National Basketball Association
San Francisco 70, DePaul 54
When: 4:30 PM ET, Sunday, November 19, 2023
Where: Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale, Arizona
Officials:
# Tommy Nunez Jr., # Ruben Ramos, # Kristyne Esparza
Attendance:
2589
By Field Level Media
San Francisco earned third place in the Cactus Division of the inaugural Arizona Tip-Off Tournament with a 70-54 victory Sunday evening.
The Dons (3-2) used an early-second half run to pull away for good, and forward Jonathan Mogbo tied with guard Marcus Williams for a team-high 14 points each.
Both teams had lost their previous games at the Glendale, Ariz., event.
There were two lead changes in the first half, as the Dons held a 4-2 early lead before DePaul (1-4) grabbed the lead on a Da'Sean Nelson three-pointer. Including that bucket, Nelson and Chico Carter Jr. combined for eight points before San Francisco's Mike Sharavjamts' jumper tied it at 13 apiece.
Jeremiah Oden's trey and a Caleb Murphy layup gave the Blue Demons a five-point edge, then Nelson's basket was the only interruption in an 8-2 Dons surge that made it 21-20.
San Francisco was up, 33-30, at the midway point. The Dons connected on 15 of their 30 shots in the first half, including a 3-for-9 mark from deep. Meanwhile, DePaul went 6-for-10 (60%) on three-point tries.
Mogbo laid in two buckets in the initial two minutes of the second half, bookending Williams' three-pointer. That stretched San Francisco's advantage to 10, then two Mogbo dunks made it an 11-0 run in the first 3:47 of the second half.
Mogbo, who was 79.4% from the field through the first four contests, went 7-for-8. He entered the night fourth in shooting percentage in the nation.
The Blue Demons entered the contest with five scorers averaging double-digits but were limited to 24 points in the second half of the contest. Carter Jr. tied Nelson's 15 points and paced DePaul for the second matchup in a row and third this season.
San Francisco has now won five of the programs' seven all-time meetings. They'll play Purdue Fort Wayne Wednesday, while the Blue Demons play Northern Illinois on Saturday.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| DePaul |
|
San Francisco |
|
Chico Carter Jr. 15 |
Scoring |
Jonathan Mogbo 14 |
|
Caleb Murphy 4 |
Assists |
Mike Sharavjamts 6 |
|
Elijah Fisher 5 |
Rebounds |
Jonathan Mogbo 6 |
|
Elijah Fisher 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Ryan Beasley 2 |
|
Caleb Murphy 3 |
Steals |
Marcus Williams 3 |
|
Elijah Fisher 1 |
Blocks |
Mike Sharavjamts 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| DePaul
|
54 |
36.2 |
9-18 |
11-15 |
10 |
24 |
1 |
7 |
18 |
| San Francisco
|
70 |
51.7 |
6-19 |
4-6 |
15 |
32 |
2 |
12 |
17 |