CALIFORNIA (Dec. 18) – The No. 13 California (PA) men's basketball team rolled to a 100-71 win over Shippensburg in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Crossover action at the Convocation Center to extend its winning streak to nine games on Monday night.
RECORDS/SERIES
• The Vulcans improve to 9-0 this season with a 3-0 record in league play.
• The Raiders drop to 4-4 overall behind a 1-2 mark in conference action.
• Cal has won two of the last three meetings after Shippensburg won four-straight games from 2016-2019.
STATS
• Redshirt senior
Zyan Collins scored a game-high 23 points (15 first half) on 8-of-11 shooting and added seven rebounds and four assists.
• He also surpassed Ishmieal Kamara (1999-03) for 12th all-time in school history with 1,439 points.
• Senior
Jermaine Hall, Jr. set a season high with 20 points (14 second half) on 7-of-12 from the floor, including four-of-seven from beyond the arc.
• He added seven rebounds and three assists while playing 29 minutes.
• Redshirt sophomore
Bryson Lucas registered his first career double-double with 16 points and 11 rebounds, plus finished with four assists and two steals, in only 21 minutes.
• Sophomore
KJ McClurg posted 13 points, seven rebounds, six assists and two steals in the win.
GAME ACTION
• The Vulcans mounted a 14-2 run midway through the first half to take a 30-20 lead at the 7:13-mark.
• Cal scored 11 of the final 12 points in the half to take a 49-33 lead at the break.
• The Vulcans tallied the initial six points of the second half to take a 22-point lead, 55-33, with 16:55 remaining.
• Shippensburg scored seven-straight points midway through the half to cut the deficit to 69-55 at the 10:09-mark.
• Cal posted a 14-4 run over the final 4:43 of the game to post a 100-71 victory.
• The Vulcans finished the game shooting 51.5 percent (35-of-68) from the floor and an 87.0 clip (20-of-23) from the free-throw line.
• Cal finished with a plus-22 rebounding advantage (54-32).
• The Vulcans reached the century mark in points for the first time this season.
• Redshirt junior Ty Crespo led the Raiders with 14 points on 5-of-12 shooting.
NEXT
• Cal continues its homestand tomorrow, Tuesday, Dec. 19, when it faces Lock Haven in PSAC Crossover play at 7:30 p.m.
