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FACTS & STATS: Site: Jenny Craig Pavilion (5,100) -- San Diego, California.
Television: Local. Home Record: Santa Clara 6-2, San Diego 3-2. Away Record: Santa Clara 3-2, San Diego 2-5. Neutral Record: Santa Clara 0-0, San Diego 1-0. Conference Record: Santa Clara 0-0, San Diego 0-0. Series Record: Santa Clara leads, 28-21.
GAME NOTES: West Coast Conference and intrastate rivals meet inside the Jenny Craig Pavilion tonight, as the San Diego Toreros play host to the Santa Clara Broncos. The Broncos had a six-game winning streak snapped in their recent loss to UNLV, 75-53. The defeat dropped their road record to 3-2 on the year and put an end to a two-game winning stretch they had going away from home.
The Toreros are trying to put the brakes on a four-game losing skid that was kept alive with 78-72 loss to San Diego State on Wednesday. They are just 3-2 when playing at the Jenny Craig Pavilion this year and are sandwiching this game between five road contests. Santa Clara leads the all-time series, 28-21, although the two teams have split the last 10 matchups. San Diego won 82-73 on the road last year, and the Broncos pulled out an 86-77 victory at the Jenny Craig Pavilion in the second game of the season series.
While Santa Clara has played well this season, the team has just one scorer in double figures, Brandon Rohe. Rohe is netting 12.5 ppg, but is shooting just 38.7 percent from the floor. Despite his struggles from the field, Rohe has made 43.1 percent of his shots from beyond the arc and leads the team with 36 assists. Jim Howell is on the cusp of double-digit scoring with 9.9 ppg on 59.1 percent shooting from the floor. Howell is also second on the team in rebounding with 5.6 rpg, yet when it comes to his shooting from the charity stripe, he's converted just 59.5 percent of his foul shots. Kyle Bailey had been playing well for the Broncos in averaging 12.2 ppg, but injuries have forced the team to put him on the medical redshirt list. Travis Niesen paced the Broncos in their loss to UNLV by scoring 13 points and collecting five rebounds. Ethan Rohde finished with 12 points and three rebounds, but shot just 1-of-5 from three-point land. Santa Clara had a disappointing night shooting the ball, as it made just 38.0 percent of its total field goal tries and a mere 14.3 percent of its shots from three-point territory.
Jason Keep has played extremely well for the Toreros this season, scoring 17.8 ppg and collecting 8.4 rpg. Keep is shooting an impressive 62.7 percent from the field and his defensive prowess in the paint is netting him 1.5 bpg. Jason Blair has turned in 15.9 ppg on 32.6 percent shooting from three-point land, while pulling down 8.1 rpg. The two Jasons form one of the most impressive low-post duos in the WCC this year. Roy Morris has assisted the two players of the same first name, by scoring 13.8 ppg and dishing out 3.4 apg. Morris has played well of late, as the team's leading scorer in the last two games and he's also shooting 40.7 percent from long range. In the loss to San Diego State, Morris scored 22 points and shot 8-of-11 from the field. Blair chipped in 15 points and four rebounds, while Keep finished with a double-double performance of 14 points and 14 rebounds.
Santa Clara has played surprisingly well this season despite injuries and a lack of consistency at the offensive end. The Broncos have historically played the Toreros tough and expect Rohe to have a very good performance tonight against a weak San Diego defense, but the Toreros will keep it close, due to the play of the hot-shooting Morris.
Predicted Outcome: Santa Clara 77, San Diego 72
FACTS & STATS: Site: Jenny Craig Pavilion (5,100) -- San Diego, California.
Television: Local. Home Record: Santa Clara 6-2, San Diego 3-2. Away Record: Santa Clara 3-2, San Diego 2-5. Neutral Record: Santa Clara 0-0, San Diego 1-0. Conference Record: Santa Clara 0-0, San Diego 0-0. Series Record: Santa Clara leads, 28-21.
GAME NOTES: West Coast Conference and intrastate rivals meet inside the Jenny Craig Pavilion tonight, as the San Diego Toreros play host to the Santa Clara Broncos. The Broncos had a six-game winning streak snapped in their recent loss to UNLV, 75-53. The defeat dropped their road record to 3-2 on the year and put an end to a two-game winning stretch they had going away from home.
The Toreros are trying to put the brakes on a four-game losing skid that was kept alive with 78-72 loss to San Diego State on Wednesday. They are just 3-2 when playing at the Jenny Craig Pavilion this year and are sandwiching this game between five road contests. Santa Clara leads the all-time series, 28-21, although the two teams have split the last 10 matchups. San Diego won 82-73 on the road last year, and the Broncos pulled out an 86-77 victory at the Jenny Craig Pavilion in the second game of the season series.
While Santa Clara has played well this season, the team has just one scorer in double figures, Brandon Rohe. Rohe is netting 12.5 ppg, but is shooting just 38.7 percent from the floor. Despite his struggles from the field, Rohe has made 43.1 percent of his shots from beyond the arc and leads the team with 36 assists. Jim Howell is on the cusp of double-digit scoring with 9.9 ppg on 59.1 percent shooting from the floor. Howell is also second on the team in rebounding with 5.6 rpg, yet when it comes to his shooting from the charity stripe, he's converted just 59.5 percent of his foul shots. Kyle Bailey had been playing well for the Broncos in averaging 12.2 ppg, but injuries have forced the team to put him on the medical redshirt list. Travis Niesen paced the Broncos in their loss to UNLV by scoring 13 points and collecting five rebounds. Ethan Rohde finished with 12 points and three rebounds, but shot just 1-of-5 from three-point land. Santa Clara had a disappointing night shooting the ball, as it made just 38.0 percent of its total field goal tries and a mere 14.3 percent of its shots from three-point territory.
Jason Keep has played extremely well for the Toreros this season, scoring 17.8 ppg and collecting 8.4 rpg. Keep is shooting an impressive 62.7 percent from the field and his defensive prowess in the paint is netting him 1.5 bpg. Jason Blair has turned in 15.9 ppg on 32.6 percent shooting from three-point land, while pulling down 8.1 rpg. The two Jasons form one of the most impressive low-post duos in the WCC this year. Roy Morris has assisted the two players of the same first name, by scoring 13.8 ppg and dishing out 3.4 apg. Morris has played well of late, as the team's leading scorer in the last two games and he's also shooting 40.7 percent from long range. In the loss to San Diego State, Morris scored 22 points and shot 8-of-11 from the field. Blair chipped in 15 points and four rebounds, while Keep finished with a double-double performance of 14 points and 14 rebounds.
Santa Clara has played surprisingly well this season despite injuries and a lack of consistency at the offensive end. The Broncos have historically played the Toreros tough and expect Rohe to have a very good performance tonight against a weak San Diego defense, but the Toreros will keep it close, due to the play of the hot-shooting Morris.
Predicted Outcome: Santa Clara 77, San Diego 72
