Box Score San Francisco Falls to No. 23 Saint Mary's 67-60
Five Dons Reach Double-Digit Scoring as Gaels Clinch Outright WCC Title
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February 25, 2012
(San Francisco) – A capacity crowd at War Memorial Gym saw San Francisco battle mightily before falling to No. 23 Saint Mary's 67-60 on Saturday night in the regular season finale. With the win, the Gaels (25-5, 14-2 WCC) clinched the West Coast Conference title outright, edging out Gonzaga.
A balanced San Francisco attack included five double-digit scorers, led by
Cody Doolin's 13 points.
Angelo Caloiaro and
Perris Blackwell each added 12 points, while
Rashad Green and
Michael Williams chipped in with 10 apiece. Caloiaro and Green were honored along with
Jay Wey in a special pregame senior night ceremony. Caloiaro added eight rebounds and five assists for the Dons.
A back-and-forth first half saw the Dons carry a 37-36 lead into the locker room at halftime. Caloiaro led all scorers at the half with 12 points on .625 shooting (5-8) from the floor, including .666 (2-3) from three-point land.
Cody Doolin and Green chipped in with eight points each.
The Dons came out cold in the second half shooting just .267 (8-30) from the floor, including a cold .222 (2-9) from three-point range. Saint Mary's connected at a .458 (11-24) rate after the break.
Four Gaels reached double-digit figures, led by Clint Steindl's 16 points on 4-11 shooting. Steindl kept the Gaels within reach in the first frame, shooting a remarkable .750 (3-4) from distance. Matthew Dellavedova added nine points for Saint Mary's in the first frame, finishing with 14 to go along with six assists.
USF owns the No. 5 seed in the 2012 Zappos.com West Coast Conference Tournament. The Dons will take on the winner of Wednesday's No. 8 Portland vs. No. 9 Santa Clara play-in game on Thursday at 6:00 PM at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas. The contest will be televised nationally by BYUtv and streamed live on USFDons.com via Stretch Internet.
