Men's Basketball battled 11th-ranked Allan Hancock for the first 20 minutes.  The two teams were separated by only one shot at the break, 26-23, but after the intermission the Bulldogs went on a tear.  Allan Hancock piled up 48 points over the last twenty minutes to pull away from the host Cougars for the win, 74-49.  Power Forward Ethan Walker, with a team-high 11 points, was the only Cuesta player to score in double-digits, while also corralling a team-high seven rebounds.   2023 All-WSC First Teamer Drew Ardouin was held to only eight points in the game but did pass two-time All-WSC First Teamer Charles Thomas (1,060 points) to move into 5th place all time at Cuesta College.  Ardouin, who has 1,070 career points, remains 130 points behind all-time leader Martin Rajniak's 1,200 career points with three games remaining in the regular season.  The setback dropped the Cougars record 10-15 overall and 5-4 in Western State Conference play.  

The Cougars only have one game scheduled next week, when they play at Oxnard on Wednesday (5 PM).  They beat the Condors, 97-89. in their first meeting.