Seawolves Hold Off Toros Men, 69-66
February 4, 2004

Courtesy Sonoma State Sports Information Office

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ROHNERT PARK, Calif- J.T. Tipton recorded his ninth double-double of the year as Sonoma State held off a furious Cal State Dominguez Hills rally to defeat the Toros 69-66 on Friday night in men's basketball action at Seawolf Gym.

The Seawolves improved to 11-7, 8-3 CCAA with the win while CSUDH falls to 5-13, 4-7 CCAA.

The game looked like a rout early as SSU hit eight three-pointers in the first half to cruise to a 36-27 lead. The margin was pushed to as many as 15 in the second half (at 50-35, 13:08 left) before the Toros began chipping into the lead. Cal State Dominguez Hills went on an 18-7 run over the next five minutes to cut the lead to four at 57-53 with 8:42 left.

Slowly, the Toros continued to reel the Seawolves in and with a pair of free throws by Les Norman with just over three minutes to go, CSUDH tied the score at 64. The score was tied again at 66 before J.T. Tipton hit one of two free throws to give SSU a 67-66 lead with :30 to go. After a missed jump shot by CSUDH's Phillip Givens on the other end of the floor, Paige Dumont came up with a huge defensive rebound. He was fouled and hit both his free throws to put SSU up three with :09 remaining. The Toros got one chance to tie, but a Quenton Harvey three-pointer rimmed out before the buzzer rang.

Tipton finished the night with 16 points and 14 rebounds. Vince Inglima continued with his hot stroke as he hit four trey's en route to 14 points. Dumont came up with three blocks and eight points.

Quenton Harvey was the game's leading scorer, finishing with 19 points for the Toros. Phillip Givens added 18 and Les Norman finished with 12 points and eight boards.

The Seawolves return to action tomorrow night when they host Cal Poly Pomona at 7:30 pm. Cal State Dominguez Hills takes on San Francisco State.