Box Score
(San Francisco) – San Francisco opened up a three-game homestand with a 90-38 victory against Pacific Union in non-conference action Sunday afternoon at War Memorial Gym. The Dons (7-3) got 60 points from their bench and simply overwhelmed the winless Pioneers (0-9) of the California Pacific Conference (NAIA).
Sophomore center Justin Raffington enjoyed a career night for USF with a game-high 15 points on 6-of-8 from the field to go along with eight rebounds and two blocked shots in 21 minutes. Freshman guard Chris Adams added a career-high 14 points with four 3-pointers, while sophomore forward Cole Dickerson chipped in 13 points, nine rebounds and a pair of blocks.
Sophomore guard Dominique O'Connor turned in 10 points, five assists and four steals for the Dons. Junior forward Perris Blackwell scored nine points with nine boards in 14 minutes, while freshman center Khalil Murphy added eight points, four rebounds and a blocked shot in 17 minutes.
USF shot at a .552 (37-67) clip for the game and limited the Pioneers to a .265 (13-49) rate. PUC made just four field goals in the first half and trailed at the intermission 48-12. Will Bell led the way for the Pioneers with a team-high six points.
San Francisco held a 51-18 rebound advantage, 22-6 on the offensive glass and forced 19 turnovers and collected 13 steals with a career-high five swipes from sophomore guard Avery Johnson. The Dons held a 58-5 advantage in paint scoring and scored 29 points on Pioneer miscues.
USF returns to action when it hosts Pacific Saturday, December 10. Tip-off against the Tigers is set for 7:00 PM in a game broadcast live on USFDons.com via Stretch Internet.
NOTES: At 7-3, San Francisco is off to its best start since the 2004-05 squad also opened up at 7-3… The Dons improve to 17-5 at War Memorial Gym since the start of the 2010-11 season, 4-1 in 2011-12… USF's 52-point margin of victory was the most since defeating Holy Names by 65, 129-64 (1/2/10).
