Regis (CO) Regis 1-2,0-0 RMAC

San Fran. St. SFSU 2-1,0-0 CCAA

Regis (CO) Regis

1-2,0-0 RMAC

Final

Nov. 19, 2022

San Fran. St. SFSU

2-1,0-0 CCAA

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	F
Regis (CO) Regis	33	42	75
San Fran. St. SFSU	32	49	81

Summary
Box Score

Billy Saunders, Regis Athletics

Regis sophomore Aidan Sevilla scored 12 points and added three steals in Saturday's loss to SFSU. (File Photo)

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | Nov 19 | David Wilson, Assistant AD-Communications

Rangers fall by tight 81-75 final to begin west coast road trip

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — The Regis University men's basketball team opened its two-game California road trip on Saturday afternoon, falling by an 81-75 final to San Francisco State University out of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA).

Regis (1-2 overall) had four players finish in double-figures, led by graduate student guard David Simental with 17 points, and shot 47 percent (27-for-57) from the field Saturday. But a strong second-half effort from the Gators (2-1 overall) would prove to be the difference.

Saturday's game was a rematch from a non-conference game between the two foes last November; a 78-75 win for the Rangers back on Nov. 18, 2021.

HOW IT HAPPENED: Mirroring their first meeting in 2021, the Rangers and Gators played toe-to-toe much of the afternoon as neither team held a lead larger than six points in the first half, with Regis taking a slim 33-32 lead into the locker rooms.

Regis would hold its last lead of the game at the 8:30 mark of the second half on a free throw by graduate student forward Jas Singh, and were tied at 57-57 with 7:11 remaining, before the Gators were able to string together a 9-2 run to create a 66-59 cushion with just over five minutes to play.

After trailing by as many as 11 points, the Rangers made one final push to cut the deficit to five at 76-71 with 1:05 remaining on a layup by junior guard Aidan Sevilla, but were unable to inch any closer as SFSU held on for the 81-75 final.

Regis shot 50 percent in the second half (14-for-28), but were unable to keep pace with a high-scoring Gators team as they tallied 49 second-half points while shooting 67 percent (20-for-30) from the floor over the final 20 minutes.

Senior combo guard Aaron Bokol notched his second double-double of the early going with 14 points and a team-high 12 rebounds, while redshirt junior Eddy Egun (13 points) and Sevilla (12 points) joined Simental in double-figures.

Junior guard CJ Reed and sophomore forward Brayden Carter added eight points and six points, respectively, to help pace the Regis offense.

GAME NOTES:

The game featured 12 ties and 13 lead changes
SFSU finished with nine offensive rebounds and a 9-2 edge in second-chance points
Regis won the turnover battle, 14-12
Singh led all Rangers with three assists from the forward position

UP NEXT: The Rangers conclude their west coast road trip at 2 p.m. (Mountain Time) on Sunday when they take a trip across The Bay Bridge to Oakland for a matchup against Holy Names University.

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