SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. - Capping of an undefeated regular season on the Hilltop, the University of San Francisco men's basketball team (22-7, 12-4 WCC), turned it on down the stretch on Thursday night as the Dons hung on to take down Pacific (9-21, 4-12 WCC), 71-58, at War Memorial at the Sobrato Center.

With the win over Pacific, San Francisco secured its first undefeated season (16-0) in War Memorial at the Sobrato Center since 1980-81 (12-0).
 
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT:

• Pacific got the scoring started on Thursday night as Elijah Fisher and Jazz Gardner gave the Tigers an early 4-0 lead through the first two minutes of play.
• San Francisco responded in the possessions to follow as Tyrone Riley IV, Ryan Beasley and Marcus Williams all found the bottom of the net to even the score at 6-all at 15:03.
• Taking control again, Pacific used two more baskets from Fisher to jump back in front, 11-8, at 11:38. With 8:53 remaining in the opening half, Fisher converted on a layup to make it 15-10 in favor of the Tigers.
• This lead would be short-lived as San Francisco reeled off an 8-2 run over the next minute and a half as the green and gold went in front, 18-17, on a breakaway dunk from Riley IV at 7:23.
• Continuing to trade baskets as the action moved along, Pacific took the lead back, 24-23 on a second chance slam from Kris Keinys, at 2:38. However, Williams quickly drove the ball up court and cashed in from beyond-the-arc to give the green and gold the advantage once again, 26-24, at 2:27.
• Pacific would take a three-point lead, 29-26, with just around 4 seconds left in the half, but Beasley drove the length of the floor before banking in a floater as time expired to make it a one-point game at halftime, 29-28.
• Coming out of the break, Malik Thomas began the second half with vengeance as the guard scored the first two buckets of the period to put USF up 33-29 just 43 seconds in.
• Riley IV pushed the San Francisco lead to six, 35-29, after sinking a pair of free throws, but Pacific punched back with a 9-2 run to even the game at 37-all after a hook shot from Jazz Gardner at 15:37.
• San Francisco answered by stringing together a few stops defensively combined with more offensive firepower to take a five-point lead, 45-40, following a made jumper from Beasley at 12:29. With 10:42 remaining in regulation, Riley IV brought the crowd to their feet with another fastbreak throwdown, which made it 49-42 in favor of the Dons at 10:42.
• Finding their stride offensively, the green and gold widened the gap, 55-46, as a layup from James O'Donnell after a Pacific turnover gave San Francisco a nine-point lead.
• Pacific went on to close the gap to seven, 55-48, with 7:35 left on the game clock, but this was as close as the Tigers would get for the rest of the night.
• Near the five-minute mark, Thomas netted five more straight points to give the Dons their first double digit lead of the contest, 62-49.
• San Francisco would press its foot on the gas pedal down the stretch as the green and gold went on to secure an undefeated season on the Hilltop with a 71-58 win over Pacific.

 
NOTABLE PERFORMANCES:

• Riley IV was tabbed Player of the Game after finishing with 14 points, 10 rebounds and four steals. Overall, the freshman finished 4-of-8 from the floor and a perfect 6-of-6 from the charity stripe as he logged his first collegiate double double.
• Playing in his final regular season game on the Hilltop, Thomas finished with a game-high 23 points on 8-of-17 from the field. The Fontana native also added two rebounds, one assist and one steal in the victory.
• Williams (14 points) and Beasley (10 points) also finished in double figures for San Francisco as the duo shot a combined 11-of-21 from the field.
• As a team, San Francisco led Pacific in points off turnovers (18-9), second chance points (13-12), fast break points (19-5) and bench points (18-12).

POSTGAME WITH THE DONS:

• To view the full highlights of tonight's contest, please click here.
• To view the full postgame interview with head coach Chris Gerlufsen, please click here.
• To view the full postgame interview with Tyrone Riley IV and Malik Thomas, please click here.

UP NEXT:
San Francisco will have a bye this weekend as the Dons will suit up next on Wednesday, Feb. 26 when USF makes the trip north to Corvallis for a battle at Oregon State. Tipoff from Gill Coliseum is scheduled for 8:00 pm as John Sadak and Avery Johnson will have the call live on CBS Sports Network while Pat Olson will have the call live on KNBR 1050. Live streaming, radio and live statistics are available via the team's schedule page.
 
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