MORAGA — Saint Mary’s coach Randy Bennett won his 500th game Thursday night but visiting USF made the 18th-ranked Gaels work for it before securing a 68-59 victory.
Down 55-53 with 4 minutes left, the Gaels took charge with an 8-0 run that included six points from freshman Aidan Mahaney. His 3-pointer with 1:43 left pushed the lead to 61-55. Mahaney, who scored 17 points, fouled out with 1:22 left and USF’s Khalil Shabazz made two free throws to cut the margin to four points. USF got no closer than that.now owns a record of 500-204 in 22 seasons and the Gaels have won 20 games for the 15th year in a row, excluding the shortened 2020-21 COVID season.
The Gaels remain alone atop the West Coast Conference but face a serious challenge Saturday night at home against No. 14 Gonzaga , which beat Santa Clara 88-70 on Thursday night.
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