San Jose better than San Diego

No, we are not comparing the merits of each metropolis but the basketball game last night between San Jose State and San Diego. Now, with our bias overreaching into full blown shamelessness, we are here to report that with all truthiness aside, the Spartans won 56-52.

Noe some may claim that this isn't true and we'll let such vantage points slide, if your name happens to be or you are related to the marvelous Stephen Colbert (soft t), purveyor of such classic lines as "I don't trust books. They're all fact, no heart..." and "You don't look up truthiness in a book, you look it up in your gut."

But if you're not...

All kidding aside (and it is kidding), here's a report on last night game via the SJSU sports site:

San Diego, CA -- Forward Tim Pierce matched his career scoring high of 23 points and guard Justin Graham scored the game’s final four points leading San Jose State to a 56-52 win over the University of San Diego in a non-conference men’s basketball game.

Pierce was 7-of-10 from the field including 5-of-6 from three points range and scored 21 of his points after halftime. The 6-foot-7 senior made all five of his three-point tries for the Spartans (3-3) after intermission.

Graham, who scored just six points, came up with a pair of steals in the final 45 seconds. Following a Spartan timeout, San Jose State spread the floor for the 6-foot-4 sophomore. With the shot clock winding down, Graham drove the right side of the lane, stopped from eight feet, leaned in and banked in his shot off the glass giving the Spartans a 54-52 lead with 11.1 seconds. He then stole the ball from San Diego guard Devin Ginty and hit two free throws with 1.9 seconds to go to close out the scoring...

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Yes, Torero floor leader Brandon Johnson was missing due to a season-ending injury but so was SJSU transfer Adrian Oliver and the game was at the Jenny Craig Pavilion in San Diego.