San Francisco Dons vs Pacific Tigers
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
PAC | 28 | 30 | 58 |
| 28 | 34 | 62 |
San Francisco edges Pacific 62-58 in WCC opener
LAS VEGAS -- Kruize Pinkins and Tim Derksen scored 14 points and eighth-seeded San Francisco held off ninth-seeded Pacific 62-58 on Friday in the opening round of the West Coast Conference tournament.
Devin Watson added 13 points and Mark Tollefson 10 for the Dons (14-17), who face seventh-ranked Gonzaga, the top seed, Saturday night.
USF was ahead 55-47 after a Derksen layup with 4:52 to play, the last field goal for the Dons, who hit 7 of 12 free throws from there.
Dulani Robinson's 3-pointer pulled Pacific within 60-58 with 23 seconds left before Derksen made the last points at 20 seconds. Then the Tigers missed a layup and a 3-pointer and one last shot after USF missed two free throws with 3 seconds left.
T.J. Wallace had 14 and David Taylor 13 for Pacific (12-19), which lost by 10 to USF in the regular-season finale and went 0-3 against the Dons this season.
Game Information
Las Vegas, NV
Referee:Michael Irving
Referee:Kevin Brill
Referee:Michael Reed
2025-26 Standings
| West Coast Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gonzaga | 16-2 | - | 31-4 |
| Saint Mary's | 16-2 | - | 27-6 |
| Santa Clara | 15-3 | 1 | 26-9 |
| Oregon State | 9-9 | 7 | 17-16 |
| Seattle U | 8-10 | 8 | 21-14 |
| Pacific | 8-10 | 8 | 18-15 |
| San Francisco | 8-10 | 8 | 17-16 |
| Washington State | 7-11 | 9 | 12-20 |
| Loyola Marymount | 6-12 | 10 | 15-17 |
| Portland | 6-12 | 10 | 15-19 |
| San Diego | 5-13 | 11 | 12-21 |
| Pepperdine | 4-14 | 12 | 9-23 |
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