SAN FRANCISCO - Despite having one of its best shooting performances of the season, the San Francisco State men's basketball team dropped its final home contest of 2025 to Seattle Pacific 70-68.

 

By the Numbers

 
 

• SF State falls to 1-7 and closes out non-conference action. Seattle Pacific improves to 4-3
• Both Bricen Buciak and Miles Pollard scored season highs. Buciak dropped 22 while Pollard had 20 points.
• As a team, the Gators shot 46.9 percent from the field and 50.0 percent from three.
• The Gators played their cleanest game of the season and only turned the ball over three times.
• The game featured 14 ties and seven lead changes.
• SF State struggled at the rim and only grabbed 24 boards compared to Seattle Pacific's 41.

How It Happened

Buciak had eight of the Gators' 13 points in an early 13-9 lead. Gators called timeout after SPU tied it at 15-15 and immediately scored to retake the lead. The two teams stayed within a possession the majority of the remainder of the quarter. Tied 34-34 with a little over two and a half minutes to go, Seattle Pacific outscored the Gators 10-2 to take a lead into halftime.

Seattle Pacific had their biggest lead of the game up 12 points with 16:09 remaining in the second half. The Gators slowly chipped away at the lead. Pollard sunk a three-point basket to cut their lead to 59-56 with 7:06 to go. Markees Williams tied the game with a three at 61-61 and a pair of shots at the line from Buciak gave the Gators their first lead since the first half with 4:32 to go. Tied at 68-68 with 43 seconds remaining, Milandev Chantha missed his shot to give the Gators the lead. A foul on the other end sent Henry Sandberg to the line. Sandberg made both shots. Williams missed a shot to tie it for the Gators. With five seconds remaining, Seattle Pacific's inbound pass sailed into the hands of Buciak but the Gators couldn't secure the game-tying basket.

Up Next

 The Gators close out the calender year with their final road trip of 2025. SF State travels to play Cal State LA on December 19 at 7:30 pm. Live stats will be available at sfstategators.com and fans can watch at home on FloCollege.