MORAGA, Calif. — Graduate student Owen Koonce scored a team-high 16 points — including 12 in the second half — and graduate student Mac Riniker also reached double figures, but a second half surge wasn’t enough for the Cal Poly men’s basketball team as they came up short at Saint Mary’s on Saturday night 80-66.
After trailing by 16 points at the break, Cal Poly (3-4) was able to pull within 5 points with a blistering start to the second half, but Saint Mary’s (6-0) — who earned 18 points in this week’s Top 25 Coaches Poll — used a run midway through the second half to weather the storm and secure the win in the first meeting between the two sides in over five years.
After playing its last three games on the road, the Mustangs return to Mott Athletics Center on Tuesday to host Grambling State. Tipoff is at 7 p.m. on ESPN+…