SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – Bouncing back at home to notch their twentieth victory of the season, the University of San Francisco men's basketball team (20-6, 7-4) took down Pepperdine (7-19, 1-10) by 44 points, 105-61, at War Memorial at the Sobrato Center on Thursday night as the Dons recorded their largest win over the Waves in program history.
 
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT:

• Finding their rhythm right out of the gates, the Dons jumped out to an early 14-2 lead over the Waves through the first four minutes of play, which was capped off from a converted and-one by Jamaree Bouyea.
• Following another 13-5 run as the midway point of the first half approached, USF stretched their lead to 20, 27-7, after a vicious slam from Yauhen Massalski at 11:29.
• Exploding for five made three-pointers in the first half, Gabe Stefanini paced the offense for the Dons through the first twenty minutes of action as USF tallied their largest first half point total with a 60-27 lead heading into the locker room.
• Coming out of the break, San Francisco continued to spread the floor and enjoy success on the offensive end as they extended their advantage to 39 on a basket in the paint from Zane Meeks at the 10:13 mark.
• Less than two minutes later, Stefanini connected on his season-high sixth triple of the night at 9:04 to push USF's lead to 40, 89-49.
• Cruising to victory to grab their thirteenth home victory of the year, the Dons passed the century mark for the second time this season as USF downed Pepperdine, 105-61 to improve to 20-6 overall and 7-4 in conference play.

NOTABLE PERFORMANCES:

• Finishing with a team-high 24 points, Khalil Shabazz shot 9-of-18 from the field and 5-of-9 from deep along with 4 steals, 4 rebounds and 1 assist in 27 minutes of action.
• Dominating down low, Yauhen Massalski logged his seventh consecutive double-double and eleventh overall this season with 10 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists on 5-of-9 from the floor in an efficient 24 minutes played.
• For Stefanini, the junior tallied 21 points on 7-of-15 from two and 6-of-13 from three while also tallying 6 assists, 5 rebounds and 1 steal.
• As a team, USF led Pepperdine in points in the paint (42-16), points off turnovers (27-12), second chance points (21-4), fast break points (18-7) and bench points (26-17).

POSTGAME:

• To view the full highlights of tonight's contest, please click here.
• To view the full postgame interview with head coach Todd Golden, please click here. 
• To view the full postgame interview with guard Gabe Stefanini, please click here. 

UP NEXT:
USF will head to the South Bay for a showdown with Santa Clara on Saturday, Feb. 12 as the Dons attempt to sweep the season series from the Broncos. This game will air live on Stadium as Barry Tompkins and Doug Gottlieb will have the call while Pat Olson and Jim Brovelli will air live on KNBR 1050. Live streaming, radio and live statistics links will be available via the team's schedule page.
 
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