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San Diego beats Houston 72-65; tourny finals next

Nov 28, 2009 - 7:09 AM ANCHORAGE, Alaska(AP) -- San Diego earned a berth in the finals of the Great Alaska Shootout with a 72-65 victory over Houston on Friday.

Clinton Houston led the Toreros (4-1) with 21 points, including making 7 of 9 attempts from the free-throw line.

Brandon Johnson scored 13 of his 15 points in the second half, and Chris Lewis finished with 11 for San Diego, which led 31-27 at the half.

Kelvin Lewis had 17 points to lead Houston (2-2), while Aubrey Coleman had 16 and Desmond Wade finished with 10.

San Diego made 10 free throws in the final 2:28 to seal the win.

The Toreros will play Washington State (5-0) in Saturday's championship game. Houston will play in the third-place game against host Alaska Anchorage (3-1).








  • NCAA BB
    FINAL 1ST 2ND TOTAL
    --- --- -----
    SAN DIEGO 31 41 72
    HOUSTON 27 38 65 FINAL

    HIGH SCORERS: SAN DIEGO - CLINTON HOUSTON 21, BRANDON JOHNSON 15,
    CHRIS LEWIS 11
    HOUSTON - AUBREY COLEMAN 18, KELVIN LEWIS 17, TWO
    PLAYERS WITH 8

    Nov 28 1:33 AM
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    RUWTbot Added 27 roots (Close Finish)

    San Diego 70, Houston 65  2nd - 0:12Nov 28 1:29 AM


  • NCAA BB
    SAN DIEGO 31
    HOUSTON 27 HALFTIME

    Nov 28 12:19 AM