SAN DIEGO – A 32-point effort from Tim Moore Jr. and a triple-double by Assane Diop highlighted USD men's basketball's 113-67 win over Bethesda on Saturday evening in the Jenny Craig Pavilion.
 
The blowout victory over the NCCAA program rounds out the Toreros' non-conference slate as they prepare for the rest of WCC play.
 
Moore, a grad forward, posted the career high scoring effort by making each of his first 10 field goal attempts and all 12 at the charity stripe, also logging two blocks and five rebounds in just 25 minutes. The Houston native's 25 in the first half alone was more than a Torero had scored in a game this season while he becomes the fifth Torero to attempt 12 or more free throws in a game and make all of them, one shy of the record.
 
Diop, a junior forward, had never had a double-double in his collegiate career but did one better with his 15-rebound, 11-point, 10-assist effort, plus four steals, finishing a whopping plus-51 in the game in 33 minutes played.
 
As a team, the Toreros logged season-bests in points, field goal percentage (58.5%), rebounds (49) and assists (28). USD shot the three at a 50% clip, led by grad guard Toneari Lane's five made threes for 17 total points. Also finishing in double figures was grad Dominique Ford with 12.
 
How it Happened

• San Diego was off and running after the opening minutes, but Bethesda temporarily stayed within sight with a high volume of 3-pointers
• USD separated as it found success in the paint and BU's best defense became sending the hosts to the free throw line … San Diego would go on to be 27-29 (93.1%) at the free throw line for the game
• Leading the way for the Toreros from the get-go was Moore, whose teammates continued to feed him inside
• At the half, San Diego led 55-32 behind Moore's 25 points
• The biggest USD run of the game was a 16-0 hot streak halfway through the second period to separate more than ever
• Moore missed his first shot of the game on his 11^th attempt from the field, remaining perfect from the free throw line
• When it seemed unlikely that Diop would achieve the triple double, the Senegalese big found redshirt-sophomore guard Josh Hecht (eight points) and freshman forward Alejandro Aviles (seven points) for his ninth and tenth assists of the game, sending his teammates in a frenzy on the bench

 
Up Next
San Diego resumes its WCC campaign hosting Washington State on Wednesday, Jan. 21 at 6:30 p.m. and Santa Clara on Saturday, Jan. 24 also at 6:30 p.m. inside the Jenny Craig Pavilion.