Saturday, December 21
UC Riverside
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at
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San Diego
Toreros Defeat Highlanders, 73-62
12/21/2002 8:19:00 PM | Men's Basketball
San Diego, CA—The University of San Diego defeated the UC Riverside Highlanders for the second time this season, 73-62, in front of 1,753 fans at the Jenny Craig Pavilion in San Diego Saturday.
The Torero's frontcourt tandem of Jasons did in the Highlanders as they scored 41 of USD's 73 points. Senior forward Jason Blair scored a game-high 24 points, 20 in the first half, while senior center Jason Keep opened the second half with USD's first 10 points en route to 15 second-half points and 17 in the game before fouling out with four minutes remaining.
"Blair was the difference in this game," UCR Head Coach John Masi said. "He had an outstanding game."
UCR freshman forward Nate Carter scored 21 points, all in the second half, after not playing in the first half. Senior forward John Galbreath scored 11 points, nailing three treys.
The Highlanders shot 33.3% in the game, their lowest total of the season.
"Our offense is not where it needs to be, and our defense is not where it needs to be because we give up too many layups," Coach John Masi said.
The game started promisingly for the Highlanders, who led 9-7 on a three-pointer by Galbreath at 16:45. However, the Toreros responded with a 12-0 run while the Highlanders suffered through an 0-for-10 shooting slump over the next 7:15. The Toreros built the lead up to 14 at 36-22 by the end of the first half.
The second half saw the Toreros build their lead to as much as 22 points at 68-46 with 3:19 remaining , but UCR finished out the game on an 18-5 run to cut the final margin to 11, the punctuation coming on a break-away dunk by junior guard Kevin Butler at the buzzer.
Masi said that Carter sat out the first half due to "lack of effort in practice."
The Highlanders next play Saturday, December 28, as they face the No.5 ranked University of Oregon in Eugene at 2:30 PM.
The Torero's frontcourt tandem of Jasons did in the Highlanders as they scored 41 of USD's 73 points. Senior forward Jason Blair scored a game-high 24 points, 20 in the first half, while senior center Jason Keep opened the second half with USD's first 10 points en route to 15 second-half points and 17 in the game before fouling out with four minutes remaining.
"Blair was the difference in this game," UCR Head Coach John Masi said. "He had an outstanding game."
UCR freshman forward Nate Carter scored 21 points, all in the second half, after not playing in the first half. Senior forward John Galbreath scored 11 points, nailing three treys.
The Highlanders shot 33.3% in the game, their lowest total of the season.
"Our offense is not where it needs to be, and our defense is not where it needs to be because we give up too many layups," Coach John Masi said.
The game started promisingly for the Highlanders, who led 9-7 on a three-pointer by Galbreath at 16:45. However, the Toreros responded with a 12-0 run while the Highlanders suffered through an 0-for-10 shooting slump over the next 7:15. The Toreros built the lead up to 14 at 36-22 by the end of the first half.
The second half saw the Toreros build their lead to as much as 22 points at 68-46 with 3:19 remaining , but UCR finished out the game on an 18-5 run to cut the final margin to 11, the punctuation coming on a break-away dunk by junior guard Kevin Butler at the buzzer.
Masi said that Carter sat out the first half due to "lack of effort in practice."
The Highlanders next play Saturday, December 28, as they face the No.5 ranked University of Oregon in Eugene at 2:30 PM.
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