Sonoma State Men Get Come-From-Behind Win Over Visiting Toros, 67-64
January 10, 2004

Courtesy Sonoma State Sports Information Office

Complete Box Score

(Rohnert Park)-- Behind 21 points from Ryan Hensel and 15 from James Tipton, the Sonoma State Seawolves came from behind to defeat Cal State Dominguez Hills 67-64 on Saturday night at Seawolf Gym. After trailing by six at the half, the Seawolves hit 15-of-17 free throws in the second half to propel them to victory.

With the win, SSU improved to 3-8, 2-4 CCAA, while CSUDH fell to 5-6, 3-3 CCAA.

Both teams shot exactly 50% in what appeared to be a very even first half. Saul Lankster and Eric Crookshank each had 12 first half points to give the Toros a slight 36-30 advantage at the break.

In the second half, the Seawolves rallied behind the strong play of Hensel and Tipton, who scored 21 of their combined 36 points in the second frame. Tipton also used aggressive play to come down with nine rebounds including three off the offensive glass.

After a 5-0 Seawolf spurt to start the half, the teams played neck and neck for the next 14:00 minutes before the Seawolves came up with several big stops on the defensive side. In the process of holding the Toros scoreless for over four minutes late in the half, the Seawolves scored five points of their own to put a little breathing room between the teams. The Seawolves didn't let up in the final minutes and walked away with their second win in their last three games.

Lamar Abbott was also in double-figures for the Seawolves, finishing with 12 points. Chris Getty had a team-high four assists as well as nine points.

Eric Crookshank went for 19 points and nine rebounds for CSUDH while Saul Lankster had 17 points off the bench. Antoine Griffin played the entire game at the point and finished with 10 points.

The Toros return to action next weekend when they host Cal State Bakersfield (Friday) and Cal State Stanislaus (Saturday).