SAN FRANCISCO – As the referees conferred at the scorer's table, University of San Francisco men's basketball senior Jimbo Lull smiled and hugged Remu Raitanen at mid-court.
It didn't matter much that Lull had been assessed a technical for a pull-up, two-handed dunk against Portland (9-21/1-14 WCC). What mattered was that the dunk halted a worrying late charge from the Pilots, one that shrank a 23-point lead down to just three with eight minutes to go.
Lull's dunk and a last-second half-court heave by fellow senior Jordan Ratinho marked an eventful senior night for the Dons (19-11/8-7 WCC).