SEASIDE, Calif. - It took overtime, but the Cal State East Bay men's basketball team battled for its third straight win on Saturday, defeating Cal State Monterey Bay 82-76 in CCAA action from The Kelp Bed. 
 

GAME SUMMARY

Cal State East Bay started the game on a 13-5 run, capped by a Dimitrios Klonaras jumper with 14:53 left. The Pioneers expanded their lead to 19-9, on a Grady Lewis jumper with 12:47 left. But CSUMB answered with a 13-6 run, capped by a Jordan Archie three-pointer with 8:55 left in the half,trimming CSUEB's lead to 25-22. The lead grew back to double digits, as much as 12 points in the first half. And although the Otters were within seven points late in the half, a jumper by Ramsey Huff game CSUEB a 48-39 lead at halftime. 
 
In the second half, the Pioneers would gain their largest lead of the ballgame at 14, at 61-47, on a free throw by Daeshawn Eaton with 12:43 left. CSUMB battled back to tie the game late at 73-73. Although the Pioneers had a chance to finish regulation with a win, a missed shot led to overtime. 
 
In overtime, the two teams played an even battle until pair of free throws by Tyree Campbell broke a 76-76 tie with 1:31 left to give the Pioneers a 78-76 lead. Cal State East Bay held the Otters scoreless down the stretch, pulling away with the final five points of overtime for an 82-76 win. 
 

NOTABLE STATS

• Klonaras had 22 points to lead the Pioneers in scoring, going 10-for-19 from the floor with one basket from beyond the arc and a free throw. With his team-high 10 rebounds, he had a double-double. 
• Campbell scored a season-high 21 points. 
• Defensively, Klonaras had a block and four steals on Saturday. 

POSTGAME QUOTE

Cal State East Bay head coach Bryan Rooney following Saturday's win in overtime:  
"For the second game in a row, our guys did a tremendous job of getting off to a good start and we had some stretches of very good basketball.

"Credit to Monterey for forcing overtime. At the same time, extremely proud of our guys for getting back to being aggressive in overtime and earning a hard fought win." 
 

RECORDS

Cal State East Bay: 5-2, 2-0 CCAA
Cal State Monterey Bay: 3-4, 1-1 CCAA
 

UP NEXT FOR CAL STATE EAST BAY

The Pioneers will Travel to Southern California for the next two CCAA games. The first of next week's pair of games is a matchup at No. 4 Cal State San Bernardino on Thursday, December 7. Tipoff from Coussoulis Arena is set for 7:30 p.m.