There was an alley-oop from the hands of Joseth Dawson, finished with the grip of a Joel Jones dunk.

There was the highly-awaited, authoritative slam from Jameel Pugh.

And there was the net-only 3-pointer from Brandon Guyton.

With that, the signature was cleanly put on the beginning of the men’s basketball season.

“It was just all competition, friendly competition,” sophomore DaShawn Freeman said of the intrasquad scrimmage that took place Saturday. It was just like practice except people were watching.”

The 2003-04 men’s basketball team introduced itself to Sacramento State fans at Midday Madness, with the white team getting the 53-50 win over the green team.

Senior Joel Jones – who started for the white team along with Chris Lange, Djibril Diop, E.J. Harris and Dawson – hit two 3-pointers in the closing minutes and finished the scrimmage with a game-high 22 points.

The green team was led by center Tony Champion and guard Jameel Pugh, who had 12 and 11 points respectively.

The team showed off its new high tempo style of play, with both sides running a full-court press which led to a quick moving, pass-oriented offense.

The festivities kicked off with a performance from the cheerleading squad before the women’s team hit the floor for its own intrasquad scrimmage under first-year head coach Dan Muscatell.

“I thought that we did a lot of good things,” Muscatell said after witnessing the green team’s 24-20 win over the white team. “I liked our aggressiveness offensively. I thought that there were times we were overly aggressive which led to some turnovers that I think we need to eliminate.”

Freshman Jessica Voisard led the green team with six points, followed by guards Sarah Craig and Sydney Gatson, who each tallied five.

“I think everyone has responded to the coaching change well,” Sarah Craig said. “We’re going to win more than one conference game this year. We’re going to surprise some people.”

Stephanie Cherry had five points for the white team while forwards Katelyn Ciampi, Danielle Iceman and guard Megan Moon each finished with four points.

The men’s team will host Olympic Club at 7:05 p.m. in an exhibition game today at the Hornets Nest while the women’s team will host its first exhibition game at 7:00 p.m. on Nov. 12.