Box Score  SAN FRANCISCO --- The trio of Nefi Perdomo, Max Fodor and James Albright combined for 43 of the SF State Gators' 56 points in their 56-45 victory over the visiting UC San Diego Tritons this evening at the Swamp on SF State's campus.  Perdomo had 19 points, which moved him into 10^th place on the Gators' all-time scoring list with 1,033 points. 
 
“It feels good to get a 'W',” said SF State Head Coach Paul Trevor.  “We finally put together a complete game.”  “Max (Fodor) is getting better with each and every game and practice and Nefi (Perdomo) did a nice job off the bench for us.”
 
Perdomo finished the evening 3-for-6 from the field while connecting on one three-pointer.  He also was 12-for-16 from the line while grabbing six rebounds, dishing out four assists and recording two steals in 34 minutes off the bench. 
 
Fodor recorded his first collegiate double-double as he scored 14 points and grabbed 11 rebounds.  James Albright added 10 points for the Gators, who held UC San Diego to just 37% shooting from the field including 14% from three-point land.
 
James McCann led the Tritons (7-12, 3-11 CCAA) with 14 points while Justin Brue chipped in 12 points. 
 
SF State took an 8-0 lead in the first six minutes of the game with Fodor scoring four of those eight points for the Gators. 
 
UC San Diego finally scored at the 13:38 mark when Ryan Wheeler connected on a lay-up to make it 8-2 Gators.  The Tritons cut the deficit to 15-11 in the next five minutes on a James McCann lay-up, but the Gators increased their lead to 28-15 (their largest of the half) with just 2:45 left in the half. 
 
The visitors scored the final three minutes of the half to cut their deficit to 28-18 heading into the locker room.
 
The Tritons held the Gators scoreless in the first seven minutes of the second half as they cut the host's lead to 28-27.  SF State finally scored at the 13:33 mark as Perdomo connected on one-of-two free throws to make it 29-27 Gators. 
 
Casey James' lay-up capped an 11-3 run by the Gators as they took a 40-30 lead with 6:39 left in the game. 
 
The closest UC San Diego would get was when Mike Meza connected on a three with 2:21 to cut the deficit to 46-40.  The Gators would end the game outscoring their guests 10-5 to take the 56-45 victory.
 
SF State (5-15, 3-11 CCAA) forced 18 turnovers by the Tritons while having a 45-32 advantage on the boards. 
 
The Gators will begin a four-game road trip this Friday, February 3 in Turlock, Calif., for a 7:30pm scheduled conference game with Cal State Stanislaus.  “We are trying to focus in the final eight games on just us becoming basketball players and better defensively,” added Trevor. 

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