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San Diego beats UC Irvine, 60-57

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From the Associated Press

Brandon Johnson made two free throws with 10.2 seconds left to give San Diego a 60-57 victory over UC Irvine on Sunday and a seventh-place finish in the inaugural Anaheim Classic.

Gyno Pomare scored 16 points for the Toreros (3-4), who ended a four-game losing streak.

Chuma Awaji scored 16 points and Patrick Sanders had 13 points for the Anteaters (2-4), who finished last in the eight-team field and have lost three in a row and four of their last five.

Irvine, which trailed by 10 points with 5:51 to play, cut the deficit to 58-57 on Awaji’s three-point basket with 12.5 seconds left. After Johnson made his free throws, Awaji missed his two chances to tie the score with three-point shots.

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