The San Francisco Dons will play the Gonzaga Bulldogs on Monday in the semifinals of the West Coast Conference Tournament. Tip-off from Orleans Arena in Las Vegas is at 8:30 p.m. PT. The Zags are 12.5-point spread favorites and the game total is 160 points.
USF (20-13 SU, 16-16 ATS) defeated Santa Clara in the WCC tourney quarterfinals. The Dons are 4-1 straight-up in their last five games.
Gonzaga (26-5 SU, 12-17-1 ATS) defeated Chicago State in its regular-season finale. The Bulldogs are 5-0 straight-up in their last five games.
The Zags beat the Dons twice this season: 77-75 on January 5 and 99-81 on February 9. Gonzaga leads the all-time series 70-22.
San Francisco beat Santa Clara 93-87 in overtime in the WCC quarterfinals. The Dons were hot from long range, shooting 14-for-27 from beyond the arc (51.9%). They also got to the charity stripe often, shooting 27-for-35 at the free-throw line (77.1%). USF outrebounded Santa Clara 50-33 with 13 offensive rebounds, overcoming 18 turnovers.
Khalil Shabazz paces San Francisco in scoring. The senior guard averaged 17.2 points and 5.5 rebounds in the regular season with a 40.9 FG%. Other players to watch when the Dons take the floor are senior guard Tyrell Roberts (15.9 PPG, 39.5 3PT%), junior forward Zane Meeks (10.9 PPG and 5.1 RPG), and junior guard Marcus Williams (7.2 PPG).
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— San Francisco Men's Baske tball (@USFDonsMBB) March 5, 2023
USF averaged 75.6 points per game (90th) and shot 44.9 percent from the field (176th) with a 35.4 three-point shooting percentage (121st) this season. The Dons converted 74.9 percent of their free throws (54th) and averaged 31.6 rebounds (190th) with a +1.5 rebounding margin. They ranked 89th in schedule-adjusted offensive efficiency and 43rd in effective field goal percentage (53.6%).
USF surrendered 73.0 points per game on defense (266th), and its opponents shot 44.0 percent from the floor (206th) with a 34.2 three-point shooting percentage (212th). The Dons ranked 147th in adjusted defensive efficiency, 265th in assist-per-turnover ratio, and 103rd in adjusted tempo.
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