December 30, 2005

Box Score

Carson, CA -- Cal State Dominguez Hills sophomore Kevin Crockett (Long Beach, CA/CSULB) drained five-consecutive 3-pointers to begin the second half as his 28-point outburst highlighted the Toros' dominating 99-49 win over visiting Dominican University Friday night in the Torodome. With the victory, CSUDH improves to 3-5 on the season while the Penguins fall to 6-7.

The Toros scored the game's first 14 points in the contest's opening 5:30, led by Mario Malave's (Emeryville, CA/Bakersfield College) six and Shamont Brown's (Jamaica, NY/Riverside CC) five points. After the Penguins trimmed CSUDH's advantage to 25-15 over the next seven minutes, Crockett connected for seven-consecutive points to cap a 12-4 Toro run that gave the hosts a 37-19 lead with just over four minutes remaining before halftime. DU would sink six-consecutive free throws over the final minutes to shave CSUDH's lead to 39-27, but a Brown jumper would end the first-half scoring, sending the Toros into the locker room with a 41-27 cushion.

Crockett erupted for five 3-pointers in a span of six minutes to start the second half, staking CSUDH to a comfortable 64-32 cushion. The rest of the Toros would follow Crockett's lead, pushing their advantage to 87-40 at the 7:15 mark, the last two coming on a monstrous one-handed dunk by Trevon Bryant (Tifton, GA/Compton CC) that sent the spirited Toro crowd into a frenzy. CSUDH would cruise over the final seven minutes, eventually sending Dominican home with a 99-49 loss.

Crockett finished with 28 points on 10-of-13 shooting from the field, including a sizzling 6-for-8 performance from behind the 3-point line. Malave chipped in with 18 points on 7-of-12 from the floor while Brown rounded out CSUDH's top scorers with 17 points of his own. DU's Bennet Woodward notched 11 points for the Penguins, but CSUDH shot 53.3% from the field while holding DU to 38.1%, also out-assisting the Penguins 22 to 11. The Toros' Brown pulled down 10 boards to give him the sole double-double on the night, while sharing team-high assist honors (four) with Crockett and Carlos Rivers (Long Beach, CA/LA Valley College).