SAN DIEGO – San Diego Men's Hoops was topped by NET No. 62 San Francisco Thursday night in the JCP, a 61-84 game that mostly boiled down to a 21-point difference from behind the 3-point line.
"USF shot the ball proficiently from long distance, hitting nine of their 20 attempts and we were two of 20 on our 3-point attempts," said USD Head Coach
Steve Lavin. "The 21-point edge in 3-point shooting was ultimately the difference in tonight's game."
Overall, San Francisco made ten more field goals on one more attempt, also finding success in the paint. A season-best attendance of 1,472 was reported as San Diego Basketball was celebrating Cahtolic Schools Day.
Highlighting the Torero day was senior center
Steven Jamerson II who posted his second double-double of February, scoring 12 with 10 rebounds after being a rebound shy of 20-point double-doubles in both of the last two games. Grad guard
Deven Dahlke was all over the stat sheet again, namely posting a career-best seven rebounds.
How it Happened
- The Toreros rolled out their 15th different starting lineup of the season
- USD started strong, the game even at 10-10 before a 13-0 (16-2) USF run
- It was a stark contrast in shooting splits from there on out
- San Diego trailed by as much as 16 in the first half, but got it to 11 with a burst before the break, the halftime score 31-42
- The Dons started the second half with multiple 7-0 runs, 14-2 in all
- San Francisco's James O'Donnell was ejected for a flagrant two thrown elbow with 10:15 to go
- The Toreros went on a 9-0 run to cut the deficit to 14 after the guests led by as much as 29
- The Don bombardment continued, however, spacing the floor well and distributing scoring
Up Next
San Diego is without a midweek game before playing Oregon State on Saturday, Feb. 22, for Alumni Appreciation Day at the Jenny Craig Pavilion, with tip set for 2 p.m.
