Gaels Outlast Dons at War Memorial

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. - Facing off against their Bay Area rival in the first of two matchups this year, the University of San Francisco men's basketball team (12-9, 1-5 WCC) fought early against Saint Mary's (16-4, 5-0 WCC), but ultimately fell to the Gaels at War Memorial at the Sobrato Center on Saturday night.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT:

Matching each other out of the gates, USF and Saint Mary's traded baskets to begin the evening before the Dons took a n early three-point lead, 11-8, after Zane Meeks converted an and-one opportunity at 13:09.

Finding their rhythm from beyond-the-arc, back-to-back threes from Marcus Williams and Tyrell Roberts put the green and gold up five, 20-15, at the 9:00…