BELLINGHAM, Wash. – The Western Washington University men's basketball team was dealt an 86-65 defeat Tuesday evening against Cal Poly Pomona in non-conference action on WECU Court in Carver Gym.
 
The Vikings dropped to 1-2 on the season with the 21-point loss to the Broncos (2-1).
 
Senior forward Trevor Jasinsky led the Vikings with a game-high-tying 24 points, connecting on 5-of-16 shots (2-for-10 3FG) and going 12-for-15 from the free throw line. It marked the 19^th career 20-point scoring performance for Jasinsky, who now has 1,129 career points to rank 19^th in program history.
 
Sophomore forward Jalen Green added 10 points and 9 rebounds and senior center Logan Schilder grabbed a game-high 10 rebounds.
 
The Vikings were limited to a 30.5% field goal percentage, going 16-for-52 overall and were 7-for-23 (30.4%) from 3-point range. The Vikings scored 26 of their 65 points from the free throw line, going 26-for-32 (81.3%). 
 
WWU recorded 20 turnovers in the game, including 11 in the first half that was a big factor in the 36-22 deficit at the break. Cal Poly Pomona scored 28 points off turnovers.
 
The Broncos were led by 24 points from guard William Christmas (6-for-14 FG, 12-for-12 FT) and 15 points from guard Riley Schaefer (6-for-12 FG). Overall CPP connected on 50.0% of their field goal attempts (28-for-56) and were 7-for-16 (43.8%) from 3-point range and nearly perfect at the charity stripe (23-for-24).
  WWU (1-2) hits the road for the first time this season at the Aramark GNAC/PacWest Challenge in Irvine, California for games vs. No. 23 Concordia-Irvine (4-1) on Friday (7:30 pm) and Azusa Pacific (2-1) on Saturday (2 pm). Both games in Southern California will offer a free webcast with links available at WWUVikings.com/Live.
  Fans can follow the men's basketball team online at WWUVikings.com/MBB, and via social media on Twitter (@WWUHoops) and Facebook (@WWUmensbball).
  One of the premier basketball programs in NCAA Division II, WWU has recorded a 20-win season in eight of the last 11 seasons. WWU is a six-time Great Northwest Athletic Conference champion and has appeared in the NCAA II Elite 8 three times. The Vikings won the 2011-12 NCAA Division II National Championship and advanced the following season to the NCAA II Final Four. Western has 20-win seasons in two of the last three years, including a 25-6 record in 2016-17 where it won the GNAC regular season and conference championships title, and advanced to the NCAA Division II Championships as the No. 3 seed in the West Region. WWU is the 12th winningest Division II program with its 1,495 victories (five short of 1,500).