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11/07 23:57 CST Jester's 24 lead UC Irvine past San Jose State 91-79
Jester's 24 lead UC Irvine past San Jose State 91-79
By The Associated Press
IRVINE, Calif. (AP) --- Jovan Jester Jr. had 24 points in UC Irvine's 91-79 win
over San Jose State on Saturday.
Jester also had eight rebounds for the Anteaters (2-0). Nils Cooper scored 15
points while going 5 of 8 and 5 of 7 from the free-throw line. Tama Isaac had
14 points and shot 4 for 8 (1 for 4 from 3-point range) and 5 of 6 from the
free-throw line.
Joey Chammaa led the Spartans (1-1) in scoring, finishing with 16 points.
Mookie Cook added 16 points for San Jose State. KJ Martin Jr. also had 14
points and two steals.
UC Irvine took the lead for good 28 seconds into the game. The score was 51-31
at halftime, with Jester racking up 14 points.
UC Irvine extended its lead to 58-35 during the second half, fueled by a 7-0
scoring run.
Up next
UC Irvine has a Wednesday matchup with Lincoln (CA) at home, and San Jose State
hosts UC Riverside on Thursday.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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