SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco State men's basketball team continued its upward trend and split the season series with Stanislaus State on Thursday with a 72-42 blowout inside the Main Gym at Don Nasser Family Plaza.
- After the Warriors won the CCAA opener between the two teams, 75-70, SF State earns a split of the season series. SF State has won five of six and four straight games to move to four games over .500 at 12-8. SF State also evens its CCAA record to 6-6 and into a tie for sixth place. Meanwhile, Stan State drops its third straight and moves to 5-13 overall and 2-10 in conference play.
- The Gators have now held an opponent to less than 50 points in a game once in each of the last three seasons with two of those games coming versus Stan State.
- The two teams split the season series. SF State has won five of six and four straight to move to four games over .500 at 12-8. SF State also evens its CCAA record to 6-6. Meanwhile, Stan State drops its third straight and moves to 5-13 overall and 2-10 in conference play.
- All 11 Gators who played scored, led by Jonah Roth with 15 points. Jailen Daniel-Dalton notched his fifth double-double with 13 points and a game-high 10 rebounds. Devon Jackson was 5-of-8 and matched his season-high with 10 points.
- Both Daniel-Dalton and Roth went 6-of-12 from the field as the Gators shot 46.8 percent (29-of-62) as a team.
- SF State stifled the Warriors offense and held Stan State to 26.2 percent (17-of-65), the lowest allowed by the Gators this season. It marked the first time since December 1, 2018 that the Gator have held an opponent to under 30 percent.
- No Warriors reached double digits. Dontrell Hewlett led the Warriors with seven points on 3-of-9 shooting. Four others scored six points apiece.
- The Gators dominated the glass, outscoring their opponent 48-35.
- SF State also dished out a combined 16 assists, the most by the Gators versus a Division II opponent this season.
Tied 9-9 early, Daniel-Dalton got to the rim for a couple of layups, then quick ball movement led to his assiste on wide-open Bellamy three-pointer from the top of the key and a 16-9 Gators lead. SF State pushed that lead to 20-9 as they kept the Warriors scoreless for nearly seven minutes as Stan State missed 12 straight shots.
Parsa Hadjighasemi's three-pointer with under four minutes to go built the Gators lead to 30-18, then both teams went quietly into halftime with SF State ahead 32-21.
The Gators quickly added to their lead in the second half.
Devon Jackson followed his own shot, then Cooks intercepted a pass and took it for the easy layup and a 15-point Gators lead that forced a Warriors timeout with 17:36 to go. The Gators stretched that to 30 by the final horn.
The Gators will face Cal State Monterey Bay for the second time this season when the Otters visit on Saturday, January 27 at 1 p.m. The Otters won the CCAA opener after the Gators spotted them a 15-point lead. Fans can stream the game live on the CCAA Network. Live stats will be available at sfstategators.com with updates also available on X at @sfstate_mbb. Tickets are available at sfstategators.com/tickets.
