San Francisco records victory over Mississippi State

Field Level Media|published: Sun 7th December, 18:38 2025

NCAA Basketball: West Coast Conference Tournament Semifinal-Gonzaga vs San Francisco

March 10, 2025; Las Vegas, NV, USA; San Francisco Dons guard Tyrone Riley IV (5) dunks the basketball against the Gonzaga Bulldogs during the second half in the semifinal of the West Coast Conference tournament at Orleans Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-Imagn Images

Tyrone Riley IV scored 16 points and San Francisco scored four points in the final eight seconds to defeat Mississippi State 65-62 on Sunday in Tupelo, Miss.

Ryan Beasley added 12 points as the Dons (6-4) ended a three-game losing streak.

Jordan Epps scored 21 and Ja'Borri McGhee added 13 for the Bulldogs (4-5), who lost leading scorer Josh Hubbard to a lower leg injury just two 2:27 into the game.

Mississippi State scored six straight points to take a 62-61 lead with 24 seconds left.

Mookie Cook made two free throws with eight seconds left to put the Dons ahead before Riley made a steal and dunk with five seconds left. Epps' 3-pointer missed before the buzzer.

Riley's dunk started the second-half scoring and gave San Francisco a 32-22 lead. Epps' 3-pointer started Mississippi State's scoring and the Bulldogs got within seven a second time.

Riley's 3-pointer and a dunk by Guillermo Diaz Graham pushed the lead to 39-27, but Mississippi State closed within seven points three times before Legend Smiley's layup pushed the lead to nine.

The Bulldogs closed within 48-46, but Vukasin Masic made a 3-pointer and Diaz Graham added a layup for a seven-point lead.

Brandon Walker made consecutive layups and Epps added a 3-pointer to tie the score at 56. Beasley's layup broke the tie and the Dons opened a five-point lead.

San Francisco led 13-5 as Mississippi State made just two field goals in the first seven minutes.

Sergej made a layup and a jumper during a 7-0 run that pulled the Bulldogs within one point. Cook's layup stopped the run in the middle of the first half, but Dellquan Warren made a 3-pointer to tie the score at 15.

Riley scored on a dunk to break the tie and added a jumper before Beasley's two free throws pushed the Dons' lead to six. Epps cut the lead in half by making a 3-pointer, but Beasley had a jumper and a 3-pointer to expand the lead to 26-18.

The lead reached 10 before Epps beat the buzzer with a layup that left San Francisco with a 30-22 halftime lead.

--Field Level Media

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