SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — Santa Barbara City College Men’s Basketball shot 64.9 percent from the field and had all five starters in double figures to defeat Cerro Coso 96-78 Wednesday at Rob Gym.
The Vaqueros led 48-41 at halftime before steadily widening the margin. Jack Berry‘s layup gave Santa Barbara a 75-58 lead with 10:24 remaining, and Harry Davies followed with a three-pointer to push the advantage to 20. Those buckets were part of a 19-2 Santa Barbara run.
Berry finished with 19 points, six rebounds and six assists while shooting nine of 11 from the field. Davies also scored 19 points, and Dominic Bonafede added 15 on six-of-seven shooting, including three-of-three from three-point range. Mason Thomas and Brandon Williams each scored 14.
Santa Barbara made 37 of 57 field-goal attempts and converted 16 of 17 free throws. The Vaqueros recorded 19 assists and committed 11 turnovers while forcing Cerro Coso into 22 turnovers, which Santa Barbara converted into 21 points.
Marc Vincent led Cerro Coso with 19 points off the bench. The Coyotes shot 54.4 percent from the field and outrebounded Santa Barbara 30-20, but fell to 1-1.
The Vaqueros improved to 2-0 and travel to Bakersfield on Friday for a 1:30 p.m. game.