SAN FRANCISCO - Three Gators were in double figures, and 11 players scored points for the San Francisco State men's basketball team on Saturday as the Gators rolled to an 81-67 victory over Cal Poly Humboldt.
- SF State improves to 10-14 this season, 8-10 in league play while the Lumberjacks drop to 14-9, 10-8 in CCAA action.
- Caden Flowers led all players with 19 points, the 11th time this season he has reached double-digit scoring, and a game-high five assists.
- Caleb Oden and Donovan Cooks each had three steals, while Alex Gilat had four which is tied for the most by a Gator this season (Oden on Nov. 22; Pearse Uniacke on Nov. 23; Flowers on Jan. 11).
- Tyjean Burrell had 12 points, and Oden had 11. Uniacke added nine points and nine boards.
- The Gators handed out 19 assists, the second most this season, and nine players registered an assist. Nine of their assists came on three-pointers. The Gators also forced a season-high 21 turnovers.
SF State pulled ahead 9-5 early, capped off by Flowers' driving layup. Gilat knocked down a three with just over 14 minutes left in the first for his first basket of the afternoon. Both teams traded three's midway through the half, with Cooks making one from the wing off a dish from John Bakke. Oden had a booming dunk and Flowers followed with a triple on the ensuing possession as SF State now led 24-20 around the eight-minute mark. The Gators closed out the half on a 12-3 run to head into halftime up 42-32.
Back-to-back threes by Burrell and Oden pushed the Gator advantage to 48-34 to start the second half. SF State continued its strong offensive showing, putting together an 18-6 run while going 7-of-9 from the field to go up 73-50, its largest lead of the day. SF State was also able to force key turnovers off Rob Diaz, two of the 21 turnovers by Humboldt on the day. The Lumberjacks were able to inch closer with 12 points in the final four minutes, but SF State put it away for the 81-67 win.
The Gators visit Cal Poly Pomona (Thursday, Feb. 20) and Cal State San Bernardino (Saturday, Feb. 22) as part of the final regular-season road trip. Coverage will be available on FloCollege, and live stats will be at SFStateGators.com.
