College Basketball Roundup : U. of San Diego Beats USF, 77-74

Scott Thompson scored 18 points, and Mark Manor added 14 points to lead the University of San Diego to a 77-74 West Coast Athletic Conference basketball victory over the University of San Francisco Friday night in San Francisco.

San Diego took over sole possession of the WCAC lead with a 4-1 record. The Toreros are 13-4 overall. USF dropped to 2-2 and 12-6.

The Toreros took a 38-37 halftime lead on a on a three-point shot by guard Danny Means. They went ahead for good with 10:30 remaining in the game on a shot by guard Paul Leonard.

USF was led by sophomore center Mark McCathrion with 18 points.

Santa Clara 62, St. Mary’s 53--Chris Lane had 12 points, a career-high 12 rebounds and 9 assists for the Broncos who led, 31-23, at halftime and by as many as 14 points in the second half of the WCAC game at Santa Clara.

Santa Clara is 12-7 and 3-2, St. Mary’s 10-9 and 1-4.

Paul Robertson had a game-high 18 points for St. Mary’s.

Navy 82, William & Mary 59--David Robinson scored 25 points for the 20th-ranked Middies, who broke out of a 23-23 deadlock with a 16-3 run that gave them a 39-26 halftime lead in the Colonial Athletic Assn. game at Annapolis, Md.

Robinson, who made 11 of 14 shots, sat out the last 12 minutes of the game.

Navy is 13-4 and 6-1, William & Mary 4-11 and 1-5.

Jacksonville 79, N.C. Charlotte 67--Danny Pearson scored 21 points, including six straight free throws in the final 38 seconds, as the Dolphins remained unbeaten in the Sun Belt Conference at Charlotte, N.C.

The game had been scheduled for Thursday night but was postponed because of heavy snow.

Pat Laguerre added 19 points for the Dolphins (11-6, 6-0). Keith Williams and Jeff West each scored 17 points for the 49ers (13-8, 3-4).

La Salle 69, Fordham 66--Tim Legler scored 20 points as the Explorers (10-8, 5-3) rallied for a 69-66 overtime win over the Rams (8-9, 1-4) in a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference game at Philadelphia.

Utah 61, Air Force 55--Mitch Smith scored 16 points, and Chris Felton and Gale Gondrezick each sank two free throws in the final 13 seconds for the Utes in the Western Athletic Conference game at Salt Lake City.

Utah is 13-5 and 5-2, Air Force 9-7 and 2-4.