Chico State Upends Toros Men in CCAA Action, 80-73
Wildcats shoot a blazing 58% from the field to down CSUDH
February 18, 2005

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CARSON, Calif-(February 18, 2005)-Jason Van Eck scored 22 points off the bench to lead Chico State to an 80-73 win over Cal State Dominguez Hills in California Collegiate Athletic Association action Friday night at the Torodome.

Les Norman with 16 points was one of four double-figure scorers for the Toros in an 80-73 loss to Chico State Friday night at home. Photo by Michael Foo

Chico State (16-6, 11-4 CCAA) took a 47-35 lead into halftime after shooting the lights out in the first half. The Wildcats hit a blazing 65% of their baskets in the first 20 minutes, led by 11 first half points off the bench by Van Eck.

Cal State Dominguez Hills (7-15, 6-9 CCAA) came out of intermission and trimmed the lead down to seven points, 49-40, at 18:23 after a layup by Phillip Givens (Los Angeles, CA/Manual Arts HS). However, Chico would answer using a 13-7 run over the next seven minutes to take a 60-47 lead with 11:54 remaining.

The Wildcats kept the Toros at arm's length the rest of the way, with CSUDH never getting any closer than seven points, and that came in the final seconds on a Quenton Harvey (Compton, CA/Cleveland HS) three-pointer.

Chico State got a lot of help from its bench scoring 46 points en route to winning its seventh game in a row. CSUDH's reserves, meanwhile, were only able to contribute eight points off the bench.

After Van Eck, the Wildcats got 14 points from Scott Land and 11 points from center Will Bonner. Four Chico players tied for the team lead with three rebounds apiece.

For CSUDH, Harvey led four players in double digit scoring with 20 points. Les Norman (Lebanon, IL/Coppin St.) poured in 16 points, and Alexous Scruggs (Los Angeles, CA/Crenshaw HS) and Givens chipped in with 11 and 10 respectively. Senior forward Eric Crookshank (Vallejo, CA/Hogan HS) led the team on the glass with a game-high seven rebounds.

Cal State Dominguez Hills is back in league action tomorrow night hosting Cal State Stanislaus. First tip is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.