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DONS HOST COUGARS IN CBI TUESDAY: USF hosts Washington State in the opening round of the 2012 College Basketball Invitational, Presented by Zebra Pen Tuesday, March 13 at War Memorial Gym. The Dons and Cougars tip-off at 7:00 PM in a game televised nationally by HDNet and broadcast on USFDons.com via Stretch Internet.
DONS AND COUGARS ON HDNET: HDNet continues as the exclusive home of the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) Presented by Zebra Pen. Live coverage begins with the University of San Francisco Dons at home against the Washington State University Cougars in the single elimination first round of the tournament, where one team will stay alive and one team will go home. HDNet can be found on the following channels in San Francisco and the surrounding area: Comcast/Xfinity: Channel 794; DIRECTV: Channel 306; Dish Network: Channel 362. Log on to HD.Net for more details.
TICKET INFORMATION: Tickets for USF's 2012 CBI Presented by Zebra Pen opening round game against Washington State are available for purchase online at USFDons.com or by calling the USF Ticket office at (415) 422-2873.
Postseason Ticket Pricing: $100 Courtside, $50 Baseline $35 Lower Reserve, $25 Adult General Admission, $10 Child General Admission, Free for USF Students.
SCOUTING WASHINGTON STATE: The Cougars enter the 2012 CBI Presented by Zebra Pen with a 15-16 overall record and a 7-11 slate in the Pac-12. WSU fell 69-64 in the opening round of the Pacific Life Pac-12 Tournament to Oregon State. WSU went 3-1 against the West Coast Conference in 2011-12, with wins against Portland (83-73), Pepperdine (67-56) and Santa Clara (93-55) and a loss to Gonzaga (89-81).
SERIES RECORD/STREAK: WSU leads 1-0/WSU won 1
SERIES NOTES: First postseason meeting between the two schools... second overall meeting and first since 1950-51 season
LAST MEETINGS: WSU 53, at USF 45 (12/23/50)
USF AGAINST THE PAC-12: San Francisco owns a 90-134 overall record against Pac-12 foes and owns winning records against four members: Arizona (4-1), Colorado (3-1), Oregon State (7-3) and Utah (7-2). Last year the Dons went 0-1 against the then Pac-10, falling 80-52 at Washington (12/18/10). The Dons last triumph against a sitting Pac-10 foe came in a 59-50 victory against Cal (12/2/97). San Francisco dispatched Colorado in a 83-81 overtime thriller November 20, 2010 while the Buffs were in their last season as a Big-12 program.
USF VS. THE PAC-12 - POSTSEASON: San Francisco owns an 8-7 record against current Pac-12 members in the postseason. The Dons own winning postseason records vs. California (1-0), Colorado (1-0), Utah (3-1) and are 1-1 vs. Oregon State. San Francisco is 2-5 vs. longtime NCAA Tournament nemesis UCLA. The Dons won the first two NCAA postseason meetings against the Bruins in 1956 and 1963, but UCLA eliminated USF from the NCAA Tournament in 1964-65, 1973-74 and 1979.
DONS IN THE POSTSEASON
· USF appears in its 23rd overall postseason appearance and first in the CBI.
· The Dons and Cougars square off for the first time in postseason play and just the second time ever.
· San Francisco advances to its third postseason since 2005 (NIT) and fourth since 1982.
· USF makes its second straight postseason for the first time since 1980-81 (NCAAs)
· San Francisco owns an overall postseason record of 29-19 in 22 postseason trips.
LAST TIME OUT FOR THE DONS: USF dropped a hard-fought 83-78 decision to No. 21 Saint Mary's in the semifinals of the 2012 Zappos.com West Coast Conference Championship. Sophomore guard Cody Doolin went off for a career-high 28 points, while junior forward Perris Blackwell added 19 points.
UP NEXT FOR THE DONS: The winner of the USF vs. WSU game will take on the winner of the North Dakota State at Wyoming winner Monday, March 19. Location and time TBD. The Dons dropped a 73-65 loss to the Bison in the 2011-12 season opener.
