MORAGA, Calif., Feb. 9 (UPI) -- Yusef Smith scored 15 points off the bench Friday and No. 23 Saint Mary's had no trouble in downing San Francisco 76-51.
Coming off an emotional overtime triumph over rival Gonzaga on Monday, the Gaels improved to 20-3 for the season and to 7-1 in the West Coast Conference.
Interim San Francisco Coach Eddie Sutton again failed to improve on his 800 career victory total, having reached that mark last week.
Tron Smith and Omar Samhan both scored 12 points for Saint Mary's, which has reached the 20-win mark for the second time in four seasons.
The Gaels went on an 18-8 run midway through the first half en route to a 44-29 lead at intermission. They then scored the first 12 points of the second period to turn the game into a rout.
San Francisco (6-17, 2-6) was led by Dior Lowhorn with 22 points.
