PALM DESERT, Calif. – On the neutral court at Acrisure Arena for a Feast Week duel vs. California Baptist, San Diego led 30 minutes into the contest, but ultimately fell to the Lancers, 76-61 Tuesday evening.
 
San Diego went on a 12-0 scoring streak, holding its opponents scoreless in the first five minutes of the second period to go out to a 51-42 lead in the Acrisure Series showdown. In the closing 15 minutes, however, Torero shots stopped dropping while CBU picked them up off the glass and rim on both sides of the court. USD's field goal rate dropped from a stellar 59.3% to 33.3% between halves, while the undefeated Lancers out-rebounded the Toreros by 21.
 
The Torero scoring contingent was headlined by junior guard Ty-Laur Johnson, who posted 21 points on 10-for-16 shooting to go with three assists, four steals and a block. Grad wing Toneari Lane added 14 points.
 
USD totaled 17 assists, fronted by junior forward Vuk Boskovic and grad guard Adrian McIntyre's six apiece. Boskovic also had a game-high two blocks and McIntyre added three steals.
 
San Diego bested the lancers on field goal shooting for the game at 46.3% to 45.1%, but from beyond the arc – entering the game 35^th nationally, as high as fifth in 3-point percentage – USD was just 3-for-22 while CBU was 8-for-21.
 
Up Next
The Toreros (3-3) will play in their first true road game of the young 2025-26 season as they travel north on I-5 to face Long Beach State (1-5) inside LBS Financial Credit Union Pyramid on Sunday, Nov. 30 at 2 p.m.