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Men's Basketball John Potter, Media Relations Assistant

Dixie State Classic Preview: Red Storm hosts UCSD, CMU



FRIDAY: Men's Basketball vs. UC San Diego - 7:30 PM MST (Burns Arena)
Live Radio: SportsRadio ESPN 107.3/102.3 FM
Live Online Audio/Video: Dixie State All-Access
Live Stats: Dixie State Basketball
Game Notes: Dixie State

SATURDAY: Men's Basketball vs. Colorado Mesa - 8 PM MST (Burns Arena)
Live Radio: SportsRadio ESPN 1210AM, 107.3/102.3 FM
Live Online Audio/Video: Dixie State All-Access
Live Stats: Dixie State Basketball


CLASSIC OPENING: Three-time defending Pacific West Conference champion, Dixie State College of Utah opens the 2012-13 regular season with a pair of games in the DSC Classic. On Friday, the Storm face UC San Diego at 7:30 p.m. inside the Burns Arena. The next night at 8 p.m., the Mavs of Colorado Mesa battle DSC. Live radio coverage of both games can be heard on ESPN SportsRadio with John Potter (@PotterSez), Devin Dixon (@DevDixon) and Jon Oglesby (@TheThunderRolls) beginning 15 minutes before tip.

STORM WATCH: DSC finished the exhibition season with a 1-1 record - a big win over D3 Bethesda (91-56) and a close loss to D1 #18/19 UNLV at the Thomas & Mack (81-80, OT).

LAST TIME OUT: McKay Massey (Payson, UT/Payson) (Payson, UT/Payson) went for career highs in points, rebounds and assists Wednesday as Dixie State College overcame a 17-point halftime deficit to force overtime. A 7-0 run by the Red Storm to begin the extra session was bested by the Rebels' final eight points for an 81-80 win in exhibition play at the Thomas & Mack Center.
The senior guard lit up the scoreboard with 25 points on nine-of-13 shooting including six three-pointers. Massey added nine rebounds and eights assists. “Mac played as well as I have ever seen,” said DSC head coach Jon Judkins. “After he had a shot blocked in the first half, he showed no fear late.” Dalton Groskreutz (Santa Clara, UT/Snow Canyon) (Santa Clara, UT/Snow Canyon) posted his second straight game in double figures with seven buckets on 13 shots for 19 points. His presence off the court was felt after he fouled out with 2:47 left. Before he left, Groskreutz sparked the overtime rally with a dunk and triple. UNLV closed the gap with a pair of Anthony Marshall free throws, a three-ball from freshman Katin Reinhardt, and one of two from Justin Hawkins at the stripe. After a missed jumper, the Rebels drove to the key and found Carlos Lopez-Sosa open for his only bucket of the game. A last heave from behind the arc by De'Quan Thompson bounced off the rim to protect the UNLV win. Led my Mike Moser, the Rebels opened a 47-30 lead at the half. Length and athleticism led to 11 UNLV steals, resulting in 15 first-half points. Dixie State turned up the offensive intensity in the second half cutting into the halftime deficit with a 9-0 run. A Marshall three bumped the Rebels lead back to 10, 57-47, with 11:45 before Dixie made another push. Massey scored eight straight points, then Groskreutz put DSC ahead for the first time since early in the first half with a three-ball, 65-63. Massey extended the lead to five draining another three. UNLV used a late push and held a two-point lead with six seconds left. Groskreutz drove the floor to draw a foul in the final second. The junior calmly drained the two freebies. Marshall catapulted a shot from the DSC three-point line and had the ball rattle around the hoop before falling to the floor for overtime.Zach Robbins (Upland, CA/Upland) (Upland, CA/Upland) corralled nine rebounds and Steven Larson (South Jordan, UT/Copper Hills) (South Jordan, UT/Copper Hills) had all eight of his points after halftime. Reinhardt led four players in double figures with 20 points.

• UC SAN DIEGO TRITONS

> The Tritons, out of the California Collegiate Athletic Association, enter the 2012-13 season as a sleeper team. UCSD lost leading scorer an rebounder Christian Hatch to graduation. They were picked to finish 11th in the CCAA regular season standings in the league's preseason coaches poll, the same spot the Tritons finished last year.
> UCSD is just two victories shy of the program's 600th. The Tritons enter their 2012-13 campaign at 598-621 since the 1965-66 season.
> Chris Carlson embarks on his sixth season as the head coach at UC San Diego in 2012-13. The 11th coach in program history, he enters the year with an overall record of 64-74 (.464) in five seasons at the helm.


• COLORADO MESA MAVERICKS

> The Mavericks represent the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference and were selected to finish third in the league's preseason predicited order of finish. CMU finished last season with a 16-13 overrall record.
> Dixie State defeated CMU last year during a Thanksgiving tournament, 67-63.
>  Jim Heaps enters his 17th season as the men's head basketball coach for the Mavericks. In 16 seasons he has compiled a 281-162 overall record and 207-103 conference record. In his 16 years at the helm, CMU has won two Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference championship titles (2010, 1999), seven west division titles and four NCAA tournament berths. Heaps was named RMAC Coach of the Year in 2010 and 1999.


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