Box Score SANTA CLARA, Calif. - The University of San Francisco (USF) men's basketball team (13-10, 5-5 WCC) came out of the gates firing on Wednesday night, but the Dons fell victim to a second half swoon as Santa Clara (18-5, 9-1 WCC) outlasted USF, 88-73, at Leavey Center.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT:
- San Francisco was first to attack, nabbing an early 11-4 advantage five minutes into the ballgame, with Junjie Wang outscoring Santa Clara by himself with 7 quick points.
- After three scoreless minutes on both ends, SCU struck back with a 15-6 run, which started and ended with three-pointers by KJ Cochran, taking a 19-17 lead with just under six minutes to play in the first half.
- Finding their rhythm, the Dons shot 6-of-9 from the field to finish out the period, including three buckets in the paint by Tyrone Riley IV, but the Broncos ultimately took a narrow 34-31 advantage into halftime.
- Coming out of the break, Santa Clara was quick to inflate its lead, going on a 15-7 spurt in the first five minutes of the second half, forcing Chris Gerlufsen to use a timeout down 49-38 with 14:59 on the clock.
- After a Sash Gavalyugov three-pointer gave the Broncos their biggest lead of the night, 52-40, the green and gold quickly scored nine unanswered points to bring the deficit to three, 52-49, with 12 minutes remaining in the half.
- SCU regained control shortly after with a 23-10 run over the next six minutes to take a 75-59 lead with 5:55 to play.
- Santa Clara's lead was too much for San Francisco to overcome, as the Broncos remained undefeated on their home court, claiming an 88-73 victory.
NOTABLE PERFORMANCES:
- Setting a new season-high, Guillermo Diaz Graham scored 15 points on 5-of-8 shooting from the field, his highest scoring game as a Don, to go along with a career-high tying five assists.
- Ryan Beasley continued his streak of scoring in double figures in every conference game this season, totaling 11 points and shooting 2-for-4 from deep.
POSTGAME WITH THE DONS:
UP NEXT:
San Francisco will return to the Hilltop for the first time in two weeks as the Dons will host Pacific on Saturday, Jan. 31, at War Memorial at the Sobrato Center. Slated for a 7:00 p.m. tipoff, the game will air live on ESPN+ and KNBR 1050. Streaming, radio, live statistics, and ticket links are available via the
team's schedule page.
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