Career night for Bryce Pope leads UC San Diego to win in Washington, D.C.

Bryce Pope put up a career-high 31 factors as UC San Diego beat George Washington 75-70 on Tuesday night time because the Tritons concluded a three-game East Coast swing on a profitable notice.

Pope was 11 of 16 taking pictures, together with 3-for-5 from distance, and went 6-for-11 from the road for the Tritons (2-4). Jace Roquemore scored 9 factors, taking pictures 3-for-5 (2-for-3 from 3-point vary) and 1 of three from the free throw line. The Tritons shot a season-best 52 p.c from the sphere.

James Bishop completed with 25 factors and 4 assists for the Colonials (3-2). Brendan Adams added 20 factors and two steals for George Washington. As well as, Maximus Edwards completed with 10 factors.

Pope’s 16-point second half helped UCSD end off the five-point victory.

GW obtained inside two factors at 72-70 with 22 seconds to play, however the Tritons made sufficient free throws to carry on down the stretch.

The 73 factors marked a season excessive for the Tritons, however Pope was the lone scorer in double figures for the Tritons. Emmanuel Tshimanga pulled down seven rebounds within the win.

The Tritons began their street journey with a pair of video games at Navy’s Alumni Corridor, the place they misplaced to Navy 78-69 in additional time in Friday’s opener after which dropped a 73-54 determination to Youngstown State in one other nonconference sport there.

After returning dwelling for the Thanksgiving weekend, the Tritons will head east once more for a sport Sunday at Jap Michigan.