Nov. 24, 2001

Final Stats

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Branduinn Fullove scored 22 points and grabbed seven rebounds as UC Santa Barbara defeated San Francisco 69-49 in a nonconference game Saturday night.

Fullove, who made 10-of-11 free throws, gave the Gauchos (2-0) a commanding 64-47 lead by hitting a 3-pointer with 3:50 remaining.

UC Santa Barbara, which outrebounded San Francisco 43-28, opened the second half on an 11-6 run that extended their advantage to 47-33.

The Gauchos zone defense created problems for San Francisco (1-2), which shot a dismal 26 percent from the floor and made only 5-of-25 from 3-point range.

Shamell Stallworth and John Cox each had 11 points for the Dons.

The Gauchos built a 15-8 lead after Mark Hull, who finished with 15 points, raced down court for an uncontested dunk with 13:42 in the first half.

But San Francisco outscored UC Santa Barbara 18-6 in the next seven minutes to take a 26-21 advantage. Stallworth hit two 3-pointers during the Dons run.

UC Santa Barbara scored the next 15 points, six coming on back-to-back 3-pointers by Nick Jones, to close the half with a 36-27 lead.

Jacoby Atako had 11 points and Jones added 10 for UC Santa Barbara, which shot 44 percent.

Hondre Brewer blocked three shots to tie him with Casey Calvary on the all-time WCC blocks list with 205 on his career.

USF visits Nevada on Wednesday night, before hosting Xavier in the Northwestern Mutual Mayor's Game on Saturday, December 1.