Nov. 1, 2006
Box Score
DAVIS, Calif. - Senior Thomas Juillerat scored a team-high 19 points to lead seven Aggies in double figures as the UC Davis men's basketball team unveiled a high-tempo offense in a 137-76 exhibition win over Simpson University on Thursday night at The Pavilion.
The Aggies, who last season averaged 65.8 ppg., scored more than that in the first half alone, taking a 70-33 lead at intermission. Simpson, an NAIA team from Redding, was led by 19 points from forward Markise Morrison and 14 points from Derek Sloan.
Besides Juillerat, UC Davis also got double-figure scoring from David Carter who had 18 points, Ari Warmerdam, Shane Hanson and Vince Oliver who each had 17, C.J. Portz who scored 15 and Dominic Calegari who tallied 11.
UC Davis pushed the tempo throughout the game, forcing 41 turnovers by Simpson which the Aggies converted into 56 points. UC Davis took 89 shots in the game - including a 10-of-32 mark from three-point territory - outrebounded Simpson 57-33 and had 36 assists.
The Aggies trailed just once in the game, that coming in the opening moments, before taking a 21-6 lead a little more than five minutes in. The Red Hawks closed to 25-17 near the midway point of the half but a 25-1 run that began a few minutes later turned a 39-27 Aggie lead into a 64-28 advantage with 2:21 left.
UC Davis continued to build the lead throughout the second half, reaching the century mark on a layup by Oliver with 14:10 to play.
"I think for the first game we did some good things," said head coach Gary Stewart. "Our energy ebbed and flowed and that's to be expected. But for the most part we played with the passion and intensity that we needed."
Guard Rommel Marentez had 11 assists and eight steals for the Aggies, who had 24 steals overall. UC Davis was also 33 of 46 from the line. Frank Henry-Ala led the team with nine rebounds.
UC Davis finished game shooting 52 percent from the field while Simpson shot 41 percent.
The most points scored by UC Davis in a non-exhibition game were came in a 123-70 win against Northwest Washington in 1983.
The game was the only one for UC Davis which will open the regular season with a matchup against Georgia Southern on Nov. 12 at the CBE Classic at Duke University.
