USF Crowned Las Vegas Invitational Champions

LAS VEGAS, Nev. – For the first time in 45 years, the University of San Francisco men's basketball team improved to 8-0 with a 63-61 victory over University of Alabama at Birmingham (5-2) on Friday night as the Dons were crowned champions of the 2021 Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational.

With the win, USF has reached their best start since 1976-77, when the Dons began 26-0 under head coach Bob Galliard. That season, USF finished 29-2 overall, which included a win over No. 15 Tennessee, and reached the first round of the NCAA Tournament while also finishing No. 8 in the final AP poll.

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