SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco State men's basketball team led wire-to-wire and set a program best for points scored in a single game with a 122-60 victory over Pacific Union on Wednesday inside the Main Gym at Don Nasser Family Plaza.
- SF State is now 4-1 on the season while PUC drops to 0-5. The Pioneers have now lost twice by a 62-point margin, also falling to Sacramento State last Tuesday. The Gators move to 8-1 all-time versus the Pioneers.
- The Gators' 122 points are the most in a single game in program history and the most dating back to a January 23, 1995 win when the Gators topped Pacific Lutheran 119-96. That game tied the previous program record, set by the 1980 squad with a 119-23 win over UC Santa Cruz. The 96 point margin of victory over the Banana Slugs remains the largest in program history.
- All 14 SF State players scored as the Gators shot 55.3 percent (42-of-76) from the field, including 48.6 percent (17-of-35) from deep.
- Tyjean Burrell led all players with 20 points. Burrell was 7-of-8 from the field, including 5-of-5 from deep. He also had five rebounds and four assists.
- Jonah Roth added 19 points and a team-high seven rebounds.
- Jailen Daniel Dalton scored 15 points to go with four rebounds and a pair of blocks.
- John Bakke and Alex Gilat both chipped in 10 points apiece, both season-highs for the pair of juniors.
- CJ Bellamy dished out a game-high six assists, one off of his career mark.
- SF State dominated the glass 48-27. The 48 were the team's most rebounds dating back to December 31, when SF State had 52 versus Cal State Monterey Bay.
- Jacob Ebert led PUC with 16 points. Kyle Durham added 14 in the loss.
Tyjean Burrell buried a three-pointer on the opening possession. Less than four minutes in, the Gators lead was double digits thanks to a six-point run. A 12-point run capped off by a pair of Roth free throws put the Gators up 22 with over seven minutes to go in the half.
Parsa Hadjighasemi hit a pair of three-pointers, including one to beat the buzzer at the half, as SF State closed the half on an 8-2 run for a 59-30 halftime lead.
SF State opened the second half on a 15-2 run that included four three-pointers, and that pushed the lead to 42. A 14-0 run grew the lead to 58 with 11:32 to go. The lead grew to as large as 65 in the final seconds.
After spending four of their first five games at home, the Gators set out on the road for the next seven games. The next four begin CCAA action, beginning Thursday, November 30 at Cal State Monterey Bay. Live stats will be available at sfstategators.com with updates also available on X at @sfstate_mbb, and fans can stream the game live on the CCAA Network.
