Arcata, Calif. — The San Francisco State men's basketball team won its sixth straight thanks to big plays in the final seconds of Thursday's 62-60 win over Cal Poly Humboldt at Lumberjack Arena.
- With the win, San Francisco State improves to 14-8 overall and 8-6 in CCAA play, moving the Gators into a tie for fifth place. The Lumberjacks drop to 4-15 overall and 1-13 in conference play.
- It felt like one of those nights for Daniel-Dalton, who roared back with a team-leading 22 points and four rebounds after going scoreless in his last contest. The 22 points matched the junior's career high and he is averaging a team-leading 12.4 points per game.
- Jonah Roth added 10 points with a pair of three-pointers and also had four rebounds and three blocks. Tyjean Burrell was 3-of-3 from the field and finished with eight points.
- Kareem Clark led Cal Poly Humboldt with 14 points and 11 rebounds. Brandon Bento-Jackson and Rob Diaz each added 10 points in the loss.
- SF State shot 53.5 percent (23-of-43) from the field, including a blistering 68.4 percent (13-of-19) in the second half. Humboldt shot 44 percent (22-of-50). After going just 1-of-11 from deep in the first half, the Gators adjusted their game plan and attacked the paint, outscoring the Lumberjacks 34-24 for the game.
- Cal Poly Humboldt won the rebounding battle, 29-20.
The Gators led for the first twelve minutes of the game but went cold in the last couple of minutes. In turn, the Lumberjacks finished the half on a 6-0 run and led 28-22 at the break.
SF State kept it close and a 6-0 run of their own propelled the Gators back in front, 49-48, with under eight minutes to go. The lead changed six more times with the Gators holding on for the final. Things didn't look good with two minutes to go. The Gators got a defensive stop but turned the ball over, then Bento-Jackson hit a jumper with under a minute to go to put Humboldt up three. SF State called timeout with 52 seconds left.
CJ Bellamy lobbed the ball in to Dalton, who finished for a layup with 37 seconds left. The defense came up big when Ramiah Adedigba, facing full court pressure, bobbled the ball out of bounds in front of the scorer's table near the Lumberjacks bench. That gave the ball to the Gators with 26 seconds remaining and the Gators again went to Daniel Dalton, who scored and drew the foul with 14.3 seconds remaining. He converted the free throw for the two-point lead. The Lumberjacks brought the ball up and called timeout with nine seconds remaining. Diaz's driving jumper with three seconds hit the bottom of the rim and the Gators held on.
From Arcata, San Francisco State travels south to Chico State for a 3 p.m. matinee on Saturday, February 3. 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.
