USD Advances to WCC Semis

SAN DIEGO - The #3-seeded University of San Diego Torero men's basketball team handled the #5 University of San Francisco Dons 73-55 in a West Coast Conference quarter-finals match-up at the Jenny Craig Pavilion. The Torerosw earned a date with #2 St. Mary's on Sunday evening, 8:30 p.m., on ESPN2.

San Diego was led by De'Jon Jackson's 24 points, followed by Brandon Johnson's 17. The Toreros never trailed in the game and had a 21point lead, its largerst of the game, with 3:25 remaining.

The other semi-final, tipping off at 6:30 p.m., will feature #1 Gonzaga against #4 Santa Clara. The Broncos edged San Francisco in the the first contest of the evening.