SAN DIEGO – Five San Diego players scored in double-digits and the Toreros shot 57 percent from the field to earn an 85-65 victory against Northern Colorado on Saturday night at the Jenny Craig Pavilion.
 
USD (9-3) improved to 7-0 at home this season and avenged its most recent home loss that occurred during last year's CIT quarterfinal against the Bears (6-2).
 
The Toreros were electric offensively, shooting 57 percent from the field and 57 percent from 3-point range. Olin Carter III led the Toreros with 18 points, followed by Isaiah Pineiro (17), Tyler Williams (16), Alex Floresca (12) and Isaiah Wright (10).
 
Pineiro registered his second double-double of the season with a team-high 10 rebounds.
 
USD matched its offensive showing on the defensive end, holding a Northern Colorado team that entered the game averaging 93.9 points per game to their second-lowest total of the season at 65.
 
Jordan Davis led the Bears with 30 points but needed 26 shots to get there. The Toreros held the rest of Northern Colorado to 13-of-31 from the field.
 
USD's bench provided needed sparks throughout the game. Andrew Ferguson entered the game late in the first half and produced five points in less than four minutes. Joey Calcaterra played well on defense and produced a 4-0 run of his own late in the first half when he finished a layup, stole the ball on the Bears ensuing possession and finished another layup.
 
Finn Sullivan, Yauhen Massalski and Jose Martinez also came in off the bench to contribute valuable minutes.
 
USD took control of the game late in the first half after a back-and-forth first 16 minutes. After Davis hit a 3-pointer to cut the Toreros lead to 28-26 with 3:59 to play in the half, USD went on an 11-2 run to take a 39-28 lead into halftime.
 
Ferguson provided five of those 11 points with a layup and a 3-pointer. Pineiro added a jumper and Wright hit a triple during the stretch.
 
The Toreros continued their momentum in the second half, shooting 70 percent from the field and 60 percent from 3-point range.
 
USD began extending its lead midway through the half when Pineiro hit a jumper to put the Toreros up by 15 with 11:39 to play.
 
The lead grew to 20 points on a 3-pointer by Williams at 6:30 and was its largest of the night after Carter III sank a free throw with 3:34 remaining to put the Toreros up, 79-53.

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The Bears cut into the deficit slightly in the final minutes but a jumper by Floresca as the shot clock expired with 14 seconds remaining provided the punctuation mark on a 20-point victory.
 
The Toreros will look to continue their momentum next week when they travel to the Las Vegas Classic for a pair of games in the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. USD opens the tournament Saturday at 7 p.m. PT against Washington State.