Emptying the Notebook: Donovan Dent, the California Closer, carried Lobos late vs. San Jose State

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Dec. 5—Here are some extra notes, quotes, stats, videos, trends, stories or whatever else I happened to empty out of the old notebook after Wednesday’s 83-77 UNM Lobos win over San Jose State in the Pit:

The California closer…

Star UNM Lobo guard Donovan Dent had a rough first half on Wednesday, scoring just two points to go along with four assists.

In the second half, however, he took his scoring to another level, dishing out another assist to end with five for the game (a significant number that kept a streak alive, which I’ll address a little later in this section). But Dent’s scoring, primarily by attacking the basket without the Spartans being able to do much about it, resulted in 18 second half points and five second half fouls drawn.

“Donnie, way better in the second half. I thought the first half he was way too consumed with getting fouled, refs or whatever,” UNM coach Richard Pitino said. “And his effort, his energy, was way better the second half, obviously.”

Dent’s final stats vs. SJSU:

—POINTS: 20

—ASSISTS: 5

—FOULS DRAWN: 8

—STEALS: 1

—BLOCKS: 1

—MINUTES PLAYED: 38:16

—SHOOTING: 6-16 (5-14 on 2s; 1-2 on 3s)

—FREE THROWS: 7-10

Dent, the former Mr. California boy’s high school basketball Player of the Year when at national power Corona Centennial High School three seasons ago, has shined for the Lobos against California teams. This season, it’s been more of the same in games against UCLA, USC and now San Jose State.

Dent vs. California teams (this season):

—18.0 points (54 total — 20 vs. SJSU, 17 vs. USC, 17 vs. UCLA)

—8.0 assists (24 total — 5 vs. SJSU, 11 vs. USC, 8 vs. UCLA)

But this ETN isn’t just rehashing past coverage of Dent’s success vs. California schools. We’ve covered that ground before, and while an update doesn’t hurt, we’re here today to highlight how Dent has become the Lobos’ California Closer — a second half go-to scorer who opposing teams haven’t figured out how to stop late in games.

Take a look at Dent’s first half/second half…

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Author : Albuquerque Journal, N.M.

Publish date : 2024-12-05 15:02:00

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