Box Score CARSON, Calif.--  In a game that saw both team's combine to shoot 31% from the field including a meager 13% from beyond the arc, it was the Cal State Dominguez Hills Toros holding on to defeat the visiting SF State Gators 60-55.  The Gators' Nefi Perdomo led the way with a game high 21 points.  With his 21 points, Perdomo became a member of the Gators' 1,000-point club.  He now has 1,008 in his career at SF State and is 24 away from moving into 10^th place on the Gators' all-time career scoring list.

“We played really hard with a lot of passion,” said SF State Head Coach Paul Trevor.  “We just ran out of gas at the end of the game after a long two weeks on the road.”

SF State (4-14, 2-10) finished its season long five-game road trip holding its opponents to just 33% from the field including just 9% from three-point range.  The Gators also forced 17 turnovers by their opponents. 

Besides Perdomo's 21-point performance, James Albright chipped in 11 points for the Gators. Perdomo scored his 1,000^th point with 2:32 left in the first half on a made free throw.  “This is a great accomplishment for Nefi (Perdomo),” added Trevor. 

George McGrew paced the Toros (9-5, 8-4 CCAA) with 18 points and Myron Green had 14 points and 10 rebounds.  Cal State Dominguez Hills held the Gators to just 29% shooting from the field and held the advantage on the board, 50-40.

Daniel Trammel's three-pointer off an assist from Perdomo capped a 16-4 run by the Gators to open up the game for the visitors in the first seven minutes of the game.  SF State twice increased its lead to 14 including, 23-9, with 8:56 left in the half on a three by Chad Delaney.

The Toros closed out the final 9 minutes of the half outscoring their visitors 14-7 to cut the deficit to 30-23 going into the locker room.

Cal State Dominguez Hills continued its run in the beginning of the second half as the Toros cut the Gator lead to 32-30 on two made free throws by Cornell Jenkins at the 18:02 mark of the second half. 

Four minutes later, SF State increased its lead back to double digits when Tyler Brown's lay-up capped a 8-0 run by the visitors as they took a 40-30 lead.

The Gators held ten-point lead with 12:38 to go, but the hosts held their visitors scoreless in the next three minutes and once again cut the deficit to just two, 42-40.
 
James Albright's old-fashioned three-point play stopped the Toro run and increased SF State's lead to 45-40 with 9:12 left in regulation.

The Toros held the Gators scoreless in the next seven minutes and took a 51-45 lead on a made free throw by McGrew. 

On the Gators' next possession, Albright was fouled and connected on one of two free throws to cut the Toro lead to 51-46 with 1:21 left on the clock.

McGrew then connected on two free throws to increase the host lead to 53-46 with 61 seconds left. 

SF State would not go away as Perdomo's lay-up with 26 seconds left cut the Toro lead to 54-50.  The hosts then connected on all four of their free throws in the next ten seconds to take their largest lead of the game, 58-50.

Albright's three gave the Gators a little light as it cut the lead to 58-53 and then the Toros drew a technical as they had too many players on the court.  Perdomo hit both free throws to cut the lead to 58-55 with just nine seconds to go in regulation.

Matt Cain then was fouled and sank both free throws to seal the 60-55 win for the Toros, who finished the night 25-for-31 from the line while the Gators were 13-for-22.

The Gators will return home for a brief two-game home stand this Thursday, January 26 at 7:30pm, when they host the Coyotes of Cal State San Bernardino a the Swamp. 

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