SAN DIEGO – Olin Carter III scored a team-high 21 points and San Diego shot 52 percent in the second half to earn a 74-70 victory against Long Beach State on Saturday night at the Jenny Craig Pavilion.
 
Carter III has scored in double-digits in every game this season and eclipsed the 20-point mark for the fourth time this year. Carter III made his biggest impact midway through the second half when he went on a 11-2 run himself, and drew a charge on the defensive end, to erase a two-point deficit and put the Toreros in front 47-43 with 13:09 to play.
 
The Toreros (6-2) needed each of his points as they fended off a pesky 49ers (2-7) team that tied the game three times in the final three minutes.
 
USD sealed the victory by converting each of its final 10 free throws over the last 5:21 of the game.

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After a slow start offensively, the Toreros found their rhythm and finished the game at 45 percent from the field and 40 percent from 3-point range – including a 6-for-10 clip during the second half.
 
Tyler Williams and Isaiah Pineiro contributed 17 points apiece, and Isaiah Wright added 11. Williams matched his career high of five 3-pointers in a game on 5-of-8 shooting.
 
Pineiro was one rebound shy of a double-double, leading the team with nine. Wright distributed a team-high six assists.
 
With the absence of starting center Yauhen Massalski due to injury, the Toreros needed significant contributions from its bench and they delivered.
 
Andrew Ferguson helped spark USD's offense early in the first half when he entered the game and knocked down a 3-pointer then found Pineiro on a baseline cut to the basket for a dunk on the ensuing offensive possession.
 
With the Toreros holding on to a four-point lead, Finn Sullivan knocked down a 3-pointer with 4:29 to put USD in control down the stretch.
 
The Toreros will look to continue its momentum Wednesday at 7 p.m. when they travel to San Diego State.