SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco State men's basketball team dropped its final game of the calendar year, 77-68, to visiting Cal State East Bay on Sunday afternoon inside the Main Gym at Don Nasser Family Plaza.
- Jonah Roth had 16 points, all in the first half. In the first 20 minutes he was 5-of-6 from the field, including 4-of-5 three pointers. He finished the night 5-for-11 and 4-of-7 from deep.
- Caleb Oden added 12 points and Tyjean Burrell scored 10 points in the loss. Donovan Cooks came off the bench for nine points and Jailen Daniel-Dalton chipped in eight points.
- Four Pioneers starters reached double digits, led by Grady Lewis' 21 points on 10-of-12 shooting. Dimitrios Klonaras added 15 points, Tyree Campbell scored 14 points, and Daeshawn Eaton had a dozen.
- In the first half, the Pioneers outrebounded the Gators 19-14 and had eight offensive rebounds, which helped lead to a dozen second-chance points. CSUEB ended the game with a 42-35 rebounding advantage.
Roth kept the Gators in it early. In the first five minutes, he scored all nine of SF State's points on three three-pointers but the Pioneers still led 12-9. Roth kept up his hot half with a layup and another three-pointer that gave the Gators their first lead, 23-22, inside the eight-minute mark. The Gators pushed that lead to four but the Pioneers answered. At the four-minute mark, Campbell hit a three-pointer and 45 seconds later, Klonaras laid one up to put the Pioneers back in front, 32-31. A Cooks three-pointer pulled the Gators to within one but SF State trailed 41-36 at the break.
SF State used a 6-1 run to tie the game at 42-42 and went ahead when Oden got his own shot back to make it 44-43. However, the Pioneers answered on a 17-1 run over the next four minutes. Over that span, the Gators went without a field goal and committed five turnovers, drastically shifting the game's momentum into CSUEB's favor, 58-45. Alex Gilat hit a three but the damage was done. SF State cut the lead to six with under two minutes to go but was only able to get one stop after that.
The five-game CCAA homestand continues on Thursday, January 4 at 7:30 p.m. when the Gators host Chico State. The game will be broadcast on the CCAA Network with live stats will be available at sfstategators.com, as well as updates on X at @sfstate_mbb. Tickets are available at sfstategators.com/tickets.
