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Spartans Defeat Oakland Behind 25 From Tolbert

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NASSAU, Bahamas—Sage Tolbert III was nearly perfect on Saturday, leading the Spartans in scoring, as the San José State men's basketball got back on the winning train with an 80-67 victory over Oakland on the second day of the Baha Mar Hoops Nassau Championship at the Baha Mar Convention Center.
 

  • Tolbert scored a career-best 25 points as he was 11-for-12 from the field including 1-for-1 from three-point range and made both of his free throws attempted. He also grabbed seven rebounds and recorded two steals and a blocked shot.
  • Trey Anderson scored in double figures for the third consecutive game with 19 points on 6-of-9 shooting from the field and 3-for-6 from three-point range. He too made all four of his free throw attempts.
  • Omari Moore led the Spartans in rebounding with nine boards and dished out a season-best nine assists.
  • Robert Vaihola came off the bench to score nine points and grab eight rebounds.
  • The Spartans shot 90 percent from the free throw line.
  • San José State led by as many as 26 in the second half, had to overcome a 7:03 scoring drought and finished on a 15-5 scoring run over the final 5:12 of the game for the victory.
  • SJSU shot over 50 percent from the field for the second consecutive night. The Spartans shot 55.4 percent for the game, making 31-of-56 attempts.
  • The Spartans blocked five shots for the second time this year, led by Ibrahima Diallo with two.

The Spartans will face Ball State in the fifth-place game on Sunday at 2:30 p.m. ET/11:30 a.m. PT. Ball State head coach Michael Lewis was on Tim Miles' coaching staff at Nebraska.
 
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