Thursday, February 24
Newport News, VA
2:00pm Pacific
UC Santa Cruz Athletics
6-17
80
vs
48
Pratt Institute
5-18
1
2
F
Pratt
25
23
48
UC Santa Cruz
48
32
80
Banana Slugs silence Cannoneers with 32 point victory in C2C Quarterfinal
2/24/2022 7:59:00 PM | Men's Basketball
NEWPORT NEWS, VA - Ian McCloskey hit a career-high 23 points including all three of his three-point attempts to lead UC Santa Cruz to an 80-48 win over Pratt Institute Thursday at the Coast-To-Coast Conference Tournament.
The Banana Slugs (6-17) opened the game with a 25-11 start in the first nine minutes and never trailed in winning their third-straight game.
McCloskey went 9-12 from the field. Sohan Kshirsagar added 11 off the bench. Avri Finch added ten rebounds to go with six points and four blocks.
Overall, the Banana Slugs shot 28-69 from the field (40.6%), including a season-high 14 threes on 33 attempts (42.4%). Patrick O'Gorman had 20 points to lead the Cannoneers, who were playing in their first-ever NCAA postseason game.
UC Santa Cruz faces top seed and host Christopher Newport in Friday's semifinal matchup.
The Banana Slugs (6-17) opened the game with a 25-11 start in the first nine minutes and never trailed in winning their third-straight game.
McCloskey went 9-12 from the field. Sohan Kshirsagar added 11 off the bench. Avri Finch added ten rebounds to go with six points and four blocks.
Overall, the Banana Slugs shot 28-69 from the field (40.6%), including a season-high 14 threes on 33 attempts (42.4%). Patrick O'Gorman had 20 points to lead the Cannoneers, who were playing in their first-ever NCAA postseason game.
UC Santa Cruz faces top seed and host Christopher Newport in Friday's semifinal matchup.
Team Stats
PRATTM
UCSC
FG%
.292
.406
3FG%
.222
.424
FT%
.750
.667
RB
37
55
TO
12
12
STL
4
6
Game Leaders
Pts
23
FGM
9
3FGM
3
FTM
2
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
Forward/Center
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