RENO, NV – After taking a 16-point lead at halftime, the San Diego men's basketball team (2-0) held on to defeat Nevada (1-1) on the road Friday, 75-68.
 
Senior guard Jase Townsend led the team with 18 points and added four assists and three rebounds.
 
Graduate center Terrell Brown-Soares ended with 16 points (8-14 FG), eight rebounds and seven blocks. He registered the second most blocks in a single game in program history.
 
Senior forward Marcellus Earlington scored in double-figures once again, netting 10 points to go along with five boards.
 
San Diego improves to 2-0 on the season, and will travel to Cal on Monday.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Brown-Soares set the tone early in the first half, scoring the first four points and swatting a Nevada shot in the first four possessions of the game.
• Townsend gave USD a 12-8 lead with eight straight points, including an and-one drive, a layup, and a triple.
• Brown-Soares blocked five shots in the first 12:22 of the first half.
• A layup from Pinchuk and a three-pointer from Berger put USD up 34-25. The run got up to 21-4 after a triple from Bryce Monroe.
• At halftime, San Diego led 48-32. The Toreros shot a scorching 57.6% (19-33) from the field in the opening 20 minutes.
• Nevada scored the first 15 points of the second half to cut the deficit to two. Berger ended the run with another triple.
• After the Wolfpack tied the game, a three-point play from Townsend and a jumper from Earlington later put USD back up by seven.
• Nevada cut the deficit to four with 2:11 remaining. Neither team scored again until 33.3 seconds, when Monroe hit two clutch free throws with to put USD up 72-66. 

TORERO TIDBITS

• USD is 2-0 for the first time since 2018-19.
• Townsend leads the team with 15.5 points per game through two.
• Through two games, Brown-Soares is averaging 14.5 points, 7.0 rebounds, and 5.0 blocks.
• San Diego scored 17 points off 12 Wolf Pack turnovers.
• Monroe ended with nine points and just one turnover.
• Berger was 2-for-2 from three-point land.
• Josh Parrish notched six points, six rebounds, an assist and a steal.
• The Toreros were 10-of-14 from the free throw line (71.4%).

UP NEXT
USD will remain on the road to face Cal on Monday night. The Golden Bears have a slight 2-1 advantage in the all-time series. The team last met during the 2006-07 season, when USD earned a 72-67 win.