SAN FRANCISCO — Linton Acliese III was efficient as he poured in a game-high 24 points to lead the San Francisco State men's basketball team to a 77-69 victory over Humboldt State on Thursday evening in the Main Gym at Don Nasser Family Plaza.
- Acliese poured in 24 points for back-to-back games, raising his scoring average to 17.6 points per game, which is fifth best among CCAA players. He did so on 9-of-12 (75 percent) shooting.
- DJ Sylvester added 16 points and Sean Orr matched a career-high 10 points in his first start of the season.
- The Gators (9-15/6-12 CCAA) snapped a five-game losing streak and are just a half game back of eighth place. Currently, the final berth to the CCAA Tournament is occupied by three teams with a 6-11 conference record: Cal State LA, Cal State Dominguez Hills, and Cal State Monterey Bay. The Gators will host Cal State LA and Cal State Dominguez Hills in the final week of the season.
- SF State shot 49 percent (24-of-49), its best shooting night dating back to January 9.
- The Gators held Humboldt State to 26.3 percent (5-of-19) shooting from deep, the second lowest mark by an opponent this season.
SF State raced out to an 11-2 lead in the first six minutes. Acliese dunked one home to make it a 15-point lead with under nine to play in the first half, though the Lumberjacks trimmed the lead to as few as eight and nine at the half.
HSU opened the second half on a 7-0 lead before
Tyler Jackson's free throw kept the Gators ahead by three. The Lumberjacks answered yet again but Jackson slammed one home and Sylvester hit a three to put the Gators up six with just under 14 minutes to go in regulation. Zachariah Christian hit a three and followed with a pair of free throws with 7:41 to go that tied the game at 54-54. The Gators went on a 9-0 run, with seven of those points coming at the line, to reclaim control of the game. Orr hit a three with 3:45 to go that made it a 10-point game.
SF State built the lead as to many as 12 down the stretch.
The Gators now head to Turlock, California to take on Stanislaus State on Saturday, February 14 at 7:30 p.m. The game will be broadcast by Stan State and live stats will also be available at
sfstategators.com.
