Men's Basketball Drops CCAA Opener at Chico State 85-67
December 7, 2001

Complete Box Score

CHICO, Calif.--Chico State shot 60% in the second half to break open a close game to down Cal State Dominguez Hills 85-67 in the Toros league opener at Chico State tonight.

CSUDH (1-2, 0-1 CCAA) went into the locker room down by four 37-33. Senior Kevin Blunt's consecutive layup's to open the second period would tie the game. However, the Wildcats (3-2, 1-0 CCAA) would go on a 20-5 run over the next five minutes to take control of the game leading by as many as 21 points. The Toros would trim the lead to 10 points twice, but Chico would answer both times with solid runs to hang on.

The Toros' 25 turnovers in the game didn't help which led to 29 Wildcat points. As a team, CSUDH shot .455 from the floor and only .250 from beyond the 3-point arc (3-12).

Senior center Kevin Blunt posted another solid game with a game-high 23 points on 8-13 from the field. Blunt also grabbed a team-high nine boards. Junior guard Brandon Erquhart came off the bench to score 15 points on 7-11 shooting while Justin Goree added 10 points of his own.

Five Chico players knocked in double figures paced by MacKenzie Dent's 15 points and 10 rebounds. Scott Land poured in 13 points while DeShawn Curry came off the bench to score 12 points.

CSUDH is back in league action tomorrow night at UC Davis. First tip is set for 8 pm.