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UC San Diego

Toni Rocak
78
Cal St. Fullerton CSF 6-9,5-7 Big West
85
Winner UC San Diego UCSD 7-10,0-0 Big West
Cal St. Fullerton CSF
6-9,5-7 Big West
78
Final
85
UC San Diego UCSD
7-10,0-0 Big West
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Cal St. Fullerton CSF 39 39 78
UC San Diego UCSD 35 50 85

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Tritons Complete Weekend Sweep of Fullerton

Mikey Howell establishes new UC San Diego record for career assists

LA JOLLA, Calif. – UC San Diego senior Mikey Howell dished out 13 assists to become the program's all-time leader, and junior Toni Rocak scored a career-high 26 off the bench as UC San Diego downed Cal State Fullerton, 85-78, Saturday evening in RIMAC Arena to complete the weekend sweep.
 
The Tritons conclude their debut Division I season with a 7-10 overall record (4-8 vs. Big West schedule) while Cal State Fullerton fell to 6-9.
 
Known for feeding his teammates, Mikey Howell came out firing and scored eight quick points on a pair of three pointers and a bucket to put his team in front, 14-13.
 
Down five, UC San Diego went on a 9-0 run to pull in front, 33-29, with 4:40 left in the half. The Titans responded with a 10-2 spurt to close the first half and take a 39-35 lead into halftime.
 
Toni Rocak paced the Tritons with 11 first half points. Howell added 10 and four assists. UC San Diego hit 52% of its shots and Fullerton connected on 50%.
 

Down a bucket early in the second, Howell found a cutting Rocak who threw down a dunk to tie the score at 40.
 
With 11:39 left, Howell dished to Kaden Rasheed who converted a fast break layup to put UC San Diego on top, 55-54. That was Howell's eighth assist of the game and number 497 of his career, sending him past Darvin Jackson '92 atop the Tritons' record book.
 
Rocak hit nine of his final 10 shots and finished with a career-high 26 on 12-of-16 shooting. The Tritons shot 68% after halftime and scored 48 points in the paint in the win.  
TRITON TIDBITS
  • UC San Diego started its five seniors – Baxter, Hadley, Howell, Killingsworth and Martin Tombe – in the season finale. It was only the fifth lineup the Tritons have used this season.
  • UC San Diego was 7-10 from the free throw line. The Tritons did not attempt their first free throw until 13:57 of the second half.
  • Howell finished the season with 502 career assists.
  • The Tritons were 7-1 this season when scoring 72 or more points.
  • UC San Diego won for the third time this season – and second straight day – when trailing at the half.
  • Saturday marked the fourth time this season the Tritons shot better than 50% from the floor (59.6%).
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UP NEXT
The Tritons begin year two of their four-year transition to NCAA Division I with the expected season opener in November. Follow @ucsdmbb on Twitter for the latest schedule and program information.
 
About UC San Diego Athletics
After two decades as one of the most successful programs in NCAA Division II, the UC San Diego intercollegiate athletics program has begun a new era as a member of the Big West Conference in NCAA Division I. The 23-sport Tritons earned 30 team and nearly 150 individual national championships during its time in Divisions II and III and helped guide 1,400 scholar-athletes to All-America honors. A total of 83 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 37 have garnered prestigious NCAA Post Graduate Scholarships. UC San Diego scholar-athletes exemplify the academic ideals of one of the world's preeminent institutions, graduating at an average rate of 91 percent, one of the highest rates among institutions at all divisions. For more information on the Tritons, visit UCSDTritons.com or follow UC San Diego Athletics on social media @UCSDtritons.
 
Return To Sport…Safely
In order for UC San Diego scholar-athletes to be permitted to return to training and competition safely and within federal, state, local, and university guidelines, the athletic department implemented a number of measures designed to complement and enhance the university's highly-successful Return To Learn program. Notable actions include being physically distanced when practical, including during out-of-season training sessions; wearing masks, except when undergoing physically strenuous exercise; and maintaining proper hygiene. Athletes, coaches, and staff are testing at a higher frequency than the campus population, teams adhere to CDC, NCAA, and Big West Conference guidelines, and department officials participate in regular meetings with conference and university-affiliated physicians and the UC San Diego emergency operations staff.
 
 
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