Sat: San Diego 69, UTSA 54

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SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Senior Melvin Smith led three Roadrunners in double figures with 14 points, but Brandon Johnson poured in a game-high 18 to help lead San Diego to a 69-54 win over UTSA on Saturday afternoon at Jenny Craig Pavilion.

Smith’s 14 were a season high, while junior Travis Gabbidon and senior Isaiah Allen added 13 and 11, respectively for the Roadrunners (5-5). Gabbidon and junior Antoine Dade pulled down a team-high five rebounds apiece.

Gyno Pomare scored 15, while Rob Jones posted 11 points and a game-best eight rebounds and Trumaine Johnson added 10 points as the Toreros moved to 6-8 on the year.

San Diego shot 57.1 percent from the field and 76.9 percent from the free throw line, and out-rebounded UTSA, 28-24. The Roadrunners converted 42.2 percent from the floor, including six 3-pointers, and were 10-of-15 from the charity stripe.

The Toreros fought back from an early 11-4 deficit, taking their first lead at 19-18 on a Pomare dunk at the 8:38 mark. The two teams traded leads until San Diego used a 9-0 run to open up a 35-26 lead with just under three minutes left in the half. Gabbidon converted a pair of free throws, but a Pomare layup and a Brandon Johnson trey gave the Toreros a 40-28 advantage at the break.

San Diego built its lead to 15 through the first seven minutes of the second half, but a 9-0 stretch by UTSA capped by a Gabbidon jumper cut the deficit to just 49-43 with 9:27 remaining.

San Diego responded with a 14-1 stretch that resulted in a 19-point lead with just under four minutes left.

The Roadrunners return home to host McMurry next Friday, Dec. 28, at 7 p.m. at the Convocation Center.

VISITORS: UTSA 5-5                          TOT-FG  3-PT        REBOUNDS## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN02 Gabbidon, Travis.... f  4-15  1-4    4-5    3  2  5  3  13  0  3  0  0  3705 Spencer, Keith...... c  2-4    0-0    2-2    1  3  4  3  6  1  1  0  1  2304 Shank, Joey......... g  0-1    0-1    0-0    0  0  0  4  0  0  1  0  0  1220 Gibson, Devin....... g  3-5    0-1    1-4    0  1  1  3  7  2  3  0  2  2621 Allen, Isaiah....... g  4-8    3-5    0-0    0  3  3  2  11  0  3  0  1  3110 Greer, Orrin........    1-3    1-2    0-0    0  0  0  1  3  0  0  0  1  1212 Otis, Dezon.........    0-1    0-1    0-0    0  1  1  0  0  0  2  0  0  924 Smith, Melvin.......    5-7    1-2    3-4    0  3  3  3  14  3  0  1  1  3025 Davis, E.B..........    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0+32 Permenter, Russ.....    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0  1  0  0  1  0  0  233 Ludwick, JohnMark...    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  342 Dade, Antoine.......    0-1    0-0    0-0    2  3  5  0  0  1  3  0  0  15  TEAM................                        2    2  Totals..............  19-45  6-16  10-15  8 16 24  20  54  7 18  1  6 200TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 10-21 47.6%  2nd Half:  9-24 37.5%  Game: 42.2%  DEADB3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  4-8  50.0%  2nd Half:  2-8  25.0%  Game: 37.5%  REBSF Throw % 1st Half:  4-4  100 %  2nd Half:  6-11 54.5%  Game: 66.7%  2,1--------------------------------------------------------------------------------HOME TEAM: University of San Diego 6-8                          TOT-FG  3-PT        REBOUNDS## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN21 POMARE, Gyno........ f  7-9    0-0    1-2    2  3  5  1  15  1  2  3  2  3422 JONES, Rob.......... f  6-8    0-0    1-1    2  6  8  3  13  1  2  0  2  2701 JOHNSON, Brandon.... g  5-14  2-3    6-8    0  4  4  3  18  6  2  0  1  3403 GINTY, Devin........ g  1-3    0-1    0-0    0  0  0  2  2  0  1  0  0  1423 JACKSON, De'Jon..... g  2-4    1-1    0-0    0  2  2  2  5  2  3  0  0  3311 JOHNSON, Trumaine...    5-7    0-0    0-0    1  1  2  2  10  3  4  0  2  3012 LEWIS, Chris........    0-2    0-2    0-0    0  3  3  2  0  0  0  0  0  1213 BROWN, Danny........    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  115 MURDOCK, Ray........    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0  0  0  3  1  0  0  732 MILLER, Josh........    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  133 HOUSTON, Clinton....    2-2    0-0    2-2    1  0  1  0  6  0  0  0  0  642 LOZEAU, Nathan......    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  TEAM................                        1  2  3  Totals..............  28-49  3-7  10-13  7 21 28  15  69 16 15  3  7 200TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 16-26 61.5%  2nd Half: 12-23 52.2%  Game: 57.1%  DEADB3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  2-5  40.0%  2nd Half:  1-2  50.0%  Game: 42.9%  REBSF Throw % 1st Half:  6-7  85.7%  2nd Half:  4-6  66.7%  Game: 76.9%    0--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Officials: Brian Rood, Steven Dreher, Michael GreensteinTechnical fouls: UTSA-None. University of San Diego-None.Attendance: 1545Score by Periods                1st  2nd  TotalUTSA..........................  28  26  -  54University of San Diego.......  40  29  -  69Points in the paint-UTSA 10,USD 42. Points off turnovers-UTSA 17,USD 16.2nd chance points-UTSA 3,USD 8. Fast break points-UTSA 0,USD 0.Bench points-UTSA 17,USD 16. Score tied-1 time. Lead changed-3 times.Last FG-UTSA 2nd-01:23, USD 2nd-00:42.Largest lead-UTSA by 7 1st-14:42, USD by 19 2nd-03:59.