LA JOLLA, Calif. – Behind a season high 17 three-pointers, the eighth-ranked UC San Diego men's basketball team topped Sonoma State, 84-69, at RIMAC Arena on Thursday. With the win, UC San Diego is 10-1 overall and 4-1 in California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) play. Sonoma State is 3-8 overall and 2-4 in the CCAA.
 
Thursday night was the fifth time already this season that the Tritons connected on 15 or more 3-pointers, and it was the ninth time this season UC San Diego scored 80 or more points.

It was a back-and-forth affair over the game's first 10 minutes, with the teams trading buckets. Sonoma State built a five-point edge during that stretch, but then the UC San Diego offense caught fire. The Tritons sprinted out on a 16-5 run over a 3:24 stretch – connecting on four 3-pointers – to take a 42-24 lead.
 
Senior forward Christian Oshita led all scorers over the first 20 minutes, scoring 18 points as UC San Diego took a 49-29 lead into halftime. Junior guard Gabe Hadley contributed 10 points off the bench, and junior forward Marek Sullivan scored eight and pulled down five rebounds. The Tritons shot 55% over the first 20 minutes and connected on nine 3-pointers.
 
UC San Diego began the second half much in the same way it ended the first. The Tritons went on a 12-2 run to take a 63-34 lead with 16:42 to go in the second. Sonoma State chipped away but got no closer than 14.
 
Hadley finished with a game-high 19 points on 6-of-8 shooting. Oshita chipped in 18, sophomore guard Tyrell Roberts had 16 points and five assists, and Sullivan finished with 13 points and eight boards.
 
UC San Diego took advantage of 17 Sonoma State turnovers, leading to 33 Triton points. UC San Diego was a perfect 7-for-7 from the free throw line in the win.
 
Isaac Davidson was Sonoma State's leading scorer with 14 points.

UC San Diego closes out 2019 when the Tritons travel to Cal Poly Pomona on Sunday afternoon to face the Broncos, who are receiving votes in the latest NABC coaches top 25 poll. Game time is set for 3:30 p.m. from Kellogg Arena.
 
About UC San Diego Athletics
With 30 national team championships, nearly 150 individual titles and the top student-athlete graduation rate among Division II institutions in the United States, the UC San Diego intercollegiate athletics program annually ranks as one of the most successful in the country.  The Tritons sponsor 23 intercollegiate sport programs that compete on the NCAA Division I and II levels and, in summer 2020, will transition into full Division I status as a member of the Big West Conference.  UC San Diego student-athletes exemplify the academic ideals of one of the world's preeminent institutions, graduating at an average rate of 91 percent.  A total of 82 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 37 have earned prestigious NCAA Post Graduate Scholarships.  In competition, more than 1,300 UC San Diego student-athletes have earned All-America honors.

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