Postseason Begins For Toreros Facing LMU Thursday Night
LAS VEGAS— San Diego males’s basketball takes to the 2026 Credit Union 1 West Coast Conference Championship match because it faces Tenth-seeded LMU within the first spherical at 8:30 pm on Thursday, March 5 in Las Vegas’ Orleans Arena.
The sport will probably be streamed reside on ESPN+ with Roxy Bernstein (PxP, X: @roxybernstein) and Dan Dickau (Color, X: @dandickau21) calling the motion. Voice of the Toreros Jack Cronin (PxP, X: @JackCroninPXP) could have the decision over radio airwaves on USDToreros.com/watch. Inside protection will also be discovered on the @USDMBB social channels.
THE LION RUNDOWN
• San Diego trails within the all-time collection towards the Lions, 56-59 losses, 1-4 within the WCC Tournament, because the Toreros will look to avenge a second-round bounce in final season’s match along with LMU taking each of this season’s conferences
This Season’s First Meeting (83-63 L, Feb. 7 in LA):
– The sport was outlined by the primary six minutes, wherein the hosts received out to a 17-0 lead. From there, the Toreros made makes an attempt at catch-up however might by no means shut the hole in what ended up being a 20-point defeat.
– USD shot 60% (18-30) from the sphere within the second half however could not cease the Lions from making up floor as LMU additionally shot 61.5% (16-26) on second half area objectives, San Diego additionally holding its opponent to 5 made threes, a 22.7% clip from past the arc.
– The brilliant spots for the Bullfighters have been in guards Dominic Ford and Brandon Benjamin off the bench. The freshman Benjamin, in his hometown, went 5-of-5 from the sphere to complete in double figures within the City of Angels for the second time this season, ending a workforce excessive plus-6 in 13 minutes performed… Ford, a graduating scholar, led the squad with 14 factors and 6 rebounds.
This Season’s Second Meeting (77-65 L, Feb. 21 in SD):
– San Diego fought again from an early deficit to tie the sport up midway by means of the second interval, however LMU held out for the victory on a robust capturing evening… The visiting Lions shot 57.8% from the sphere and 47.1% from three whereas the Toreros went 43.6% from the ground total.
– Leading the USD effort have been grad guards Toneari Lane and Adrian McIntyre with 19 and 18 factors respectively on their senior nights… Lane caught hearth from past the arc to get the Toreros again within the sport, going 5-8 from deep… Also scoring in double figures on their senior days have been guards Juanse Gorosito (12) and Dominic Ford (10).
– The Toreros celebrated the careers of seven of this system’s seniors previous to the ultimate house sport of the season: Toneari Lane, Adrian McIntyre, Juanse Gorosito, Tim Moore Jr., Neel Beniwal and Emmanuel Callas.
LAST TIME OUT
– San Diego males’s basketball fell within the closing sport of its common season, 87-74 on the highway to Portland on Saturday night.
– USD led by as a lot as 14 within the second half earlier than a 22-0 Pilot run flipped the sport round… USD had strong numbers throughout the board offensively however have been thwarted by premature turnovers and a lapse on protection.
– In Saturday’s affair San Diego shot an appropriate 53.6% from the sphere and 42.9% from three and dished out a whopping 24 assists… The guests held UP to 37.5% from the ground, 12.7% from deep within the first half, however the Pilots rebounded with game-changing 69% and 66.7% splits respectively within the second interval.
– Leading the Bullfighters in scoring was Assane Diop with 16 …Fellow junior ahead Vuk Boskovic posted profession highs 14 factors and 7 assists, going 4-6 from past the arc … Redshirt-freshman ahead Gavin Ripp continued his run of kind with a career-best 13 factors whereas former Pilot turned USD senior guard Juanse Gorosito completed with 11 factors.
TOP-10 SHARP SHOOTER
• Grad guard Toneari Lane ranks seventh nationally, first within the WCC, amongst certified gamers in 3-point share at 44.8%
• The Atlanta native has made four-plus threes in 4 of his final 5 video games, changing at a charge of over 50% during the last 12 video games (since Jan. 19)
BREAKING THE 3PT RECORD…AGAIN
• In an time beyond regulation loss at Oregon State on Feb. 25, the Toreros made 18 threes on 43 makes an attempt (additionally a single-game file), together with 4 within the final 39 seconds of regulation to pressure OT
• The 18 transformed 3-pointers breaks the earlier faculty file of 15 in a single sport, carried out 3 times, final within the Toreros’ 96-92 win over Washington State on Jan. 21 … The 43 tried threes breaks the earlier program file set over a decade in the past, by eight – the Toreros tried 35 vs. CSUN on Dec. 23, 2015
