MELBOURNE, Australia – Washington State men's basketball rising-senior, Josh Hawkinson, finished with 9 points and 9 rebounds as the Pac-12 Men's Basketball All-Star team dominated the Melbourne Tigers of the South East Australian Basketball League (SEABL), 107-51, Sunday afternoon at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre.
California's Stephen Domingo led four members of the Pac-12 All-Stars in double figures with 19 points on 6-of-9 shooting from three-point range. Utah's Lorenzo Bonam collected 16 points and two steals, while the Arizona pair of Chance Comanche (14) and Kadeem Allen (10) rounded out the team's double-digit scorers.
"I was pleased overall," Pac-12 All-Star Team head coach Mike Montgomery said. "We shared the ball well. There are so many things we have to try and teach in a short period of time and I am pleased with their attitude. We had a nice practice yesterday after we arrived here in Australia and the guys really had their legs underneath them today. We shot the ball pretty well and moved it pretty well."
Playing under FIBA's four 10-minute quarter format, the Pac-12 All-Stars stormed out to a 30-16 advantage after one quarter of play. The Tigers tried to cut into the lead towards the middle of the second quarter, before Stevie Thompson Jr. ended their run with a bucket with 2:21 to play in the opening half. The Pac-12 All-Stars built some momentum of their own to stretch their lead to 55-32 at the half.
The Pac-12 All-Stars clamped down on defense in the second half, holding Melbourne to just 19 points and 7-of-32 (21.8 percent) on field goals over the final 20 minutes of the game.
Hawkinson was 4-for-7 from the field and made his only free throw attempt in nearly 18 minutes of action.
Hawkinson and the Pac-12 All-Stars have been busy as they attended an Australian Football League game between the Western Bulldogs and Richmond at Etihad Stadium in downtown Melbourne Saturday and took a trip to the Melbourne Zoo Monday.
The Pac-12 All-Star Team now turns its attention to the Australian Men's National Team, which features two former Cougars in Aron Baynes (2006-09) and Brock Motum (2010-13). The Pac-12 All-Stars will face the Boomers at Hisense Arena in Melbourne on Tuesday (July 12) at 2:30 a.m. PT. It will be the first of two exhibition contests against the Boomers, as the two teams will also face each other on Thursday (July 14) at 2:30 a.m. PT. Both games will be carried live on the Pac-12 Network with Roxy Bernstein and Don MacLean calling all the action. Both Tuesday and Thursday's games will be replayed on Pac-12 Washington later each day at 6 p.m.
California's Stephen Domingo led four members of the Pac-12 All-Stars in double figures with 19 points on 6-of-9 shooting from three-point range. Utah's Lorenzo Bonam collected 16 points and two steals, while the Arizona pair of Chance Comanche (14) and Kadeem Allen (10) rounded out the team's double-digit scorers.
"I was pleased overall," Pac-12 All-Star Team head coach Mike Montgomery said. "We shared the ball well. There are so many things we have to try and teach in a short period of time and I am pleased with their attitude. We had a nice practice yesterday after we arrived here in Australia and the guys really had their legs underneath them today. We shot the ball pretty well and moved it pretty well."
Playing under FIBA's four 10-minute quarter format, the Pac-12 All-Stars stormed out to a 30-16 advantage after one quarter of play. The Tigers tried to cut into the lead towards the middle of the second quarter, before Stevie Thompson Jr. ended their run with a bucket with 2:21 to play in the opening half. The Pac-12 All-Stars built some momentum of their own to stretch their lead to 55-32 at the half.
The Pac-12 All-Stars clamped down on defense in the second half, holding Melbourne to just 19 points and 7-of-32 (21.8 percent) on field goals over the final 20 minutes of the game.
Hawkinson was 4-for-7 from the field and made his only free throw attempt in nearly 18 minutes of action.
Hawkinson and the Pac-12 All-Stars have been busy as they attended an Australian Football League game between the Western Bulldogs and Richmond at Etihad Stadium in downtown Melbourne Saturday and took a trip to the Melbourne Zoo Monday.
The Pac-12 All-Star Team now turns its attention to the Australian Men's National Team, which features two former Cougars in Aron Baynes (2006-09) and Brock Motum (2010-13). The Pac-12 All-Stars will face the Boomers at Hisense Arena in Melbourne on Tuesday (July 12) at 2:30 a.m. PT. It will be the first of two exhibition contests against the Boomers, as the two teams will also face each other on Thursday (July 14) at 2:30 a.m. PT. Both games will be carried live on the Pac-12 Network with Roxy Bernstein and Don MacLean calling all the action. Both Tuesday and Thursday's games will be replayed on Pac-12 Washington later each day at 6 p.m.