The Chico State men's basketball team christened the 2014-15 home campaign with a convincing win, a barrier-breaking performance and a whole lot of Carl's Jr. Western Bacon Double Cheeseburgers for its fans.
 
The 12^th-ranked Wildcats beat William Jessup 97-64 to improve to 3-0 on the season on a night in which Jordan Semple became the 15^th player in the program's history to reach 1,000 career points.
 

Semple soared in for a layup, assisted by Mike Rosaroso, stretching the Wildcats' lead to 37-17. It gave him 10 points on the night and 1,000 in his career and elicited a stirring salute from the fans.
 
After that the only real drama remaining was weather the Wildcats would reach the 90-point plateau and provide everyone in attendance bacon-topped cheeseburger booty.
 
Everyone on the team pitched in at least two points to get there, led by Robert Duncan's 21. The sophomore set a new career high in points for the third straight game. He shot 8-of-10 and the Wildcats were a sizzling 67 percent from the floor. They entered the season atop the NCAA Division II rankings in field-goal percentage and actually raised that number to 63 percent for the season.
 
Semple turned in another stat-stuffing performance with 19 points on 7-of-9 shooting, eight rebounds, three blocked shots, two steals and an assist. Trevor Priest poured in a career-high 12 points and Isaiah Ellis scored a dozen as well. Rosaroso and Tyler Harris had 10 points apiece with Rosaroso adding a career-best seven rebounds, five assists and two steals and Harris delivering seven dimes.
 
After William Jessup (8-2) opened the scoring with a 3-pointer the Wildcats went on a 16-1 run and led by double-figures from that point on.
 
Harris' 3-pointer gave Chico State its largest lead of the first half, 50-27, with 1:39 to go before intermission.
 
A Duncan steal, McFerren's dime and Priest's dunk made it 87-56 with 6:06 to play. The margin grew as wide as 36.
 

Chico State is back in action this weekend with the 42^nd annual Carl's Jr. Mac Martin Invitational. The Wildcats host Dominican Friday night and Azusa Pacific Saturday. Both games are scheduled to tip at 7:30 with San Francisco State playing in the early games at 5:30.
 
GAME NOTES – The Wildcats were 10-of-17 from beyond the arc and are now shooting 51 percent from 3-point range…The Wildcats limited William Jessup leading scorer Dijuan Smith to five points and forced him into five turnovers…The Wildcats have outscored their opponents 140-80 in the first half this season…The Wildcats improved to 16-0 against NCAA Division III or NAIA opponents under Head Coach Greg Clink…The Wildcats have now scored 90-plus points twice in their first three games. They did so just three times in Clink's first seven seasons at the helm…The Wildcats are 22-3 in their last 25 home games.