November 22, 2009

USF Men's Basketball At UC Santa Barbara - Game Advance

Nov. 22, 2009

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By Stacy Hicklin
USF Beat Writer

San Francisco -- Listen, learn and move on is what the University of San Francisco men's basketball team was told after a disappointing loss to Arizona State Friday night.

Most importantly, don't let one loss snowball into another. USF (2-1) continues its road trip with a game against the University of California Santa Barbara (2-0) at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 23rd at the UCSB Events Center.

"I said it after our Monterey Bay and Cal-Poly games and no one believed me, but we're operating at about 60 percent in terms of doing things how we want," USF head coach Rex Walters said. "It's going to be a learning process...we have to be patient, but we also have to work hard while we're patient."

USF fell to ASU 104-65, which was the program's most lopsided loss in the past five seasons. The Dons were without Tomas Bruha, Dominique O'Conner and Michael Williams (all injured).

The Dons must re-focus now for a strong Gaucho team, featuring skilled post players backed by a rowdy student section.

"I know [UCSB] kicked our butts for 35 minutes last year, but somehow we figured out how to win in the last five minutes of the game," Walters said remembering last year's contest.

The Gauchos had an 11-point lead going into the final five minutes, but the Dons forced five turnovers to rally for a 73-72 win. USF forced UCSB into 21 total turnovers.

Sophomore guard Orlando Johnson leads the Gauchos with 19 points per game. UCSB starts three sophomores, a junior and a senior.

ON THE AIR/ON THE WEB:
Television: None
Radio Broadcast: Green 960
Internet Audio: Yes - USFDons.com (Yahoo Broadcast)
GameTracker: Yes
Official Website: UCSBGauchos.com

UP NEXT FOR THE DONS: After taking on UC Santa Barbara Monday at the Thunderdome, USF hosts Montana State Wednesday, November 25 before taking a short break for Thanksgiving. The Dons then head to the Rockies for a pair of games at Colorado State (11/29/09) and Colorado (12/1).

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