SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — The Santa Cruz Warriors (32-16) defeated the Capital City Go-Go (24-25) on Wednesday night 120-116 to secure the Pacific Division title for the second time in franchise history.

Warriors two-way guard Damion Lee secured a team-high 28 points tonight to go with five rebounds and seven assists. Guard Kendrick Nunn scored 18 points off the bench, including 10 of the team’s 18 points in the fourth quarter. Two-way forward Marcus Derrickson logged 17 points, including a career-high 5-of-5 from behind the arc, in 26 minutes.

All five Go-Go starters reached double figures tonight, including 32 points from two-way guard Jordan McRae. Denver Nuggets forward Tyler Lydon, currently on a flex assignment with Capital City, secured 20 points and a game-high 13 rebounds.

Santa Cruz scored a season-high 38 points in the first quarter, courtesy of six made threes in the period (6-of-9 3FG) to take a 15-point lead. Capital City narrowed the halftime deficit to 69-59 by drawing 11 Warriors fouls in the second period and shooting 15-of-16 from the line.

Two-way guards Damion Lee and Jordan McRae each scored nine points in the third, with Lee not missing a shot in the quarter, as Santa Cruz led 102-89 heading into the fourth quarter. Capital City brought their deficit to within three points in the waning seconds but could not mount the comeback. With the loss, the Go-Go fall out of playoff contention, while the Warriors currently control the #2 seed in the Western Conference.

The Santa Cruz Warriors will conclude the 2018-19 regular season with a back-to-back set against the Agua Caliente Clippers at Kaiser Permanente Arena this weekend.