San Francisco defeats WSU 86-75 in WCC Tournament quarterfinal

Sophomore Ryan Beasley scored a career-high 29 points and San Francisco defeated the WSU Cougars 86-75 on Sunday night in the quarterfinals of the West Coast Conference Tournament.

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Mar 9, 2025, 10:25 PM Updated: 11:39 pm

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Ryan Beasley of the San Francisco Dons celebrates hitting a three-point shot against the WSU Cougars. (Candice Ward/Getty Images)

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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Sophomore Ryan Beasley scored a career-high 29 points and San Francisco defeated the WSU Cougars 86-75 on Sunday night in the quarterfinals of the West Coast Conference Tournament.

San Francisco Dons 86, WSU Cougars 75: Box score

The third-seeded Dons (24-8) move on to play No. 2 seed Gonzaga in a Monday semifinal. No. 1 seed Saint Mary’s plays No. 9 seed Pepperdine in the other semifinal.

Beasley, who entered play averaging 7.7 points per game while shooting 26% from 3-point range, made 4 of 8 from distance. Malik Thomas finished with 18 points and six rebounds. Tyrone Riley IV and Junjie Wang both scored 10 with Wang adding 10 rebounds.

Ethan Price made three 3-pointers and totaled 26 points and six rebounds to pace the sixth-seeded Cougars (19-14). LeJuan Watts added 20 points and four steals. Nate Calmese pitched in with 16 points and 11 assists.

The Dons outrebounded the Cougars 49-25 and that led to a 21-4 advantage in second-chance points.

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