The University of San Francisco men's basketball team looks to extend its winning streak and wrap up a season-long homestand on a high note on Saturday when it hosts Ivy League foe Dartmouth at 2:00 p.m. at War Memorial at the Sobrato Center. The game will be streamed live on TheW.tv with
Pat Olson and Jim Brovelli with the call. Additionally, fans can tune into the official home of USF Dons Basketball, 1550-AM The GAME for the radio broadcast.
GAME INFORMATION
Date/Time: Nov. 24, 2018 – 2:00 p.m.
Opponent: Dartmouth Big Green (3-2, 0-0 Ivy League)
Site: War Memorial at the Sobrato Center (San Francisco)
Streaming: TheW.tv
TV: None
Radio: 1550-AM The GAME
TALENT:
Pat Olson (play-by-play) and Jim Brovelli (analyst)
Live Stats: USFDons.com
Game Notes: USF vs. Dartmouth
USF AT A GLANCE
- USF wraps up a season-long six game homestand (with the game against LIU Brooklyn moved to a neutral location) when they host Dartmouth on Saturday.
- The Dons are currently fifth in the nation in scoring margin, they are +29.4 over their opponents. USF opened the year with four consecutive wins of at least 32 points or more before holding on for a four-point victory over visiting Harvard on Wednesday.
- USF ranks third in the nation in rebound margin at +18.2. USF is also eighth in the nation in total rebounds, averaging 46.8 rebounds per game, even though the Dons do not have a rebounder in the top-100 in the nation.
- As of Saturday afternoon, the Dons are just one of 39 teams left in the country that are still undefeated. USF joins LMU and Gonzaga from the WCC as teams without a loss. The 5-0 start is the best in the Kyle Smith era and the best start since the Dons started the year 10-0 in the 1981-82 season.
- Sophomore Jamaree Bouyea posted a career-high 14 points in the win over Harvard on Wednesday, eight of his 14 game after the intermission. He was one of four Dons to finish in double figures. Bouyea is averaging 8.0 points per game in 25.6 minutes.
THE SERIES
Saturday's contest is the second time these two teams have met. The Dons own a 1-0 advantage in the series with their win coming in the Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout on Nov. 24, 2011.
ABOUT THE BIG GREEN
Dartmouth enters Saturday's contest with a 3-2 overall record after falling to Buffalo 110-71 on Wednesday. The Big Green were picked to finish eighth in the Ivy League Preseason Poll. Eleven players return from last year's squad, including 62.9 percent of its points and 68.1 percent of its minutes from last year. Of the 14 active players on the roster, eight are underclassmen. Leading the team in scoring is sophomore forward Adrease Jackson who is averaging 14.2 points per game.
LAST GAME AGAINST DARTMOUTH
The last, and only time, these two teams met came on Nov. 24, 2011 when the Dons defeated the Big Green 71-69 at the Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout. The Dons had three players finish in double figures that game and were led by Michael Williams game-high 23 points. Rashad Green and Angelo Caloiaro also finished in double figures.
UP NEXT
USF will pack its bags and take their game across the Atlantic when the Dons play a pair of games at SSE Arena in Belfast, Northern Ireland for the second annual Basketball Hall of Fame Belfast Classic. The Dons will take on Stephen F. Austin on the Nov. 30
th at 1:00 p.m. local time, 5:00 a.m. PST. So, grab a cup of coffee and tune in to
Pat Olson and Jim Brovelli as they call the game live courtside on 1550-AM The GAME the official home of USF Dons Basketball. The game against SFA will also be televised on CBS Sports Network.