SAN FRANCISCO – The San Francisco State men's basketball team was unable to overcome a slow first half in a 62-45 loss to No. 14 Cal State Dominguez Hills on Thursday night inside the Main Gym at Don Nasser Family Plaza.
- SF State drops to 10-17 this season, 8-13 in CCAA action and is eliminated from postseason contention. The nationally-ranked Toros improve to 21-5 and a CCAA-best 19-2.
- CSUDH's Alex Garcia scored a game-high 18 points on 7-of-10 shooting, including four three-pointers. JT Tan chipped in 10 points.
- Donovan Cooks, Caden Flowers, and Pearse Uniacke all had eight points apiece for the Gators.
- John Bakke made his 100th career appearance for the Gators.
- Uniacke added a block, bringing his season total to 54. He is now just one behind AJ Kahlon (2016-17), who is third all-time in a single season in Gators history.
- SF State shot a season-low 27.3 percent (15-of-55).
- The Toros dominated the glass and outrebounded the Gators 46-24.
The Toros led wire-to-wire thanks to a 15-2 start in the first six minutes. The Gators couldn't get much going in the first half and trailed 34-14 at the break.
SF State made a run in the second half and cut the deficit to 12. SF State outscored the Toros in the second half, 31-28, but it wasn't enough to overcome the first half.
The Gators close out the 2024-25 campaign on Saturday, March 1 at 3 p.m. versus Cal State LA (12-15/10-11), who earned the sixth and final seed in the CCAA Tournament. Prior to the game, SF State will honor the team's five seniors: John Bakke, Tyjean Burrell, Alex Gilat, Devon Jackson, and Pearse Uniacke. Coverage will be available on FloCollege, and live stats will be at sfstategators.com. Tickets are available at sfstategators.com/tickets.
