TURLOCK — The Stanislaus State men's basketball team dropped a second consecutive heartbreaker, this time rallying all the way back from a 22-point deficit before ending up just short in the loss to San Francisco State, 75-71.

After the Gators finally became human and started to miss three-pointers, the Warriors almost stolen the win on a Christian Bayne three-point try before dropping their fifth straight game. The Warriors, now 5-10 overall and 4-6 in CCAA play, also fell just short on Friday in an overtime defeat.

Kyi Thomas was the highlight for the Warriors with a career-high 20 points and Bayne finished with 13 points and seven rebounds. Kyle Gouveia scored 10 and Alek Carlson grabbed seven boards to go with nine points.

Thomas hit three three-pointers (and was 5 of 11 overall) and also converted on 7 of 10 free throw chances for his totals. 

SF State shot lights out from long-range as the Gators made 11 of its first 13 three-point attempts. Nick Calcaterra made two to start the second half and Brantley Bynum's triple at 16:32 gave SF State a 21-point lead. The Gators' biggest lead on the night, though, was 22 early in the second half.

Then, SFSU missed its final eight three-point attempts on the night — opening the doors for the Warriors' comeback.

During the rally, Stan State out-scored its opposition 33-13 during a 14-minute span to get within one point, 67-66. It was also during that run that the Warriors made 11 of 13 free throws to turn the game into a thriller.

After a SFSU jumper, a Bayne three-pointer at 1:33 remaining tied the game at 71-71. Following a Gators timeout, Treaven Duffy's layup gave SFSU a two-point lead, but the Warriors had two chances down the stretch.

Thomas missed a three-point try with 26 second left and with 11 ticks to go, Bayne got a good look to try to go for the win, but the shot rimmed out with Calcaterra grabbing a defensive rebound with half of a second on the clock.

In the end, the Gators shot 52.8 percent for the night and ended up 11 for 21 from the arc. McMurry netted a career high of 24 points on 10 of 14 shooting with three three-pointers.

The Warriors will be on the road for the next two weekends, with single game trips. Next Saturday Stanislaus State visits Cal State San Marcos for the first time. Then, on Jan. 30, the Warriors will travel up to Chico State.