San Francisco Routs Irvine (0-9), Yet Baker Remains the Optimist
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SAN FRANCISCO — So UC Irvine didn’t win a game during nonconference play. So the Anteaters were blown out again Saturday night, left with a 0-9 record after losing to the University of San Francisco, 77-44.
So what? Big West Conference play begins Thursday and hopelessness may spring eternal, it just doesn’t in Coach Rod Baker’s eyes.
“There is no such thing as a nonconference championship,” Baker said. “Who in the country is leading the race for a nonconference championship?”
What 3,212 in Memorial Gym saw was pretty much how it as been for the Anteaters since the season began and there are few signs of progress.
Irvine made only 17 of 47 shots and had 18 turnovers.
San Francisco (5-7) was nursing a 39-29 lead in the second half before going on a 25-5 run to take 64-34 lead with six minutes to play.
John Duggan and M.J. Nodilo scored 18 points apiece for the Dons. Lamarr Parker scored 10 points to lead the Anteaters.
Go beyond the scoreboard
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