Fitts leads Saint Mary's over San Francisco 86-80
MORAGA, Calif. -- Malik Fitts scored a career-high 30 points, Jordan Ford added 26 points and Saint Mary's held off a late rally to beat San Francisco 86-80 on Saturday.
Fitts made 12 of 20 from the field, including 4 of 8 from 3-point range, and grabbed eight rebounds for the Gaels (14-9, 5-3 West Coast Conference).
Tommy Kuhse, who added 17 points, split a pair of free throws to give Saint Mary's a four-point lead with 18 seconds left. Fitts capped the scoring with two foul shots with 10 seconds left.
Fitts' 3-pointer with 4:28 left in the game made it 77-62 for the Gaels. The Dons went on an 18-6 run to close the gap to 83-80 with 21 seconds left.
Saint Mary's took the lead for good at 5-4 and had its largest lead at 47-30 going into the break.
Frankie Ferrari and Charles Minlend tied their career highs with 22 points each for San Francisco (17-5, 5-3).
Game Information
- Referees:
- Randy McCall
- Daryl Gelinas
- Scott Brown
2023-24 West Coast Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Saint Mary's | 15-1 | - | 26-8 |
Gonzaga | 14-2 | 1 | 27-8 |
Dayton | 14-4 | 1 | 25-8 |
San Francisco | 11-5 | 4 | 23-11 |
Santa Clara | 10-6 | 5 | 20-13 |
San Diego | 7-9 | 8 | 18-15 |
Pepperdine | 5-11 | 10 | 13-20 |
Loyola Marymount | 5-11 | 10 | 12-19 |
Portland | 5-11 | 10 | 12-21 |
Pacific | 0-16 | 15 | 6-26 |