Friday, December 4
San Luis Obispo, CA
6 p.m.
1-1,0-0Big West
60
vs
88
San Francisco
4-2,0-0WCC
1
2
F
San Francisco
45
43
88
Cal Poly
32
28
60
Team Stats
USF
CPO
FG%
.582
.373
3FG%
.435
.176
FT%
.636
.619
RB
35
32
TO
20
16
STL
11
13
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
14
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
8
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Pts
7
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Players Mentioned
F
/ Men's BasketballPG
/ Men's Basketball
CG
/ Men's BasketballF
/ Men's BasketballF
/ Men's Basketball
Photo by: Owen Main
Cal Poly Sustains First Loss of Year, Falling to San Francisco
12/4/2020 8:02:00 PM | Men's Basketball
SAN LUIS OBISPO – Sophomore forward Alimamy Koroma matched a career high with 14 points, but the Cal Poly men's basketball program sustained its first loss of the 2020-21 season on Friday evening, dropping an 88-60 decision to San Francisco inside Mott Athletics Center.
Freshman forward Brantly Stevenson and freshman guard Camren Pierce added eight points apiece for Cal Poly (1-1), which forced San Francisco (4-2) into 20 turnovers. San Francisco, however, shot 58.2 (32-for-55) percent from the floor and 43.5 (10-for-23) percent from three-point range and led for the final 29 minutes in victory.
During the first meeting between the two programs in seven seasons and in just San Francisco's fourth all-time visit to San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly graduate forward Riley Till (above) grabbed a team high seven rebounds and scored seven points.
Cal Poly's season-opening home stand continues on Monday, Dec. 7 versus New Mexico State (6 p.m.), Wednesday, Dec. 9 against Santa Clara (time TBA) and Wednesday, Dec. 16 versus San Diego (3 p.m.).
Mustang freshman guard Kobe Sanders opened Friday's matchup with a three-pointer, but San Francisco scored 14 of the next 20 points to take control of the lead. A Stevenson jumper and three-pointer on successive possessions helped Cal Poly draw level at 14-14, 12-and-a-half minutes before the break, but the Dons finished the opening period with a 24-12 run. Dons guard Julian Rishwain sent San Francisco into the locker room with a 45-32 lead after sinking a three-pointer at the first-half horn.
The Dons opened the second half with three-pointers by guard Khalil Shabazz and forward Dzmitry Ryuny before a dunk from forward Taavi Jurkatamm ran San Francisco's advantage to 53-32 with 17-and-a-half minutes to play.
Cal Poly cut San Francisco's lead to fewer than 20 points just once the remainder of the evening.
Freshman forward Brantly Stevenson and freshman guard Camren Pierce added eight points apiece for Cal Poly (1-1), which forced San Francisco (4-2) into 20 turnovers. San Francisco, however, shot 58.2 (32-for-55) percent from the floor and 43.5 (10-for-23) percent from three-point range and led for the final 29 minutes in victory.
During the first meeting between the two programs in seven seasons and in just San Francisco's fourth all-time visit to San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly graduate forward Riley Till (above) grabbed a team high seven rebounds and scored seven points.
Cal Poly's season-opening home stand continues on Monday, Dec. 7 versus New Mexico State (6 p.m.), Wednesday, Dec. 9 against Santa Clara (time TBA) and Wednesday, Dec. 16 versus San Diego (3 p.m.).
Mustang freshman guard Kobe Sanders opened Friday's matchup with a three-pointer, but San Francisco scored 14 of the next 20 points to take control of the lead. A Stevenson jumper and three-pointer on successive possessions helped Cal Poly draw level at 14-14, 12-and-a-half minutes before the break, but the Dons finished the opening period with a 24-12 run. Dons guard Julian Rishwain sent San Francisco into the locker room with a 45-32 lead after sinking a three-pointer at the first-half horn.
The Dons opened the second half with three-pointers by guard Khalil Shabazz and forward Dzmitry Ryuny before a dunk from forward Taavi Jurkatamm ran San Francisco's advantage to 53-32 with 17-and-a-half minutes to play.
Cal Poly cut San Francisco's lead to fewer than 20 points just once the remainder of the evening.
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