Quick Turnaround for the Dons

Friday, November 15

7:00 p.m.

University of San Francisco

University of Nevada

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Mark Tollefsen scored 18 points Wednesday vs. Cleveland State.

11/15/2013 11:16:00 AM | Men's Basketball

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Game #3
USF Dons (2-0, 0-0 WCC) vs. Nevada Wolfpack (1-1, 0-0 Mountain West)
Friday, Nov. 15, 2013 • 7:00 p.m. PT
Memorial Gymnasium • San Francisco, Calif.
Series Record: USF leads, 46-31
Last Meeting: Nevada 59-51 (Dec. 15, 2012)
Audio/Video Streaming: USFDons.com (Pat Olson, Play-by-Play; Jim Brovelli, Analyst)
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The Dandy Dons

Now 2-0 on the season after wins over Notre Dame de Namur (95-57) and Cleveland State (91-82) to open the season.
Looking for its first 3-0 start since the 1992-93 season when USF defeated Humboldt State, Hofstra and Monmouth to start the season.
Used a 17-1 run against Cleveland State to turn a 66-57 deficit with 8:40 left into a 74-67 lead with 5:30 remaining Wednesday night.
Have dropped four straight to Nevada dating back to the Dons last win in the series during 1999-2000 season...Dons lead the all-time series with the Wolfpack, 46-31.
Averaging 93.0 points two games into the season...scored 56 second half points Wednesday vs. Cleveland State.
Shooting 52 percent from the floor, including 42 percent from three-point range...led the WCC and finished fifth nationally in three-point percentage last year at .401 (249-for-621).
Have outrebounded its first two opponents 35.0-29.0...Cole Dickerson is averaging 9.0 boards after two games while Tim Derksen ranks second with a 5.0 average.
Six players are averaging double-figures after two contests, led by Mark Tollefsen's 16.5 per game mark...no less than four players have scored in double-figures over the first two games...five Dons scored at least 10 points vs. Cleveland State.
USF's bench is averaging 39.5 points a game after chipping in 44 against Notre Dame de Namur and 35 vs. Cleveland State.
Mark Tollefsen is averaging 16.4 points (115 total) and is shooting 72.1 percent (44-for-61) from the field over his last seven games dating back to last season - all starts.
Cole Dickerson scored 12 points and grabbed 12 rebounds vs. Cleveland State to record his first double-double of the season and 15th of his career...he had 13 such games last year - tops in the WCC and 24th nationally.
Avry Holmes has made 5-of-8 (.625) three-pointers over the first two games of the year...is now shooting 48.4 percent (46-for-95) from long distance for his career.
Senior point guard Cody Doolin made his 101st consecutive start vs. Cleveland State and needs 27 more games to tie Angelo Caloiaro's (2008-12) all-time school record for games played at 128.
Return nine letterwinners including five players who started more than half of the team's 31 games from a year ago...eight of the nine returning letterwinners logged 11.0 or more minutes a game.
Play host to Idaho State Monday night to wrap up a four-game homestead to start the season...venture out on the road for the first time next week at Montana and Oregon.