BAKERSFIELD – Gyno Pomare had 24 points and nine rebounds as the University of San Diego beat Cal State Bakersfield 77-65 on Monday.

Brandon Johnson added 18 points for USD (4-3), which shot 61 percent from the floor and 54 percent from beyond the arc. The Toreros have won two in a row going into Saturday's city rivalry game at San Diego State.

USD led 39-35 at halftime and opened the second half on a 14-7 run

Bakersfield (3-3) cut the margin to eight on a Trent Blakley 3 with 11 minutes left, but Johnson pushed the lead back to double digits with a short jumper, and the Roadrunners never got within 10 the rest of the game.

Blakley led all scorers with 26 points on 10-for-11 shooting, including 6-for-6 from 3-point range. Terrence Johns added 17 points off the bench for Bakersfield.

Matt Dorr scored 14 for San Diego and Rob Jones added 13.