SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco State men's basketball team shook off some rust to begin 2025 and overcame a 17-point deficit en route to a 75-64 comeback victory over visiting Sonoma State on Thursday evening inside the Main Gym at Don Nasser Family Plaza.
- SF State improves to 4-7 overall and 2-3 in CCAA play. The Seawolves drop to 5-5 overall and 1-3 versus conference opponents.
- The Gators used a 24-4 run over the final 10 minutes, including a 12-0 run over the final four minutes, to complete the comeback.
- For back-to-back games, Tyjean Burrell scored a team-high 17 points. Caden Flowers and John Bakke added 16 points apiece in the victory, and Pearse Uniacke reached double digits with 11 points.
- SSU won the rebounding battle 36-30. Jakob Milling led all players with 11, and Bakke had a team-high six for the Gators.
- After missing 16 shots in the first half, including nine three-pointers, the Gators settled in and shot 60.9 percent (14-of-23) from the field in the second half.
- SSU was led by Aaron Ragen's 15 points, coming on 5-for-10 three-point shooting. Julian Bryant and Nick Medeiros added 14 points apiece in the loss.
SF State used an early 7-0 run to take a seven-point lead early in the contest, 9-2. An 8-0 run by the Seawolves eventually negated the early lead and gave the Seawolves the lead, 18-16, with under 11 minutes to go in the first half. The Seawolves buried three ball after three ball in the first half to take a commanding lead. They finished the half with eight made threes, including three in each corner. SF State's defense was slow to contest and the Gators found themselves facing a 42-29 halftime deficit.
The deficit grew to 17 on a Medeiros three-ball with 17:34 to go. The Gators responded on an 8-0 run that forced the Seawolves to call timeout with 15:35 to play. The Gators still trailed by 13 when they went on a 14-0 run over a four-minute period that found the Gators back in front, 61-60, on a driving layup from Bakke. Bryant hit a pull-up jumper to briefly give SSU the lead back but SF State only allowed one more bucket and finished the game on a 12-0 run while holding Sonoma State scoreless for the final four minutes.
The Gators host Cal State San Marcos on Saturday, January 4 at 3 p.m. The Cougars are coming off of their first win of the season – Dexter Stratton's layup with three seconds left secured a 68-66 win at Cal State East Bay. Live stats will be available at sfstategators.com, and fans can tune in to the action on FloCollege.
