Nov. 12, 2016
San Jose, Calif.----- San José State University opened its men's basketball season with a 109-70 non-conference win over West Coast Baptist College.
The Spartans (1-0) led from start to finish and were ahead by as many as 43 points, 107-64, with 2:09 left in the game. San José State's 109 points matched its third highest point total in school history.
Sophomore guard E.J. Boyce came off the bench and debuted with a game-high 20 points and was one of seven double-figure scorers for SJSU. Boyce was 6-of-12 from three-point range.
Two more reserve guards, Terrell Brown and Jalen James, contributed 14 and 13 points, respectively. Overall, the Spartans' reserves scored 61 of the team's 109 points.
Four of the five Spartan starters scored in double figures. Forward Ryan Welage and swingman Jaycee Hillsman had 12 and Brandon Clarke and Isaiah Nichols each scored 10.
San José State shot 56.3 percent from the field and outrebounded the Eagles, 50-25. The Spartans opened the game converting 8-of-16 three-point field goals in the first half.
West Coast Baptist (0-2) of Lancaster, Calif., a Division II member of the National Christian Collegiate Athletic Association (NCCAA), was led in scoring by center Imaan Vicente with 17 points. Guard Daniel Foster, who scored 39 points in the Eagles' opener, was limited to 12 points on 5-of-18 field goal shooting.
San José State returns to action, Tuesday, November 15, hosting the University of Portland, in a 7:00 p.m. game at The Event Center.
Newspaper Box Score
West Coast Baptist vs San Jose State
11/12/16 2:00 PM at San Jose, Calif. (The Event Center)
At San Jose, Calif. (The Event Center)
SAN JOSE STATE 109, WEST COAST BAPTIST 70
WEST COAST BAPTIST (0-2)
VICENTE, Imaan 5-15 6-11 17; FOSTER, Daniel 5-18 1-2 12; CARR, Timothy 3-4
3-3 11; HANNA, Seth 2-5 3-4 8; WOODSEN, JR., Ali 3-5 0-0 7; TYRELL, Levi 1-3
3-4 5; CORL, Nicholas 2-5 0-0 5; FERNER, Jack 1-1 0-0 3; BALDWIN, Ryan 1-1
0-0 2; BRATT, Jeffery 0-0 0-0 0; RUSSELL, Ian 0-0 0-0 0; SKELLY, Caleb 0-3
0-0 0; YOU, Nakwon 0-0 0-0 0; MENJIVAR, Samuel 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 23-60 16-24
70.
SAN JOSE STATE (1-0)
Boyce, E.J. 6-12 2-2 20; Brown, Terrell 4-8 5-6 14; James, Jalen 4-5 4-4 13;
Hillsman, Jaycee 4-7 4-4 12; Welage, Ryan 4-8 2-3 12; Clarke, Brandon 3-3
4-7 10; Nichols, Isaiah 4-5 0-0 10; Chastain, Ashtin 3-3 1-6 7; MITCHELL,
Brandon 1-1 3-4 5; Thornton, Isaac 2-2 0-0 4; Singer, Ryan 1-5 0-0 2;
Schwartz, Cody 0-5 0-0 0. Totals 36-64 25-36 109.
West Coast Baptist............ 35 35 - 70
San Jose State................ 61 48 - 109
3-point goals--West Coast Baptist 8-28 (CARR, Timothy 2-2; FERNER, Jack 1-1;
CORL, Nicholas 1-3; FOSTER, Daniel 1-8; WOODSEN, JR., Ali 1-2; HANNA, Seth
1-3; VICENTE, Imaan 1-5; SKELLY, Caleb 0-2; TYRELL, Levi 0-2), San Jose
State 12-29 (Boyce, E.J. 6-12; Welage, Ryan 2-4; Nichols, Isaiah 2-3; BROWN,
Terrell 1-3; James, Jalen 1-1; Schwartz, Cody 0-5; Hillsman, Jaycee 0-1).
Fouled out--West Coast Baptist-HANNA, Seth; TYRELL, Levi, San Jose
State-None. Rebounds--West Coast Baptist 25 (FOSTER, Daniel 8), San Jose
State 50 (James, Jalen 7; Mitchell, Brandon 7). Assists--West Coast Baptist
13 (FOSTER, Daniel 7), San Jose State 20 (James, Jalen 4). Total fouls--West
Coast Baptist 30, San Jose State 23. Technical fouls--West Coast
Baptist-None, San Jose State-None. A-1481