SAN DIEGO – Coming off a 10-day layoff for final exams, UC San Diego had a tough shooting night and committed a season-high 20 turnovers as the Tritons fell at USD, 84-58, inside Jenny Craig Pavilion on Monday night. The loss snapped a three-game win streak for UC San Diego (4-5).
The Toreros drained 13 three-pointers and are now 6-5 with the win.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Neither team was hitting shots early, and the Tritons led 3-2 at the first media timeout. The Toreros got on the board, but UC San Diego got hot, hitting five of seven shots to take a 15-12 lead with 9:23 left in the half.
USD used an 18-2 run over a four-plus minute stretch to go up 32-19 at 3:56. The Toreros built a 44-21 lead at halftime. UC San Diego shot 32% in the first half and the Tritons connected on just two of 11 three-point tries. Turnovers plagued the visitors, with the Tritons committing 13 first half turnovers leading to 23 points for the Toreros.
Emmanuel Tshimanga had five first half rebounds, and the Tritons held a 20-15 advantage on the glass at halftime.
The Tritons shot the ball much better after halftime, but San Diego remained hot from distance and built its lead.
Roddie Anderson III scored a career high 18 for the Tritons on 7-of-12 shooting. UC San Diego shot 50% overall and 50% and 50% from beyond the arc in the second half.
USD's Marcellus Earlington scored a game-high 21 in the win.
QUOTABLE
"We just didn't play very well tonight," said UC San Diego head coach
Eric Olen. "There was a stretch in the first half we struggled, and our lack of success affected us, and it snowballed. I know we're capable of playing better but we didn't do that tonight."
TRITON TIDBITS
- The Tritons were 9-for-12 from the free throw line and a perfect 8-for-8 in the second half.
- UC San Diego's 23-point halftime deficit marked the largest margin with which the Tritons had trailed at any point this season up to that point.
- UC San Diego fell to 1-17 all-time vs. USD with Monday's setback. Monday was the first meeting between the two programs since an exhibition game in 2006.
UP NEXT
UC San Diego visits Nevada for a Wednesday night match-up in Reno. Game time is scheduled for 7 p.m. with live video and stats links on UCSDTritons.com.
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 began a new era in 2020 as a member of The Big West 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 38 have earned 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.
