Jaylen Clark has 17 points and seven steals, Jaime Jaquez and Tyger Campbell add 14 points apiece and the eighth-ranked Bruins use a 23-2 first-half run to take control and roll to a 76-50 victory.
LOS ANGELES — Freshman guard Dylan Andrews took a contested 3-point shot from the top of the key. Clank. On the next possession, Amari Bailey – another freshman – fired a 3-point attempt from the wing off an on-ball screen. Clank.The misses were part of Sacramento State’s 8-0 run as the Hornets took a four-point lead midway through the first half. Cronin turned to his bench and signaled Tyger Campbell to check in. Everything changed.
Jaylen Clark dazzled defensively, swiping a career-high seven steals to go along with a team-best 17 points – on 7-for-7 shooting – eight rebounds and four assists in 28 minutes. He also had 16 deflections, a statistic the coaching staff keeps on its own. There was no disaster looming like what crosstown rival USC experienced on the same night, losing to Florida Gulf Coast 74-61 at home, but the struggle of the freshmen is a microcosm of what Cronin will have to deal with this season, blending the young, talented freshmen with savvy veterans as games ebb and flow.
Bailey had just two points in the first half before finishing with 10 points on 5-for-10 shooting in 26 minutes. Andrews had two points on 1-for-4 shooting in 11 minutes, and Canka was scoreless in eight minutes.
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