{"id":169027,"date":"2026-02-08T07:38:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-08T07:38:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/169027\/"},"modified":"2026-02-08T07:38:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T07:38:08","slug":"trio-of-gaels-lead-saint-marys-to-79-54-romp-over-san-francisco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/169027\/","title":{"rendered":"Trio of Gaels lead Saint Mary’s to 79-54 romp over San Francisco"},"content":{"rendered":"

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MORAGA, Calif. (AP) Paulius Murauskas scored 20 points and Andrew McKeever and Joshua Dent posted double-doubles as Saint Mary’s<\/a> rolled to a 79-54 victory over San Francisco<\/a> on Saturday night.<\/p>\n

Murauskas made 9 of 18 shots with two 3-pointers, adding eight rebounds and four assists for the Gaels (20-4, 9-2 West Coast Conference). McKeever finished with 14 points and 14 rebounds off the bench, while Dent contributed 13 points and 11 rebounds. Mikey Lewis hit four 3-pointers and scored 15, while Dillan Shaw pitched in with 11 points and nine rebounds.<\/p>\n

Junjie Wang had 14 points to lead the Dons (14-11, 6-6). David Fuchs totaled 11 points and 10 rebounds, while Mookie Cook added 10 points and five boards off the bench.<\/p>\n

Lewis had 10 points and Murauskas scored nine to guide Saint Mary’s to a 40-29 lead at halftime.<\/p>\n

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