LAS VEGAS – Pacific's all-league player Jahlil Tripp went into the locker room at halftime with 23 points. Though the University of San Francisco men's basketball team had a one point lead, they seemingly had no answer for Tripp who was scoring at will.
That changed in the second half.
Out of the break, the Dons (22-11) went to a zone that confused the Tigers (23-10) who missed the first five shots from the field after the intermission. During that time, USF – who was steadily scoring all contest, built momentum.
The Dons outscored Pacific 36-19 in the second half en route to a dominating 72-54 win over the fourth seeded Tigers.