OAKLAND — With another all-round team effort, the Stanislaus State men's basketball team beat Holy Names, 81-75, Saturday night to conclude the Spirit of the Sisters Conference Challenge with a 2-0 record.
 
Four players were in double-digits in scoring, for the second straight night, as the Warriors rallied in the second half then held off a late charge by the host team for the win. As a team the Warriors shot 60.9 percent from the floor.
 
Top Stan State Performers
• Xavier Francois earned a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds.
• Vida Faniel was 8 for 10 from the field to led with 19 points.
• Darius Scott also netted 19 points, 8 of them from the free throw line (he was 8 for 9 at the foul line). Scott also had seven rebounds.
• Ty Davis scored 18 points with five boards and four assists.
• Luis Salgado pulled seven rebounds with three assists and had three steals.
 
Going to the Free Throw Line
• The Warriors were 22 for 33 from the free throw line Saturday night, making it second night in a row that they score 20-plus points from the charity stripe. They were 24 for 28 there Friday night.
• Ty Davis went 8-for-14 from the foul line Saturday.
• Darius Scott was 8 for 9.
 
Key Points in the Game
• Stan State trailed by as many as nine points in the first half, at 20-11, with 11:58 on the clock.
• The Warriors gave up a six-point lead in the second half.
• An 8-0 Stan State run, capped by a Vida Faniel three-pointer at 4:31 left to play gave the Warriors a 7-point lead.
• The Warriors' biggest lead was actually nine points, 81-72, with six seconds left, until Justin Chambers nailed a three-pointer at the buzzer for the final score.
 
Up Next
The Warriors will spend Monday traveling to Seattle for a Tuesday afternoon date with Seattle Pacific. The game tips off at 3:30 p.m.