Toros Battle Back to Defeat Cal Poly Pomona Men, 67-62

CSUDH comes back from eight-point second half deficit to defeat second-place Broncos
February 8, 2003

Complete Box Score

CARSON, Calif.-Cal State Dominguez Hills shot a blazing 58% in the second half to rally from an eight-point second half deficit and defeat Cal Poly Pomona, 67-62, in California Collegiate Athletic Association action Saturday night in the Torodome.

With the win, Cal State Dominguez Hills elevates to 6-13 overall and 4-10 in CCAA play. Cal Poly Pomona snaps a four-game win streak and drops to 14-5 overall and 10-4 in league action.

Pomona took a five-point halftime lead into the break and came out in the second period and built an eight-point lead twice in the first six minutes. CSUDH was down, 42-34 at 13:36, before going on a 7-1 run over the next 2:26 to trim the Bronco lead down to two points, 43-41, with 11:10 remaining.

The Toros then used a 7-4 spurt over the next 3:29 to take its first lead of the second half, 48-47, after forward Lamar Lawrence (Bishop Montgomery HS) hit one of two free throws with 7:41 on the clock.

After three lead changes over the next three and a half minutes, Pomona went up 56-54 on a layup by Ron Strange. The Broncos built its lead to four points twice, the last 60-56, on a steal and layup by Jonathan Boyd with 2:42 on the clock.

Down 62-59 with 1:33 remaining, freshman center Ryan Meilleur (Artesia HS), who sat most of the second half after going down with a knee injury, made it 62-61 after an offensive rebound and put-back with 1:17 left.

With :36 seconds left, Meilleur grabbed another offensive board and was fouled sending him to the line where he made both shots to put the Toros up for good, 63-62. Meilleur and Lawrence hit two more free throws each down the stretch and Pomona missed two three-point attempts resulting in the final, 67-62.

Senior forward Andre' Brown (San Jose, CA) led four Toro players in double figures with 14 points. Senior Justin Goree (Fairfield, CA) added 12 points while Meilleur finished with 11 and a game-high 11 points. Junior guard Charles Logan (Moreno Valley, CA) came off the bench to score 10 points.

For Pomona, Jeff Bonds had a game-high 19 points and led the team on the boards with seven. No other Bronco finished with double-figures offensively.

Cal State Dominguez Hills is back in action next weekend when it begins a four-game road trip at Grand Canyon on Friday, Feb. 14. First-tip is set for 8 PM.