HAYWARD, Calif. – Cal State East Bay men's basketball hosted Sonoma State on Saturday evening and lost 85-72 inside Pioneer Gymnasium. 
 

No lead in the first half was larger than seven points, including the 13:09 mark when Sonoma State led 16-9. The Pioneers answered with an 8-0 run, capped off by a three-pointer from Ramsey Huff at the 10:35 mark. Both teams battled to a 29-29 tie at the 5:15 mark. Then, the Seawolves finished off the half with an 8-2 run for a 37-31 halftime lead. 

The second half was within single digit reach for the Pioneers until a three-pointer by Julian Bryant gave Sonoma a double digit lead of 48-38. For a majority of the game's remainder, the lead was double digits. The Pioneers were able to cut the deficit to as little as seven points, as late as the 4:06 mark on a basket by Daeshawn Eaton, but the Seawolves pulled away and finished with an 85-72 win. 
 

• Eaton led the Pioneers in scoring with 13 points, going 4-for-11 from the floor and 4-for-4 from the free throw line. 
• Tyree Campbell and Chris James scored 11 points each. 
• With a team-high eight rebounds for CSUEB was Dimitrios Klonaras. 
• Leading all scorers was Julian Bryant for Sonoma State with 25 points. 
• With the loss for the Pioneers, along with other action in the CCAA on Saturday, they are locked into the No. 5 seed in the CCAA Tournament which starts on Thursday, March 7 in San Bernardino. 

Cal State East Bay: 17-10, 13-8 CCAA
Sonoma State: 14-13, 10-11 CCAA
 

On Thursday, February 29, the final 2023-24 regular season game for the Pioneers takes place in Hayward against San Francisco State. Tipoff is set for 7:30 p.m. from Pioneer Gymnasium. Prior to tipoff, a ceremony for Senior Night will take place. On December 31, the Pioneers defeated the Gators in San Francisco, 77-68.