SAN JOSE, Calif.—Omari Moore and Alvaro Cardenas scored 14 each as the San José State men's basketball team started the 2022-23 season with a 63-48 win over Georgia Southern in front of 2,241 inside the Provident Credit Union Event Center.
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- Moore also led the team in rebounding with nine and in blocks with three.
- Cardenas was 6-for-10 from the field including 2-for-5 from three-point range and did not commit a turnover in 36+ minutes of action.
- The announced crowd of 2,241 was the largest for a home opener since the 2010 season when the Spartans defeated San Francisco, 74-64, in front of 2,116.
- Eight Spartans scored in the game.
- Ibrahima Diallo had nine points, six rebounds and two assists.
- Sage Tolbert III and Tibet Görener each had eight points in the win.
- The Spartans biggest lead of the game was 21 points in the second half at 54-33. The Eagles cut the lead to 58-48, but a Tolbert dunk and a Görener three-pointer sealed the game for SJSU.
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— San Jose State Men's Basketball (@SanJoseStateMBB) November 9, 2022
Hear from @JustinAllegri and @CoachMiles on the postgame show. #AllSpartans | #RunToTheFight pic.twitter.com/1Fh266Fqah
— San Jose State Men's Basketball (@SanJoseStateMBB) November 9, 2022
UP NEXT – The Spartans continue at home this Saturday afternoon with a game against Bethesda beginning at 1 p.m. inside the Provident Credit Union Event Center.
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