LOS ANGELES -- Cal State LA's men's basketball team celebrated another career milestone on Saturday as well as an important California Collegiate Athletic Association victory at Stanislaus State.

Dominic Escobar reached 1,000 career points with some clutch free throws down the stretch as the Golden Eagles edged the Warriors, 83-79, in a hard-fought game in Fitzpatrick Arena. Cal State LA (11-13, 9-9 CCAA) remains in a tie for fifth place with Cal Poly Pomona..

The Golden Eagles stretched their winning streak to three and pulled to within one game of fourth-place Cal Poly Humboldt and one game ahead of seventh-place Cal State East Bay and San Francisco State with four regular-season games remaining.

The top six teams will qualify for the CCAA Tournament, which was won last year by Cal State LA for the first time in program history.

Escobar became the second player to crack 1,000 points for the Golden Eagles, joining Shane Bell, who achieved the milestone in a game at Chico State last month. He hit two free throws with 26 seconds left to give the Golden Eagles an 81-77 lead and he boosted his total to 1,002 with a pair of free throws with 11 seconds remaining that provided the finishing touches on a big come-from-behind win.

Escobar joined the program in 2021-22 and made an immediate impact, appearing in 16 games with 13 starts and ranking fifth on the team in scoring with 9.1 points per game.

He earned All-CCAA honorable mention as a sophomore, averaging 12.7 points and 3.4 rebounds per game while appearing in 22 games with 12 starts.

Escobar had an outstanding junior season, earning second-team All-CCAA honors while helping the Golden Eagles to their first-ever CCAA Tournament title, the No. 1 seed in the West Region and the most victories in program history. He appeared in all 30 games with 25 starts and averaged 10.4 points per game.

This season, Escobar is averaging 11.1 points per game and has been a force in recent weeks. He scored a season-high 24 points in a win over Cal State San Bernardino last Saturday, which marked the start of the Golden Eagles' current three-game winning streak.

The Golden Eagles needed every point they could get on Saturday to outlast Stanislaus State in a fast-paced game. Cal State LA trailed by as many as 13 points in the opening half and rallied back from 10 points down in the second half.

Bell had 23 points and five assists to lead four Golden Eagles in double figures. Corey Cofield II had 20 points and four rebounds, Jaden Lazo had 13 points and Escobar finished with 10 points and four assists.

Jeremiah Jones had a game-high 24 points for Stanislaus State (10-14, 7-11 CCAA), while Daniel Ameyaw had 16 points.

Connor Scales had nine points for the Golden Eagles, Kyjuan Cannady had five points and three rebounds and Martin Zarzuela had a big 3-pointer in the first half to help Cal State LA fight back from a sluggish start.

Cal State LA shot 58.5 percent for the game (31-of-53) and was 8-of-17 from 3-point range. The Golden Eagles were a sizzling 69 percent from the floor in the second half, making 18 of 26 attempts, including half of their eight 3-point tries. The Golden Eagles were an exceptional 13-of-15 from the free-throw line. Stanislaus State also shot well, making 51 percent of its attempts (26-of-51). The Warriors were 9-of-24 from 3-point range and 18 of 20 from the free-throw line.

Cal State LA was out-rebounded, 31-19, but committed only seven turnovers to 16 for Stanislaus State.

The Golden Eagles found themselves down, 20-7 before Zarzuela hit his 3-pointer, and 23-10 before a 3-pointer from Lazo. The Golden Eagles got to within one point at 27-26 after a basket from Cofield, but the Warriors made a run and took a 39-32 halftime lead.

The Golden Eagles fell behind 53-43 with 15:48 to go, but went on a 9-0 run thanks to a pair of free throws by Scales, a free throw by Bell, a jumper by Scales, a layup by Cofield and a layup by Bell tied it at 56-56. A 3-pointer by Lazo gave the Golden Eagles their first lead, 59-58.

Cal State LA used an 8-0 run courtesy of a game-tying 3-pointer by Bell, a layup by Bell and a 3-pointer by Scales to take the lead for good, 73-68, with 2:31 to go. The Golden Eagles saw the Warriors close to within 79-77 with 35 seconds to go, but Escobar was a perfect 4-for-4 from the free-throw line down the stretch to secure the win.

Cal State LA will return to action on Thursday with a home game against Chico State.