STOCKTON, Calif. - Coming off a hard fought victory on their home floor, the University of San Francisco men's basketball team (16-12, 5-8) is back on the road tomorrow as they venture east to the Central Valley to take on the Pacific Tigers (13-14, 6-6) from the Alex G. Spanos Center.
GAME 29 DETAILS:
Date: Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023
Time: 8:00 pm PT
Opponent: Pacific (13-14, 6-6 WCC)
Site: Alex G. Spanos Center
Location: Stockton, Calif.
Watch: NBC Sports Bay Area
Listen: KNBR 1050
Live Stats: SIDEARM Live Stats
DONS AT A GLANCE:
- Last Saturday against the Waves, the Dons put together a strong second half effort as they picked up the 88-80 come-from-behind victory on the Hilltop, which was led by a season-high 32 points from Tyrell Roberts. Overall, the Washington State transfer finished 11-of-16 from the floor and 6-of-11 from distance while also adding three rebounds and one assist in 38 minutes played.
- USF is looking to secure the season series sweep over Pacific as they downed the Tigers 78-57 back on Jan. 19 in San Francisco behind Roberts, Zane Meeks and Josh Kunen all scoring in double figures. Notably, the Dons shot a scorching 54 percent from the field and 57 percent from deep in the 21-point win.
- As a team, USF has seen success at the charity stripe this season as they currently rank second in the WCC at 74.9 percent from the line, which includes an average of 18 attempts per game.
- In the program's first meeting of the season back on the Hilltop, Ndewedo Newbury played in his first game of the season as the sophomore scored nine points and knocked down a pair of outside shots in 27 minutes played off the bench.
SCOUTING THE TIGERS:
- Pacific enters Thursday night's game with a .500 record in conference play that includes victories over both Loyola Marymount and Santa Clara on their home floor.
- Leading the way for the Tigers this season, Keylan Boone has been a force offensively this season as the junior transfer is averaging a team-high 13.8 points per game and 4.1 rebounds per game.
- Lethal from beyond-the-arc, Luke Avdalovic leads the conference with a 52.2 percent clip from beyond-the-arc this year as the sharpshooting guard is also averaging 10.1 points per game on 50.3 percent overall from the field.
SERIES HISTORY:
- Thursday's meeting between the Tigers and Dons will mark the 111th meeting all-time between the two programs as USF currently holds a 78-32 record against Pacific. In Stockton, the Dons are 37-23 against the Tigers and have won three of their last four meetings at the Alex G. Spanos Center.
TRACK THE ACTION:
Thursday's contest in Stockton will air live on NBC Sports Bay Area and KNBR 1050 at game time. Live streaming, radio and live statistics links are available above and via the
team's schedule page.
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SPONSOR THE DONS:
The University of San Francisco Athletics Department would like to acknowledge and thank our primary sponsor - Provident Credit Union - for their continued support of USF Athletics. Interested in sponsoring the Dons? Please contact
Frank Allocco, the Executive Senior Associate Athletics Director of External Relations, at fallocco@usfca.edu or at (415) 422-4561.
