SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos women's basketball team (5-17, 5-11 CCAA) fell 71-61 at Cal State San Bernardino (11-11, 10-7 CCAA) on Thursday night at Coussoulis Arena.
TOP PERFORMERS
Rose Morse – 23 points | 5 rebounds | 2 steals | 1 assist
Tatum Tamishiro – 15 points | 4 rebounds | 1 steal | 1 assist
Destiny Okonkwo – 8 points | 4 rebounds | 3 blocked shots
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Down 12-2 early, the Cougars closed out the first quarter on a 7-0 run.
- The Coyotes took a 31-22 lead into the halftime break after shooting 36.1% (13-of-36) to CSUSM's 30.0% (9-of-13)
- CSUSM was 1-of-7 from behind the arc while the Coyotes were 3-of-9 in the first half.
- Rose Morse led CSUSM in scoring the first 20 minutes with nine points.
- The Coyotes took their largest lead of the game with 5:35 remaining in the third quarter on a pair of made free throws by Rae McCrae that made it 45-23.
- CSUSM answered with a 14-5 run to make it a single-digit lead for CSUSB at 50-41 with 1:29 remaining in the third.
- The Coyotes took a 53-43 lead over the Cougars into the final 10 minutes of play.
- A 3-pointer by Tatum Tamashiro with 3:17 remaining in the game cut the lead to 59-54.
- The Coyotes responded with a 3-pointer of their own by Tarryn Ross at 2:23 to make it 62-54.
- The Cougars never got closer than six points in the remaining two minutes.
FAST BREAKS
- The Cougars shot 34.3% (23-of-67) while CSUSB came in at 40.0% (24-of-60).
- CSUSM matched its season high of eight blocked shots set also against the Coyotes on Dec. 7 in San Marcos.
- Rose Morse notched a season-high 23 points.
- The Coyotes outrebounded the Cougars, 54-31.
- CSUSM led in the following categories – steals (13-9), blocked shots (8-5) and made 3-pointers (6-5).
- CSUSB's Jaida Jackson reached the 1,000-point milestone with a 16-point performance on Thursday night.
UP NEXT
The Cougars will conclude their Southern California road trip on Saturday at Cal Poly Pomona with a 1 p.m. tipoff.
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