SAN FRANCISCO – The University of San Francisco men's basketball team got back to .500 in the WCC thanks to a spectacular second half in the Dons 72-63 win over visiting Loyola Marymount on Saturday. The win capped off the Dons first 2-0 week in WCC play for USF this season.
USF (16-13, 8-8 WCC) scored 43 points after the intermission, their second largest point total in the second half this season. Leading the Dons, was junior guard
Frankie Ferrari, who finished with a team-high 17 points, while dishing out six assists. Ferrari was the catalyst for the Dons, going 6-for-9 from the floor. He scored 11 of his 17 points after the break.
Joining Ferrari in double figures was
Chase Foster and
Jimbo Lull. Foster scored some huge buckets for the Dons early. He finished the game 3-for-5 from beyond the arc. Lull scored 10 points and grabbed four rebounds in another spectacular performance in the post.
The Dons, trailed by five midway through the opening half, but a jumper by Lull put the Dons out front for good 16-15. The contest featured five ties and eight lead changes, but none after Lull's bucket. The Dons led for 30 minutes in the contest, LMU tied the game three times in the second half but could never get the lead.
A big reason for that was the play of
Nate Renfro. The junior co-captain finished with a team-high 10 rebounds and three blocks to go along with his five points. The Dons needed Renfro's play, as LMU (8-19, 3-13 WCC) had the advantage in rebounds, grabbing 17 offensive rebounds giving LMU 13 second chance points.
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GAME NOTES
- At 8-8 the Dons are .500 in WCC play for the first time since Dec. 30 when USF defeated Portland to go 1-1 in conference play.
- USF improves to 4-2 in the season's final month, on Saturday they are now 6-4.
- Frankie Ferrari recorded his 16th game in double figures, it is his 11th in the last 12 games.
- The Dos were outrebounded 42-31 but improved to 4-10 when recording fewer rebounds.
UP NEXT
The Dons head out on the road for their final road game of the regular season when they travel to Stockton, Calif., to take on Pacific on Thursday at 7:00 p.m. The game will be streamed live on TheW.tv.
