USF Dons Basketball Game Day Central
No. 23 Saint Mary's Gaels at USF Dons – February 12, 2011
San Francisco, CA – War Memorial Gym
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USF HOSTS SAINT MARY'S SATURDAY: USF concludes its three-game West Coast Conference homestand Saturday, February 12 when league-leading No. 23 Saint Mary's invades War Memorial Gym. Tip-off against the Gaels is set for 7:30 PM in a game televised live on Comcast SportsNet California and aired on KNEW (910 AM). San Francisco remains in sole possession of second place in the WCC standings at 7-2 after a 61-47 win against San Diego on Thursday. With the win against the Toreros, USF improved to 10-2 on its home floor. Saint Mary's dispatched Bay Area rival Santa Clara 65-59, upping its league slate to 9-1.
THE LAST TIME... USF's 7-2 start to the West Coast Conference season is the best since going 7-2 in 1981. The Dons have won nine of their last 11 games and posted a 6-2 slate in January.
USF AT A GLANCE - 2010-11 SEASON BULLETS
- USF is one of the youngest teams in Division I basketball this season with just seven years of returning Division I experience. The Dons' 2010-11 roster features nine newcomers, seven freshmen, one redshirt freshman and one transfer
- Dons underclassmen average 41.3 ppg accounting for .606 of the team's scoring
- USF underclassmen have started 75 times in 120 opportunities through 24 games
- USF leads the West Coast Conference in 3-point defense at .316 (170-538)
- USF leads the WCC in field goal percentage defense (.404) and rates fourth in field goal percentage (.449) during 2011 league games
- USF has posted 17 double-doubles in 24 games. USF tallied just four in 2009-10
- USF is averaging 72.3 points and 36.9 rebounds per game in WCC contests
- The Dons have won 14 of their last 18 contests at War Memorial Gym including overtime wins vs. No. 13/8 Gonzaga 81-77 (1/30/10) and Colorado 83-81 (11/20/10)
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