SAN FRANCISCO — The first-ever event in San Francisco's brand-new Chase Center just two months ago involved a melodic combination of a famous hard-rocking metal band with the beautiful notes from a world-famous orchestra.
Saturday's history-making basketball game was much of the same, featuring the classical movements of a team with 12 consecutive Sweet 16 appearances taking on a young team playing hard-nosed and fearless.
The No. 3/3 Stanford women's basketball team defeated the University of San Francisco, 97-71, Saturday in the first-ever college basketball game played at Chase Center, with the two teams forever etching their names in the facility's lore.