HENDERSON, Nev. – UC San Diego junior
Leo Beath scored 21 points and grad student
Emanuel Prospere II added a season high 20 as the Tritons rolled to a 93-67 win over Tulane in the Jack Jones Classic Saturday night inside Lee's Family Forum. Off to its best-ever Division I start at 9-1, UC San Diego has now won six games away from home this season.
Beath added eight rebounds and six assists in the win, with Prospere chipping in eight boards as well.
Aidan Burke scored nine with a personal best 10 rebounds in the win, and
Tom Beattie scored 12 and added six rebounds.
The Tritons pulled down a season best 50 rebounds as they improved to 3-0 all time at Lee's Family Forum, home of The Big West Championship. Tulane dropped to 7-4 with the loss.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Prospere scored 12 of the Tritons' first 20 points – sinking five of his first seven field goal tries as UC San Diego was up 20-16 eight minutes into the contest. Out of the gate, the Tritons outrebounded the Green Wave, 14-6, and scored 10 of their first 20 points in the paint.
UC San Diego continued to light it up from deep, knocking down eight first half three pointers. A floating three-ball from Beath at the buzzer gave the Tritons a 53-31 lead at halftime.
Prospere led all scorers with 16, with Beath adding 11. Prospere added three first half assists and three steals. UC San Diego forced 10 Green Wave turnovers, leading to 15 Triton points on the other end.
UC San Diego scored the first five points of the second half to take its largest lead of the night to that point, 58-31, with still 19:03 to play – an advantage it would surpass when the Tritons went up 79-50 with 7:42 remaining.
After Tulane went in front, 7-5, the Tritons never trailed.
TRITON TIDBITS
- The Tritons led 53-31 at halftime – their third 50+ point half of the season.
- Saturday was the first meeting between the Tritons and Tulane. UC San Diego is 2-0 against teams from the American this season (Temple).
- The 9:30 pm PT tip-off was the latest local start time in UC San Diego's Division I history.
- UC San Diego has won 36 consecutive games when leading at halftime going back to 2024. The Tritons are 8-0 this season when leading at the break.
- The UC San Diego starting lineup has consisted of Emanuel Prospere II, Aidan Burke, Tom Beattie, Leo Beath and Bol Dengdit for all ten games this season.
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UP NEXT
UC San Diego wraps up its seven-game road trip on Tuesday night at LMU. The Tritons and Lions will be meeting for the first time as Division I foes and just the second time overall (1983). The game can be seen on ESPN+ with a link to live stats 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 has begun a new era as a member of The Big West in NCAA Division I. The 24-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 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 90 percent, the highest rate among public institutions in NCAA Division I or II. For more information on the Tritons, visit UCSDtritons.com or follow UC San Diego Athletics on social media @UCSDtritons.
