SAN FRANCISCO – The San Francisco State men's basketball team traveled across Golden Gate Park to play University of San Francisco in an exhibition game. They fell 89-56 to the Dons.
- SF State started Bricen Buciak, Kiahn Nice, Evan McKnight, Markees Williams and Fed Pernell in their first live action of the season.
- Despite only being a couple miles apart, the Gators played USF for the first time since December 6, 2016.
- Williams led the Gators with 17 points.
- McKnight landed two blocks.
- Cormac Springsteel had a team-high three assists.
- The Dons took advantage of turnovers and scored 21 of their points off them. The Gators only got 11 points off turnovers.
The Dons opened the game with a 7-0 run before McNight was able to score a second chance basket. The Gators trailed 11-3 after the first media time-out and struggled to get shots to land out of the timeout, scoring most of their points at the line. The Dons finished the first half with a 46-21 lead.
The Gators played the Dons closer in the second half and only lost the second half 43-35.
The Gators have one more exhibition game before the season starts. They travel to UCSB and take on the Gauchos on November 2 at 7 pm. Live stats will be available at sfstategators.com.
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