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Men's Basketball defeats Pratt to advance in C2C Tournament

Keating led Banana Slugs in scoring and rebounds
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FREDERICKSBURG, VA– Treyson Keating had a double-double and Caden Breznikar also had double figures as UC Santa Cruz held off Pratt's comeback in a 67-58 quarterfinal win in the 2024 Coast-To-Coast (C2C) men's basketball tournament.
 
UC Santa Cruz improved to 11-14 on the season and made the Conference Semifinals for the third year in a row.
 
After a close first half, the Banana Slugs closed with an 11-2 run to make their lead 35-24 at halftime. Ian McCloskey got the last two buckets on the run, including a floater at the buzzer.
 
The second half opened with the same momentum, with Zino Okah hitting a three from the wing and another McCloskey layup making it a 40-24 lead with two minutes left in the half. After the Cannoneers rallied and cut the deficit to four (51-47, 6:42), Ryan Wilson's free-throw started an 8-0 run which put the Banana Slug lead back to 12 at 59-47 with 3:37 left. Pratt twice got within six points, but the Banana Slugs made stops and closed out the game going 11-14 on free-throws over the last 3:37 to see out the win.
 
Keating finished with season-highs of 15 points and 15 rebounds. Breznikar added 10 points. Okah added 10 rebounds to go with nine points and a team-high three assists. Overall, UC Santa Cruz had a 54-37 rebounding advantage and held the Cannoneers to just 3-23 (13%) from long range.
 
The Banana Slugs now advance to Friday's semifinal against defending C2C Champion Christopher Newport at 2:00 pm Pacific.
 
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Players Mentioned

Caden Breznikar

#33 Caden Breznikar

Wing
6' 5"
Sophomore
Treyson Keating

#32 Treyson Keating

Forward
6' 6"
Fifth Year
Ian McCloskey

#5 Ian McCloskey

Guard
6' 3"
Senior
Zino Okah

#13 Zino Okah

Guard
6' 5"
Junior
Ryan Wilson

#1 Ryan Wilson

Guard
6' 0"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Caden Breznikar

#33 Caden Breznikar

6' 5"
Sophomore
Wing
Treyson Keating

#32 Treyson Keating

6' 6"
Fifth Year
Forward
Ian McCloskey

#5 Ian McCloskey

6' 3"
Senior
Guard
Zino Okah

#13 Zino Okah

6' 5"
Junior
Guard
Ryan Wilson

#1 Ryan Wilson

6' 0"
Junior
Guard