Aug. 12, 2010

Vancouver, British Columbia - The USD men's basketball team closed out their three-game foreign tour with a 91-83 overtime victory over the University of British Columbia today. The win was on the heels of their 73-61 setback to the University of Fraser Valley on Wednesday evening; the Toreros opened up the trip with a solid 73-64 victory over Thompson Rivers on Monday.

Sophomore Ken Rancifer came off the bench to lead the Toreros with 21 points on 6-of-12 shooting from the floor (3-6 in threes). Rancifer scored 6 of his points in the overtime period as USD outscored UBC 15-7. During the OT period the Toreros canned 11-of-12 free throws to go with buckets from Rancifer and sophomore guard Cameron Miles.

In regulation, the Toreros battled back from a 4-point deficit with just over 5 minutes to go to take a 76-74 lead with 14 seconds left on two free throws by incoming freshman Trevor Fuller. Host British Columbia's Alex Murphy (14 points) converted a layup prior to the final horn to send the game to an extra period.

Joining Rancifer in the double-digit scoring department were teammates Matt Dorr (18 points), first-year JC transfer point guard Darian Norris (15 points) and sophomore guard Cameron Miles (10 points). Ryan Harbour chipped in with 8 points, while Fuller finished with 7 points and a remarkable 7 blocked shots.

As a team the Toreros converted on 44.3% from the field (27-61), 33.3% from beyond the three-point line (5-15), and an impressive 78.0% from the charity stripe (32-41). UBC was paced by forward Graham Bath (18 points, 12 rebounds) and Doug Plumb (18 points).