ARCATA, Calif. ? Devin Peal scored 19 points to pace five Humboldt State players scoring in double figures, as the Lumberjacks pulled away to a 90-76 win over UC San Diego in California Collegiate Athletic Association men's basketball action Thursday.

Recording their fifth home win in five tries, the Lumberjacks improved to 8-2 overall while nudging their CCAA record up to 3-2. UC San Diego dropped its third straight contest and fell to 3-6 and 1-3 in league games.

Hot shooting kept the Jacks on track in the first half and they crashed the boards effectively throughout the game, finishing with a 35-27 rebounding edge. After lighting up the nets at nearly a 70 percent rate by halftime, the Jacks settled for an impressive 58 percent shooting effort overall.

Finding the range from inside and out was HSU's Grayson Moyer, who was 5-of-6 from the field with two three-pointers for 18 points. Kevin Johnson worked his way around the rim for 16 points, while both Will Sheufelt and Jeremiah Ward added 13 points for the Lumberjacks.

UC San Diego kept the game close throughout the first half behind Henry Patterson and Clint Allard, who finished with 15 and 13 points, respectively. The Tritons' last lead came when Allard drained a three-pointer with five minutes, 31 seconds remaining in the first half to put his team ahead, 31-30.

Cy Vandermeer and Peal countered for the Jacks inside in the final minutes of the half, and Ward hit a jumper at the buzzer that gave HSU a 47-42 lead at the break. In the second half, the Jacks eased away to a double-digits lead, moving ahead by as many as 17 points on three different occasions.