Box Score HAYWARD, Calif.--- Griffin Reilly hit a three with 35 seconds left and then the duo of
Nefi Perdomo and
Tyler Brown went a combined 4-for-4 from the line to seal the SF State Gators 67-61 road conference win at Cal State East Bay.
Nefi Perdomo paced the Gators with 18 points while
James Albright chipped in 17 points for the victors.
“I am pleased with the way the guys played this evening,” said SF State Head Coach
Paul Trevor. “We fought through a lot of adversity and played with a lot of toughness.” “Griffin's shot was huge while
Nefi Perdomo played a major role in this evening's win.”
Reilly finished with 11 points while
Chad Delaney added a career high 10 points. The Gators (6-17, 4-13 CCAA) shot 56.9% from the field while out-rebounded the Pioneers 34-29 led by
Max Fodor and Reilly each with 6 boards.
Roshun Wynne paced Cal State East Bay (7-13, 5-11 CCAA) with a game high 24 points. Jason Smith chipped in 12 points for the hosts and Mark Samuels added 11 points.
SF State built an early 9-2 lead in the first five minutes of the game. In the next six minutes of the half, the Pioneers outscored their guests 16-7 to take an 18-16 lead on a Jurrell Turner jumper.
The Gators ended the half outscoring Cal State East Bay 27-12 as they took a 43-30 lead into the locker room on Delaney's made jumper with no time left in the half.
Cal State East Bay came out on fire in the first part of the second half as the Pioneers cleared the Gators' 13-point lead and took a 55-53 lead on Jacari Whitfield's three with 10:46 to go I the game. This capped a 25-10 run by the Pioneers.
Wynne's jumper gave the Pioneers a 63-59 lead two minutes later, but the Gators went on a 12-2 run capped by a
Daniel Trammel jumper to give the guests a 71-65 lead with just 3:34 on the clock.
The Pioneers would not go away as Wynne's two made free throws with 1:30 to go tied the game at 71-71.
On the Gators' next possession, Reilly was fouled but he missed both free throw attempts. The Pioneers' missed their shot attempt to give them a lead, which Delaney grabbed the rebound.
Then Reilly hit a three on the Gators' possession to give them the 74-71 lead. SF State then connected on all four of their free throw attempts in the final seconds as they sealed the 78-71 win.
The Gators will continue their four-game road trip tomorrow evening in Seaside, Calif., for a 7:30pm scheduled conference game with Cal State Monterey Bay. The Otters lost 64-35 to Cal Poly Pomona this evening.
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