KNIGHTS WIN PCAC OPENER, 80-68, OVER CUYAMACA

The Knights opened the Pacific Coast Athletic Conference season with an 80-68 home victory over Cuyamaca on Wednesday night. Martin Thomas had 18 points and seven assists, while Mike Scott added 18 points and 10 rebounds in the Knights' fifth win in the last six games. 

San Diego City hit 7-of-9 three-pointers in the first half and never trailed as they went into the locker room with a 42-37 lead over Cuyamaca. The Knights' lead, however, evaporated in a hurry after back-to-back three-pointers by Cuyamaca's Garrett Larch-Miller to open the second half. 

The Knights fell behind, 50-47, but Thomas and Scott led a 16-2 surge to give City a 63-52 lead with 11:05 left in the game. 

Cuyamaca's Shane Dillon scored 14 of his game-high 25 points in the second half to help his team get back in the game. The Coyotes cut the Knights' lead to 72-68 with 5:12 remaining, but that would be as close as they would get. The Knights held Cuyamaca scoreless the rest of the game and went on to win, 80-78.

Caleb Singleton scored 15 points on 5-of-8 shooting from three-point territory. Christian Jones added 10 points off the bench for the Knights.

The Knights' next game is on Wednesday, January 15 at San Diego Mesa.