SEASIDE, Calif. — The San Francisco State women's basketball team stayed close to Fresno Pacific throughout the game but fell behind in the fourth quarter to lose 74-63.
- The Gators are still searching for their first win at 0-3. Fresno Pacifc improves to 3-1.
- Alexsandra Alvarado led the Gators in scoring for a third-straight game with 21 points. Alvarado's averaging 17 ppg through three games.
- SF State did a better job with turnovers from a day ago, only turning the ball over 11 times.
- The Gators shot 44.1 percent from the field but only shot 54.5 from the charity strip. The Sunbirds had an identical shooting percentage from the field but shot 78.6 from the field.
- SF State was outrebounded 45-28 with the Sunbirds outrebounding the Gators on offensive boards 16-8.
- The game featured 11 ties and 14 lead changes.
Neither team led by more than one possession throughout the first quarter. A made free throw by Alvarado gave the Gators a three-point lead with a little over two minutes to go but the Sunbirds made a couple of free throws and a buzzer-beat three to close out the quarter on a 6-0 run to lead 17-14. The Sunbirds would stretch their lead to five with 6:20 remaining but back-to-back baskets from Alvarado tied things up again and buckets from Sage Bridges-Bay and
Brilonnie Bell gave the Gators a 29-25 lead. The Sunbirds reclaimed the lead and went into the locker room up 35-32.
The Sunburds took their biggest lead yet up 42-35 with 5:28 remaining. The Gators climbed back, tied things up late and went into the final frame trailing by one after a made free throw. A lay-up plus the and-one basket from Bridges-bay put the Gators up 54-48 for their largest lead of the game. The Sunbirds climbed back and used a 6-0 run to swing momentum their way and take a 64-59 lead with 3:33 remaining. The Gators, who were in foul trouble, gave the Sunbirds several opportunities at the free-throw line which they capitalized on. FPU went 11-for-15 including 8-for-10 with under three minutes to go to preserve the lead.
The Gators play their first home game of the season against Pacific Union on November 22 at 5 pm. Live stats will be available at sfstategators.com with updates also available on X at @sfstate_wbb. Tickets are available at sfstategators.com/tickets.
