Nwachukwu’s free throws lift Sacramento St over Cal Poly
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Joshua Patton had 16 points and eight rebounds, Osi Nwachukwu made two free throws with one second left, and Sacramento State defeated Cal Poly 57-56 on Wednesday night.
With one second left, Nwachukwu was fouled on his put-back attempt after grabbing an offensive rebound. After he made both free throws, Cal Poly threw a long in-bounds pass to Colby Rogers who missed a hurried shot at the buzzer.
Kyle Colvin gave Cal Poly the lead twice in the final minutes. His short jumper gave the Mustangs a 54-53 lead with 2 minutes, 40 seconds remaining. It was the last field goal for either team. Colvin made two free throws with eight seconds left for a 56-55 Cal Poly lead.
James Bridges scored 12 points for the Hornets.
Colvin had game-highs of 20 points and nine rebounds for the Mustangs (2-9). Junior Ballard scored 18 points and Rogers added 10.
Sacramento State improved to a program-best 7-2 despite a second half in which the Hornets shot 23% and scored just 20 points.
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2020-2021 Big West Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| UC Irvine | 2-0 | - | 6-4 |
| CSU Bakersfield | 5-1 | +1 | 9-4 |
| UC Riverside | 3-1 | - | 6-3 |
| UC Santa Barbara | 4-2 | - | 8-3 |
| Long Beach State | 2-2 | 1 | 3-4 |
| CSU Northridge | 1-1 | 1 | 5-4 |
| CSU Fullerton | 2-4 | 2 | 3-4 |
| Hawai'i | 1-3 | 2 | 3-3 |
| UC Davis | 0-0 | 1 | 2-2 |
| UC San Diego | 0-2 | 2 | 2-3 |
| Cal Poly | 0-4 | 3 | 2-8 |
2020-2021 Big Sky Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montana State | 4-0 | - | 7-3 |
| Southern Utah | 5-1 | - | 10-2 |
| Idaho State | 4-1 | 0.5 | 7-5 |
| Sacramento State | 2-1 | 1.5 | 4-2 |
| Eastern Washington | 2-1 | 1.5 | 3-5 |
| Northern Colorado | 4-4 | 2 | 7-6 |
| Weber State | 1-1 | 2 | 6-3 |
| Northern Arizona | 3-4 | 2.5 | 4-9 |
| Montana | 2-4 | 3 | 6-7 |
| Portland State | 1-3 | 3 | 2-7 |
| Idaho | 0-8 | 6 | 0-11 |