San Diego (3-1)
Colorado (2-0) | 7 p.m. PT
Jenny Craig Pavilion (5,100) • San Diego, Calif.
Television • ESPNU |
Radio • ESPN 1700AM |
Live Statistics • USDToreros.com
Social • Twitter.com/USDMBB • Instagram.com/USDMBB
SAN DIEGO – San Diego continues its three-game homestand Tuesday at 7 p.m. PT when it plays host to Colorado in the Jenny Craig Pavilion.
The Toreros (3-1) will take on their second Pac-12 opponent of the season when they take on the Buffaloes (2-0). USD was edged at Washington, 66-63, earlier this season on Nov. 12.
The game will be broadcast on ESPNU with Roxy Bernstein and Adrian Branch on the call. The game will also be broadcast on ESPN 1700AM with Jack Cronin. Live statistics will be available via USDToreros.com.
LAST TIME OUT
• San Diego opened its game against San Diego Christian on a 34-4 run and never looked back, earning a 95-47 victory this past Thursday night at the Jenny Craig Pavilion.
• The Toreros allowed just one Hawks (1-3) field goal in the first 9:39 and led by as many as 50 points in the second half. USD's 95 points is the most it has scored in a game since it defeated Bethesda, 105-89, on Dec. 17, 2016.
• Five USD players hit double-digits in points, led by
Olin Carter III with 21 on 8-of-11 shooting. It was the second consecutive game Carter III led the Toreros in scoring after dropping 17 at Washington on Monday night.
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Tyler Williams got hot early, connecting on four of his first five 3-pointers. He finished the night with 17 points. Jose Martinez scored a career-high 15 points on 7-of-12 shooting and
Isaiah Pineiro added 12.
• Martinez and Pineiro were both one rebound shy of a double-double with nine boards apiece.
• Williams led the Toreros with six assists. It was the second straight game he led USD in assists after dishing out a career-high nine at Washington.
• USD shot 55 percent from the field as a team, including a 43 percent clip from 3-point range. The Toreros held SDC to 31 percent from the field and 37 percent from behind the arc.
• USD went deep into its bench with 13 players appearing in the game and nine playing 12 or more minutes.
Akim-Jamal Jonah,
Andrew Ferguson and
Finn Sullivan scored the first points of their collegiate careers.
ALL-TIME SERIES VS. COLORADO
• The Toreros are 2-3 all-time against the Buffaloes but won last year's meeting in Boulder, 69-59. Four Toreros scored in double-digits, led by a 20-point performance by
Isaiah Wright.
Tyler Williams tied his season-high of 13 points, while
Isaiah Pineiro and
Olin Carter III added 10 apiece.
• USD's victory at Colorado last year cemented the Toreros best start to a season in program history at 8-2. It was the first time USD won eight of its first 10 games since becoming a Division-I program in 1979-80.
HOT STARTS FOR PINEIRO AND CARTER III
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Isaiah Pineiro led the Toreros in scoring in the first two games and
Olin Carter III has led the team in the past two games.
• Pineiro is nearly averaging a double-double with 19.8 points and 9.0 rebounds per game. He is also averaging 3.3 assists and 2.5 steals per game. Pineiro is shooting 53 percent from the field and 40 percent from 3-point range.
• Carter III is averaging 16.8 points per game and is shooting 56 percent from the field. He has been USD's most dangerous shooter from behind the arc, connecting on 42 percent of his 3-point attempts. Carter III is also contributing 2.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game.
FINISHING STRONG
• USD has outscored opponents 168-117 during the second half this season. The Toreros are shooting 50 percent from the field and 43 percent from 3-point range during second halves this season.
PAC-12 SCHEDULE
• Colorado is the second Pac-12 team USD will play this season. The Toreros traveled to Washington on Nov. 12 (L, 66-63) and will head to Oregon on Dec. 12. USD will take on Washington State on Dec. 22 in Las Vegas, Nevada, as part of the Las Vegas Classic.
