Jan. 17, 2006
SAN DIEGO (AP) - Ross DeRogatis scored all 18 of his points in the second half and Nick Lewis scored 22 points as San Diego rallied for a 75-69 victory over Santa Clara Monday night.
DeRogatis hit three 3-pointers in the first six minutes of the second half to spark a 21-4 run and give San Diego (11-5, 1-2 West Coast Conference) a 48-38 lead.
Santa Clara (8-7, 1-2) closed to 64-61 with 3:07 remaining before Lewis scored on a three-point play and followed it up with a dunk as the Toreros pulled away in the closing minutes.
Nir Cohen had 12 points for San Diego, which made six of 11 3-pointers in the second half after going 3-for-13 in the first.
Sean Denison led Santa Clara with 14 points, Joey Kaempf had 13 and Brandon Rohe had 12.
The Toreros snapped a two-game losing street, and the Broncos lost their second straight.