SPOKANE, Wash. – Squaring off against the 15th ranked team in the country in a gym the program has never won in, the University of San Francisco men's basketball team played their best game of the season, unfortunately a late surge by Gonzaga gave the Bulldogs an 82-73 win Saturday evening at the McCarthy Athletic Center.
USF (12-11, 4-6 WCC) should not feel discouraged with their effort. Midway through the first half Gonzaga led by 18, their largest lead of the night, but the Dons refused to go away. USF went on a 16-3 run over the final seven in a half minutes, holding the Bulldogs to three points over the final 10 minutes of the opening half to go into the locker room trailing 32-29.