SAN DIEGO (Interstat) — Ty-Laur Johnson scored 28 points to lead San Diego to a 96-92 victory over Washington State in a men’s NCAA Division I basketball game Wednesday night at Jenny Craig Pavilion.

The Toreros used a 42-32 halftime lead to withstand a 60-point second-half surge from the Cougars. San Diego shot 15 for 28 from 3-point range and scored 18 fastbreak points. Ace Glass III led Washington State with 29 points, and ND Okafor added 21. The Cougars shot 21 of 25 from the free throw line but were undone by 10 turnovers, which San Diego converted into 13 points. Attendance was 855. San Diego improved to 9-12, while Washington State fell to 8-13.