MORAGA, Calif. (AP) Saint Mary’s needed a little urging to take its game up a notch, and coach Randy Bennett provided that push with a clear halftime message about playing harder and together. ”I challenged them,” he said. ”It wasn’t crazy.” It worked. Jock Landale had 20 points and 11 rebounds and No. 19 Saint Mary’s pulled away with a big second half to beat South Carolina State 74-47 on Thursday night and wrap up its non-conference schedule. Calvin Hermanson added 10 points as the Gaels (10-1) overcame cold shooting early and a particularly quiet night passing to win their fourth straight since a lone defeat to Texas-Arlington on Dec. 8. ”I think we’re ready to move into conference,” Landale said. ”We know it’s going to be a lot harder when we get to the conference. Teams are going to scout us a lot harder. We came in tonight, we just really wanted to finish off our preseason really well.” Leading scorer Eric Eaves had 11 points as the only player in double figures for the Bulldogs (3-9). The Gaels opened the second half with a 23-5 burst to pull away, getting consecutive 3-pointers from Emmett Naar and six points… Read full this story
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