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| November 25th, 2018 War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, CA |
San Francisco, CA - Led by Owen Kole's 22 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists, the 16th-ranked San Francisco Dons (8-0, 0-0 WCC) maintained their perfect record this evening as they defeated the South Carolina State Bulldogs (1-5, 0-0 MEAC) 83-64.
The Bulldogs kept the game close in the first half as USF only led 32-29 at halftime. South Carolina State opened up the second half on an 11-0 run to take a 40-32 lead early in the second half, but San Francisco responded in a big way. The Dons went on to outscore the Bulldogs 51-24 for the remainder of the game on their way to a 19-point blowout victory.
The Dons were dominant on the glass tonight as they outrebounded the Bulldogs 44-21. In fact, there different USF Dons recorded double-doubles tonight and each recorded at least 10 rebounds.
Matt Owen was perhaps the most surprising. The 5'11", 174 lbs. point guard grabbed a career-high 11 rebounds tonight, shattering his old career mark of 5 rebounds. He also recorded 10 points, 7 assists, and 4 steals, coming only 3 assists shy of a rare triple-double.
Freshman small forward Oliver Hudson recored his first career double-double as he totaled 16 points and 10 boards.
The Bulldogs were led by their senior backcourt of Nick Werner and Bob Shannon. Werner led all scorers with 23 points and 3 assists while Shannon went 5-for-7 from three-point range and added 17 points and 3 boards.
The Dons will host the Washington State Cougars on Wednesday, November 28th.
South Carolina State Individual Statistics
Nick Werner, PG: 23 points (7-15, 5-11), 3 assists
Bob Shannon, SG: 17 points (6-10, 5-7), 3 rebounds
Joaquim Adler, SF: 5 points (2-8, 1-6), 4 rebounds, 3 assists
D'Marr Guasco, PF: 5 points (1-4, 0-2), 3 rebounds, 4 steals
Roger Wente, C: 4 points (1-2), 3 rebounds
San Francisco Player Statistics
Matt Owen, PG: 10 points (4-6, 0-1), 11 rebounds, 7 assists, 4 steals
Jason Redick, SG: 11 points (3-8, 2-7) 5 rebounds
Oliver Hudson, SF: 16 points (6-11, 3-3), 10 rebounds
Bernard Mendoza, PF: 9 points (4-6, 1-3), 3 rebounds, 3 steals
Owen Kole, C: 22 points (10-18), 10 rebounds, 5 assists
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