2
Mac Riniker makes two point layup (Owen Koonce assists)
2-4
17:54
+2
TY Johnson makes two point jump shot (Leo DeBruhl assists)
2-6
17:44
+3
Jarred Hyder makes three point jump shot (Peter Bandelj assists)
5-6
17:11
+3
Leo DeBruhl makes three point jump shot
5-9
16:53
Nils Cooper personal foul
16:46
+2
Mac Riniker makes two point layup
7-9
16:28
+2
Pablo Tamba makes two point layup (TY Johnson assists)
7-11
16:22
+3
Jarred Hyder makes three point jump shot (Isaac Jessup assists)
10-11
16:07
Cayden Ward shooting foul
16:07
+1
Pablo Tamba makes regular free throw 1 of 2
10-12
16:07
+1
Pablo Tamba makes regular free throw 2 of 2
10-13
15:57
TY Johnson blocks Jarred Hyder's two point layup
15:55
Connor Sevilla defensive rebound
15:51
Owen Koonce shooting foul
15:51
TV timeout
15:51
+1
TY Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2
10-14
15:51
+1
TY Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2
10-15
15:36
+2
Cayden Ward makes two point dunk (Owen Koonce assists)
12-15
15:20
TY Johnson misses two point jump shot
15:18
Cayden Ward defensive rebound
15:12
TY Johnson personal foul
15:00
+2
Owen Koonce makes two point layup (Isaac Jessup assists)
14-15
15:00
Leo DeBruhl shooting foul (Owen Koonce draws the foul)
15:00
+1
Owen Koonce makes regular free throw 1 of 1
15-15
14:43
+3
Leo DeBruhl makes three point jump shot (TY Johnson assists)
15-18
14:34
+3
Owen Koonce makes three point jump shot (Luka Tarlac assists)
18-18
14:15
Mac Riniker personal foul
14:13
+2
Niko Rocak makes two point dunk (TY Johnson assists)
18-20
14:02
Peter Bandelj misses three point jump shot
14:00
Leo DeBruhl defensive rebound
13:43
Owen Koonce shooting foul
13:43
+1
Pablo Tamba makes regular free throw 1 of 2
18-21
13:43
+1
Pablo Tamba makes regular free throw 2 of 2
18-22
13:22
Nils Cooper personal foul
13:10
+3
Isaac Jessup makes three point jump shot
21-22
12:48
Isaac Jessup shooting foul
12:48
+1
Pablo Tamba makes regular free throw 1 of 2
21-23
12:48
+1
Pablo Tamba makes regular free throw 2 of 2
21-24
12:36
Peter Bandelj misses three point jump shot
12:34
Aggies defensive rebound
12:16
+2
Sione Lose makes two point layup (Niko Rocak assists)
21-26
12:07
Luka Tarlac turnover (bad pass) (Niko Rocak steals)
12:00
Pablo Tamba turnover (bad pass)
12:00
TV timeout
11:39
Mac Riniker misses two point layup
11:37
Carl Daughtery Jr. defensive rebound
11:25
Pablo Tamba turnover (bad pass) (Owen Koonce steals)
11:20
Leo DeBruhl blocks Owen Koonce's two point layup
11:18
Leo DeBruhl defensive rebound
11:06
+3
Connor Sevilla makes three point jump shot (Carl Daughtery Jr. assists)
21-29
10:54
Jarred Hyder misses three point jump shot
10:52
Mac Riniker offensive rebound
10:50
Mustangs 30 second timeout
10:36
Sione Lose personal foul
10:25
Sione Lose blocks Peter Bandelj's two point layup
10:23
Sione Lose defensive rebound
10:15
Leo DeBruhl offensive foul
10:15
Leo DeBruhl turnover (offensive foul)
10:06
+2
Jarred Hyder makes two point layup
23-29
9:38
Carl Daughtery Jr. misses three point jump shot
9:36
Jarred Hyder defensive rebound
9:25
+2
Peter Bandelj makes two point layup (Mac Riniker assists)