The San Diego Toreros and the UC-San Diego Tritons meet in college basketball action from LionTree Arena on Saturday night.

Toreros Improve To 2-0

The San Diego Toreros come into this one sitting at 2-0 on the year after an 87-61 win over Jackson State last time out. Wayne McKinney III leads the Toreros in scoring and assists with 16 PPG and 4 APG along with 5.5 RPG while Dragos Lungu has 15.5 PPG with 4.5 RPG and PJ Hayes has 13.5 PPG with 4.5 RPG. Kevin Patton Jr. has 10 PPG with a team-high 9 RPG to lead the Toreros on the glass and to round out the group of double-digit scorers for San Diego so far this season. As a team, San Diego is averaging 77.5 PPG on 39.6% from the field, 34% from three and 82% from the foul line this season.

Tritons Start Season With Win Vs. Denver

The UC-San Diego Tritons come into this one looking to build on their 95-87 win over Denver last time out. All 5 starters scored In double figures with Bryce Pope leading the way with 28 points on 10 of 21 shooting with 5 threes while Francis Nwaokorie added 21 points on 9 of 11 shooting. Hayden Gray added 15 points on 6 of 12 shooting with 5 threes and 4 steals while Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones added 14 points with team-highs of 10 rebounds and 9 assists with a pair of steals falling just shy of the triple-double. J’R Brooks added 11 points on 5 of 7 shooting to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for UC-San Diego in the win. As a team, the Tritons shot 53.8% shooting from the field, 41.2% from three and 72% from the foul line.

Chris’ Pick

I’m on the over here. These two teams can flat out score and even if this ends up being a one-sided affair, I’m thinking we’re going to have some points being scored in this one. UC-San Diego shot it really well in the opener, and San Diego has four double-digit scorers through two games already this season. I think we’re getting into the 160s range here, so give me the over.