The University of San Francisco men's basketball team will host San Diego in its regular season finale on Saturday. The Dons and Toreros will tip off at 7:05 p.m. The game is not televised but it will be streamed live on TheW.tv with
Pat Olson and coach Jim Brovelli with the call. Fans can tune into USF's radio partner, 95.7 The Game, for the radio broadcast.
GAME INFORMATION
Date/Time: Feb. 24, 2018 – 7:00 p.m.
Opponent: San Diego (17-12, 8-9 WCC)
Site: San Francisco, Calif. (War Memorial at the Sobrato Center)
Radio: 95.7 The Game
Talent: Pat Olson (Play-by-Play) and Jim Brovelli (Analyst)
Streaming: TheW.tv
Talent: Pat Olson (Play-by-Play) and Jim Brovelli (Analyst)
Live Stats: USFDons.com
Game Notes: USF vs. USD
TOMORROW'S GAME
The Dons are red hot, winning five of their last six and three-straight. They are coming off an 84-74 win over host Pacific on Thursday to improve to 9-8 in the WCC. A win tomorrow against the visiting Toreros would give the Dons their first back-to-back winning seasons in conference play since the Dons went 9-5 in '02-03 after going 8-6 the year before. San Diego enters tomorrow's contest with a 17-12 mark and are 8-9 in the WCC. The Toreros have lost five of their last seven contests including a 77-72 defeat at the hands of No. 6 Gonzaga at Jenny Craig Pavilion on Thursday.
Honoring Chase Foster
Prior to Saturday's contest against USD, the Dons will honor senior
Chase Foster in a pre-game ceremony. Entering Saturday's contest, Foster USF's lone senior, has played in 85 games making 48 starts. He has played in 2001 minutes. He is a career 41.7 percent shooter, averaging 8.89 points per game. The co-captain is also a three-time WCC All-Academic honoree, the economics major is carrying a cumulative GPA of 3.78.
Five in Double Figures
In the win over Pacific, the Dons had five players finish with 10 points.
Frankie Ferrari led USF with 15 points, followed by
Chase Foster at 13,
Jimbo Lull with 12 and
Remu Raitanen and
Jordan Ratinho with 11 apiece. The last time the Dons had five players finish in double figures was the win over Nevada on Dec. 23 in the finale of the Continental Tires Las Vegas Classic.
THE SERIES
Saturday's contest will be the 82nd meeting between the Dons and Toreros. All-time, USF owns a 44-37 advantage in the series. USD snapped a four-game winning streak by the Dons when they defeated USF 73-63 on Dec. 28 to open WCC play.
UP NEXT
The Dons will await their seeding for the West Coast Conference Championship. A win over San Diego should secure a fourth-place finish in the WCC which would mean USF's next game would come on Saturday, Mar. 3 at 3:00 p.m. at the Orleans Arena.
