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Steven Pratt

Men's Basketball

Huge First Half Propels Seawolves To 67-59 Victory

Steven Pratt led the charge for the Seawolves on Saturday,
Box Score: Sonoma State 67, Cal State Stanislaus 59

ROHNERT PARK, Calif- Steven Pratt scored 18 of his game-high 25 points in the first half, draining five three pointers before halftime, and the team shot 53.5 percent from the floor, en route to a 67-59 victory over Cal State Stanislaus in front of 1,196 fans at The Wolves' Den on Saturday night. The Seawolves and Warriors both sport identical records of 8-12 overall and 6-10 in the CCAA.

Ten of the 12 made three-pointers by Sonoma State fell in the opening 20 minutes, hitting 10 of 13 deep balls prior to the intermission. From the field in the first half, the Seawolves were on target 66.7 percent of the time (16 of 24) while holding the Warriors to 48.1 percent (13 of 27). It gave SSU a 44-34 cushion heading into what would be a much slower second half.

With 15 minutes gone by in the final period, Cal State Stanislaus was holding Sonoma State to just nine points while netting just 14 points of their own. It was part of a 12-0 run by the Warriors, but the Seawolves, who came into this weekend as the CCAA's best shooting team, staved off a furious comeback attempt. Cal State Stanislaus got to within five points, 53-48, with five minutes remaining, but it would be as close as they would get.

Ben Washington complemented Pratt's season-high 25-point output with 16 points on 5 of 8 shooting. Pratt had a team-high eight rebounds in the victory as well. In what turned out to be a second half full of turnovers, Sonoma State was able to capitalize on the Warriors' miscues, outscoring Cal State Stanislaus 23-8 in points off turnovers. However, it was SSU that led in the mistake department, narrowly (17-16).

For Cal State Stanislaus, Dwight Jones (15) and Evan Scott (11) scored in double-figures while Reggie Jones brought down a game-high 10 rebounds.

Sonoma State will now turn its sights to the road for four of its last six games of the regular season, beginning with a stop at Cal State San Bernardino on Friday. Tipoff from Coussoulis Arena in San Bernardino is set for 7:30 p.m.