Pineiro, Wright spark San Diego to 73-63 WCC opener
AP
Dec 29, 2017
SAN DIEGO (AP) Isaiah Pineiro scored 23 points, Isaiah Wright added 17 with six assists and San Diego Toreros rolled past San Francisco Dons 73-63 Thursday night in a West Coast Conference opener.
Pineiro hit a pair of 3-pointers as San Diego (10-3) charged into the lead for good, 9-4, early in the game and Wright hit a 3 that sparked the Toreros to a 9-2 finish to the first half with a 37-26 lead. San Francisco was unable to get closer than 51-45 after halftime.
San Diego shot 22-for-48 (46 percent) from the floor, and made 8 of 18 3-pointers while San Francisco was 2 of 15 from distance. Pineiro made 7 of 18 shots, including 3 of 5 from distance. San Diego also scored 21 points from the free throw line on 28 San Francisco fouls.
Souley Boum led the Dons (8-6) with 21 points, Chase Foster scored 14 with seven rebounds and Nate Renfro added 10 points. San Francisco was 2-for-15 from 3-point range as San Diego showed off its No. 1 rating in 3-point defense (.233).
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