Pomare leading Toreros
TAMPA, Fla. -- The crowd here is certainly pulling for an upset. After the drama from Western Kentucky's overtime win against Drake, who could blame them?
They might just get some more drama in the form of San Diego, whose Gyno Pomare is essentially having his way with Connecticut.
The redshirt junior forward has 16 points, already more than his season average of 13.7. He's spotting up for jumpers as well as banging down low with surprising ease against the nation's top shotblocking team.
An alley-oop dunk gave the Toreros an 11-point lead, but it's still way too early to get out of your seat.
I like San Diego's swagger though. They aren't intimidated at all by the fourth seeded Huskies and they aren't letting UConn get away with making mistakes.
The Torero's guard combo of Brandon and Trumaine Johnson has been effective passing the ball, and they've done it with flair, throwing no-look passes left and right.
Brandon is the team's leading scorer on the season, but he has struggled from the field today (3 of 11). That needs to change as Pomare is drawing double teams.
Toreros up 8 with 15:47 to go.
