Game at a Glance
San Francisco Dons (0-1, 0-0 WCC) vs. Saint Francis (0-1, 0-0 NEC)
Monday,  Nov. 13, 2017 • 7:00 p.m.
War Memorial at the Sobrato Center • San Francisco, Calif.
Series Record: First ever meeting
Last Meeting: First ever meeting
Audio / Video Stream: TheW.tv (Pat Olson, Play-by-Play; Jim Brovelli, Analyst)
Live Stats: StatBroadcast.com
 
Ticket Information
Reserved and general admission tickets for remaining WCC home games, are available for purchase on-line at USFDons.com/tickets or by calling (415) 422-2USF (2873).

Free Parking Information
Parking is available free of charge two hours prior to tip-off until one hour after the conclusion of the game in any campus lot, with the exception of designated green parking spots at the top of Hayes-Healy garage on Golden Gate Avenue adjacent to the gymnasium. Campus parking lots of choice include the lot at the Koret Center, located at the corner of Turk and Parker and the Hayes-Healy underground garage, located on Golden Gate Ave. just past the Sobrato Center. Due to expected large turnouts for both games, fans are encouraged to arrive early. View campus parking map here.
 
SAN FRANCISCO – The University of San Francisco men's basketball team looks to get into the win column on Monday evening when the Dons host Saint Francis (PA) in a non-conference showdown at the War Memorial at the Sobrato Center. 
 
USF (0-1) is coming off an 83-71 loss in Friday night's home opener against Long Beach State.  Souley Boum led the team with 22 points.  He was one of four Dons to make his debut, also playing for the first time in the green and gold was Jamaree Bouyea, Taavi Jurkatamm, and Erik Poulsen.
 
USF at a glance

• Opened the year with an 83-71 loss at the hands of visiting Long Beach State on Friday.
• USF was led by freshman guard Souley Boum who scored a game-high 22 points. 
• USF is 7-3 in its last 10 season openers...the Dons had won their last three season openers prior to Friday night's game. 
• Over the last 10 seasons, USF has gone 8-2 when playing in front of the home crowd for the first time...Friday's loss was the first since North Dakota State defeated the Dons 73-65 on Nov. 11, 2011. 
• USF outrebounded Long Beach State 39-37...USF was 13-4 last season when outrebounding their opponents. 
• Monday's contest is the second of the Dons five game home stand to begin the year.
• Monday's contest against St. Francis is the first between the two teams...St. Francis is a member of the Northeast Conference.
• USF had four players make their Dons debut on Friday, including three freshmen.  Jamaree Bouyea made his first career start, Souley Boum scored a game-high 22 points, and Taavi Jurkatamm played in 17 minutes.  Sophomore center Erik Poulsen also made his debut checking in in the final minutes against the 49ers.  
• Made eight 3-point field goals in the season opener...USF has made a 3-point field goal in 160 consecutive games dating back to the 2012-13 season. 
• Scored 71 points in their home debut...prior to Friday night's game, the Dons averaged 82.3 points per contest in the home opener and have limited their foes to 59.8 points per game, a +22.5 margin, over the last 10 years.

 
About the Red Flash

• SFU (0-1, 0-0 NEC) will be playing the second of its two games in the Bay Area.The Red Flashes opened up the season, falling to Saint Mary's 85-68 at McKeon Pavilion.
• Expectations are high in Loretto as the Red Flash was a unanimous No. 1 selection in the NEC Preseason Coaches' Poll for the first time in program history. Fairleigh Dickinson followed in the second spot in the poll, but Saint Francis garnered all nine first-place votes from the league's head coaches.

• Saint Francis was the only team to place two individuals on the NEC Preseason All-Conference Team. Junior and leading scorer from last season Isaiah Blackmon secured a spot as did sophomore and reigning NEC Rookie of the Year Keith Braxton.
• The 2016-17 season was a memorable one for Red Flash fans. Saint Francis went 17-17 overall, its most wins since 1997-98, culminating with a run to the NEC title game, its first appearance since 1991. Saint Francis would go on to play in the CIT, defeating Jacksonville in the First Round of the CIT for its 
• The Red Flash boasted the top scoring offense in the NEC in 2016-17 with an average of 75.8 points per game. Much of its success came from behind the arc as the team connected on a league-best 277 three-pointers, shooting it at a league-high 39.1% from behind the arc.
• SFU's 78-76 win at Jacksonville in the First Round of the CIT was its first postseason win since the 1991 NCAA Tournament Play-In Game against Fordham, a 70-64 win. 

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