LA JOLLA, Calif. – The sixth-ranked UC San Diego men's basketball team got off to a hot start and never looked back, as the Tritons rolled to a 94-72 victory over visiting Cal State Monterey Bay inside RIMAC Arena on Thursday night. UC San Diego remains atop the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) standings at 6-1, and the Tritons are 12-1 overall.
 
The Otters fell to 4-10 overall and 1-7 in the CCAA.
 
UC San Diego junior guard Mikey Howell just missed a triple-double, finishing with 11 points, 10 assists, and eight boards. It was Howell's first career double-double. Senior forward Christian Oshita grabbed seven rebounds in the win, giving him 506 in his career. He became the eighth Triton in UC San Diego's Division II history to pull down 500 boards.

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Tritons up 38-20 with 7:38 to go in the first half! We've hit 15 of 22 shots so far. That's good, right?#GoTritons

— UC San Diego Men's Hoops (@UCSDmbb) January 3, 2020

— UC San Diego Men's Hoops (@UCSDmbb) January 3, 2020  
Playing their first game in 11 days, the Tritons showed few signs of rust. UC San Diego ran out to a 10-4 lead just 100 seconds into the game, thanks to five points apiece from Oshita and senior forward Scott Everman. Leading 22-17, UC San Diego sprinted out on an 18-5 run to go up 40-22 with 6:35 in the first period.
 
The Tritons maintained their 18-point advantage, leading 52-34 at the half. Oshita had 19 points to lead all scorers in the first. Sophomore guard Tyrell Roberts added 11, and Everman poured in 10 for the home team. UC San Diego shot 67% in the first half, connecting on 21-of-31 field goal tries. The Tritons out-rebounded the Otters, 12-9.
 
In the second half, the Tritons continued to pour it on, finishing with more than 90 points for the fourth time this season. Eleven UC San Diego players saw action in the win, a game in which the Tritons never trailed.
 
Oshita finished with a game-high 27 points on 10-15 shooting. Everman scored a season-high 20, and Roberts had 13. The Tritons shot 58% for the game, while sinking 11 three-pointers on the way to their fourth straight win.

UC San Diego returns to action on Saturday night, when the Tritons host Cal State East Bay. Tip-off is scheduled for 8:02 p.m. from RIMAC Arena, and the game will be broadcast live on ESPN3.
 
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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