SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco State men's basketball team had its second poorest shooting performance of the season and it proved costly in an 89-55 loss to No. 23 Cal State San Marcos on Saturday afternoon inside the Main Gym at Don Nasser Family Plaza.
- The Gators drop to 4-6 overall and 2-2 in CCAA play while the Cougars remain undefeated at 9-0 and 5-0 in CCAA action.
- The Gators shot just 33.3 percent (19-of-57) from the field, including a season-low 14.8 percent (4-of-27) from deep, and didn't have a player in double digit scoring for the first time all season.
- Sean Orr led SF State with nine points. Toby Okwuokei added eight points and Jalen Flanagan scored seven points. Travis August, Eche Okeke, and MIkey Robinson Jr. all added six points apiece.
- John Bakke pulled down a career-high six rebounds in just 10 minutes of action.
- Conversely, Cal State San Marcos shot 54.8 percent (34-of-62), the highest allowed by the Gators this season.
- Five Cougars reached double digits. Greg Milton III led all players with 18 points. Alex Gil-Fernandez added a dozen while Tyrone Nesby IV, Blake Seits, Donovan Watkins all scored 10 points apiece. Seits also had a game-high nine rebounds.
Cal State San Marcos led wire-to-wire. Sean Dunn scored a layup on the Cougars' first possession and CSUSM quickly led 8-2. August made a three to cut the lead to three but Jayce McCain answered back. The deficit grew to 10 by the 13-minute mark and to 51-25 by the end of the first half.
The Gators' struggles continued in the second half as SF State missed its first eight three-point attempts and went 1-of-12 from deep in the second half. The lone make came at the eight-minute mark when Robinson Jr. hit
Jacob Huynh for the make in front of the Gators bench.
"Credit to Cal State San Marcos for playing extremely well tonight. They could not miss a shot in the first 30 minutes," said Head Coach
Vince Inglima. "Now we turn our focus to academics and finals week!"
San Francisco State closes out the calendar year by hosting Cal State Monterey on Monday, December 20 at 7 p.m. The game will also be broadcast free on the CCAA Network with live stats available at sfstategators.com. Beginning in 2022, the CCAA Network will be moving to a subscription-based model at $9.95 per month. Updates will also be available on Twitter at @sfstate_mbb.
