Red Storm cruise to exhibition win over Pacifica

Robbins with 20 points paces DSU

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ST. GEORGE, Utah – Zach Robbins (Upland, CA/Upland) scored 20 points to pace five players in double figures as No. 12 Dixie State overwhelmed Pacifica College, 107-44, in an exhibition game Saturday night inside the Burns Arena.

The Red Storm closed out their exhibition schedule with an unblemished 3-0 mark. Previously they shocked UNLV in Las Vegas on Nov. 1 (71-70) and routed St. Katherine College at Home on Nov. 9 (107-64).

Robbins played only 18 minutes, but paced all scorers hitting on 10-of-11 shots from the field. Three field goals came on dunks. Starting guard DeQuan Thompson (Las Vegas, NV/Lake Mead Christian Academy) added 14 points and forward Dalton Groskreutz (Santa Clara, UT/Snow Canyon) scored 12. Off the bench, Landon Clegg (Cedar Hills, UT/Lone Peak) and Louis Garrett (Saint George, UT/Pine View) each had 11 points.

Dixie State opened the game on an 11-1 run. Pacifica closed within three at the 13:00 mark, but the Red Storm rattled off a 19-0 run over four minutes to lead 36-14. A late Clegg 3-pointer posted the halftime score at 60-30.

In the second half, a lay-in by Jordan Rex (Saint George, UT/Pine View) pushed the lead to 40 points. The second of three Clegg triples handed DSU a 50-point lead, 89-39. Two free throws by Nate Ensign (American Fork, UT/American Fork) posted the Storm's 100^th point at the 6:15 mark and ballooned the lead to 60, 103-43, two minutes later.

DSU shot 60.8-percent from the floor (45-74), including 7-of-14 from behind the 3-point arc. Pacifica was held to 17-of-67 (25.4 percent) overall after a cold 6-of-35 performance in the second half. Alex Mendiola netted 15 points for the Gladiators.

Dixie State opens Pacific West Conference on Thursday against Notre Dame de Namur. Tip from Gleason Gym is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Pacific (8:30 p.m. Mountain).

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