Ty-Laur Takes Over in 66-54 Win Over Pacific

SAN DIEGO — A game-high 22 factors from Ty-Laur Johnson helped San Diego males’s basketball open West Coast Conference play with a 66-54 victory over Pacific on Sunday on the Jenny Craig Pavilion.

Johnson was 6-for-13 from the sphere, 5-for-8 from distance, and 5-for-6 from the road as he got here inside some extent of his USD profession excessive in scoring. He additionally notched six steals, which is tied for the second most in a single recreation in program historical past and only one shy of the San Diego report.

“Today I played at my pace,” Johnson stated after the sport. “I didn’t let anybody speed me up, I took my time with my shots, and they went in.”

His dominant afternoon led the Toreros (6-7, 1-0 WCC) to a wire-to-wire win that noticed them lead by as many as 15 after opening the sport on a 17-5 run. Pacific (9-5, 0-1 WCC) pulled again inside 4, 48-44 within the center levels of the second half, however San Diego outscored UOP by an 18-10 margin throughout the sport’s ultimate 10 minutes to safe its third victory in its final 4 contests.

“You’re starting to see some improvement on both ends of the court,” stated USD head coach Steve Lavin. “When Pacific made their run — which was inevitable — I was proud of our response, to be able to go on a run of our own and seal the victory down the stretch.”

Strong performances from Juanse Gorosito (17 factors), Toneari Lane (12 factors), and Adrian McIntyre (10 factors) complemented Johnson’s large day. Vuk Boskovic didn’t rating however grabbed 10 rebounds, probably the most by any USD participant in a single recreation this season.

NOTABLE

• The 54 factors San Diego held Pacific to on Sunday are a season-low for the Tigers.

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The Toreros are again in motion on Tuesday afternoon, after they proceed their WCC schedule by internet hosting No. 7 Gonzaga on the JCP. Tip-off towards the Zags is about for six:30 p.m.