Aggie men struggle mightily in 68-51 Big West basketball loss at UC San Diego
Disappointing loss ends promising three-game Aggie win streak
LA JOLLA - UC San Diego led for all but the first few minutes to rout UC Davis, 68-51, in Big West men’s basketball action Thursday night before a satisfied crowd of 1,874 at LionTree Arena.
The win, UCSD’s second of the year over the Aggies after an 80-74 victory last month in Davis, drops the Aggies to 8-6 in league play and 15-10 overall with six games remaining in the regular season. The Tritons are now 7-7 and 17-9.
Carl Daughtery had a personal 5-0 run to start the game and give the Aggies a brief lead, but UCSD soon went on a 14-0 run and never looked back.
The Tritons enjoyed a 33-20 advantage at the half and never led by fewer than 11 points after intermission, enjoying their biggest lead at 59-37.
UCD shot just 35.5 percent from the field to 54.0 percent for their hosts and never could gain any traction in a disappointing loss that ended a three-game win streak.
In a game with very few free throws attempted, UCD was just 1 of 7 from the line while San Diego was 7 of 9.
Marcus Wilson was the only Aggie in double figures with 13 points.
The Aggies come home for a 2 p.m. game Saturday against Long Beach State, then finish with four of their last five games on the road.
In other Big West action Thursday night, Hawaii dropped Cal State Bakersfield, 89-74, UC Santa Barbara took down UC Riverside, 76-68, Cal State Fullerton edged Long Beach State, 86-82, and Cal Poly overcame a 13-point halftime deficit to upset UC Irvine, 79-73.