SAN FRANCISCO, Calif - Returning home to the Hilltop, the University of San Francisco (USF) men's basketball team (12-7, 4-2 WCC) is slated for its biggest battle of conference play yet as the Dons are set to host Saint Mary's (16-2, 5-0 WCC) in a nationally televised Tuesday night matchup at War Memorial at the Sobrato Center.

GAME 20 DETAILS:
Opponent: Saint Mary's (16-2, 5-0 WCC)
Date: Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026
Time: 8:00 p.m. PT
Location: War Memorial at the Sobrato Center/San Francisco, Calif.
Watch: ESPN2 (Dave Feldman, Corey Williams)
Listen: KNBR 1050 (Pat Olson, Jim Brovelli)
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
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DONS AT A GLANCE:

• Bouncing back from a tough double-overtime loss at LMU on Thursday, San Francisco got back on track with a dominant 80-60 victory at Pepperdine on Saturday night. USF held Pepperdine to just 30.5 percent shooting from the field and 14.3 percent shooting from three, both season lows for a Dons opponent this season.
• Making his first start in over a month, Junjie Wang was on fire against the Waves, scoring a career-high 27 points on 10-of-14 shooting from the floor and 7-of-9 shooting from three in a career-best 34 minutes. Wang's seven made threes were the most by a Don since Khalil Shabazz hit as many threes on Mar. 4, 2023 in USF's 93-87 double-overtime win against Santa Clara in the WCC Championship Quarterfinal, and the most threes by a Don in regulation since Dec. 4, 2021, when Jamaree Bouyea made eight threes in USF's 83-62 win over UNLV.
• David Fuchs (14 points, 12 rebounds) and Tyrone Riley IV (19 points, season-high 11 rebounds) both tallied double-doubles against Pepperdine, marking the first time that two Dons logged double-doubles in the same game since Feb. 1, 2024, when Jonathan Mogbo (21 points, 10 rebounds) and Marcus Williams (19 points, 10 assists) achieved the feat against San Diego.
• Continuing to dominate the glass, San Francisco has corralled a season-high-tying 49 rebounds in back-to-back games, now leading the WCC in rebounding in conference play, averaging 42.7 boards per game. Individually, Fuchs ranks second in the league in rebounding (9.2/game) in WCC action, while Veniamin Abosi has grabbed a career-high nine rebounds in three of the last four games, ranking 11th in the conference in rebounding in conference contests (6.7 per game). Nationally, USF ranks 66th in rebounding this season, averaging 39.1 rebounds per game overall.
• A golden opportunity awaits the Dons as Tuesday night brings the second Quad 1 opportunity for San Francisco this season, with Saint Mary's currently sitting at No. 30 in the NCAA's NET Rankings. USF's lone Quad 1 contest so far this season came on Dec. 13, 2025 at Saint Louis, when the Dons fell in a tight game, 85-75, in Missouri. 

SCOUTING THE GAELS:

• Saint Mary's (SMC) has been perfect to begin conference play, winning each of its first five WCC games, as the Gaels are hungry to notch a 10-0 start to league action for a fourth consecutive season.
• Last time out, SMC was tested as they eked out an 88-82 victory over Washington State on Saturday afternoon in their second-closest home game this season. The top three scorers for the Gaels each finished with 20-plus points in the win over the Cougars: sophomore Joshua Dent (26), junior Paulius Murauskas (24), and sophomore Mikey Lewis (20). Notably, Saint Mary's shot a perfect 20-for-20 from the free throw line in the win, marking the eighth time this season that a team has shot 100 percent from the line in one game (min. 15 free throw attempts) across Division I.
• In his second year in Moraga, Murauskas has established himself as one of the nation's best scorers as he leads the WCC in scoring at 19.6 points per game overall this season, good for 46th nationally. Within conference play, Murauskas is the league's only player averaging at least 20.0 points per game (22.0).
• As a unit, Saint Mary's has been one of the best defensive teams in the country this season, holding its opponents to just 64.9 points per game, the 16th-fewest across D-I teams.
• In his 25th season as head coach of the Gaels, Randy Bennett is the fifth-longest tenured active head coach in Division I this season, as he looks to lead Saint Mary's to a fifth consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance and a fourth straight WCC regular season championship.

SERIES HISTORY:

• Tuesday night's primetime matchup on the Hilltop will mark the 194th all-time meeting between San Francisco and Saint Mary's, with the Dons holding a 102-91 lead in the all-time series. Last season, USF ended SMC's perfect 10-0 start to WCC play, handing the Gaels their first loss of conference action in a 65-64 thriller on Feb. 6, 2025 at War Memorial at the Sobrato Center. It also ended the Gaels' 15-game road win streak while giving the green and gold its first victory over SMC in over six years.

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