SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- A hard-fought game ended in a 84-79 defeat for the Sonoma State Seawolves, who took on the SF State Gators Saturday night in San Francisco. With the loss, the Seawolves fall to 9-13 and 7-11 in CCAA play on the year
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The Gators took charge through the first half, building to a 14-point lead at the end of the first period and leading by as many as 16 before the break. Â While both teams shot to relatively even success rates, SF State opened the margin by simply shooting more often.
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In the second half, the Seawolves started missing their target from distance, only making 27.3 percent of shots from beyond the arc, and soon found themselves in a deeper deficit. The Gators opened up a 19-point margin with 10:17 remaining before the Seawolves started to turn things around. A layup by
Brandon Tillis pulled the visitors within 15 with 2:13 remaining, before
Armani Nicolis bagged a bucket and
Mason Phillips hit two three-pointers. The Seawolves pulled within four points with five seconds remaining, capping a 16-3 run over 3:31 but it would not be enough to come away with the victory.
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Sonoma State returns to action this Friday as they travel to Cal Poly Pomona to take on the Broncos at 7:30pm in Pomona.
