CARSON, Calif. - The San Francisco State men's basketball team raced out to an early lead thanks to good shooting but ultimately fell to Cal State Dominguez Hills 80-71.
- SF State falls to 1-9 and 0-4 in conference. Cal State Dominguez Hills improves to 8-3 and 3-1 in the CCAA.
- Four different Gators reached double figures. Miles Pollard led the way with 16 points.
- Markees Williams nearly had a double-double, scoring 14 points and grabbing nine rebounds.
- The Gators shot 44.4 percent from three in the first half but cooled off in the second half and shot 27.2.
- Jalen Brown led the Toros with 27 points.
Milandev Chatha scored the first seven points for the Gators and Williams had back-to-back threes to give the Gators a 18-7 lead through the first six minutes of action. Up 27-14 halfway through the first half, the Gator offense started to cool off and the Toros scored seven unanswered points. Bricen Buicak dropped a three and drove in a lay-up to give the Gators a double-digit lead again with 3:49 remaining. The Gators had a pair of turnovers that the Toros converted to points and the Toros cut the lead down to 40-36 heading into halftime.
The Toros quickly erased the Gators lead to open the second half, outscoring the Gators 9-2 before a timeout was called. Chatha tied the game up at 45-45 with a three-point shot but the Toros responded with a 7-0 run. Dominugez Hills would lead by as much as 20 in the second half as the Gators could only get the offensive momentum lback ate in the game.
The Gators return home on Jan 2 to face Cal Poly Pomona at 7:30 p.m. Live stats will be available at sfstategators.com and fans can watch at home on FloCollege.
