Sonoma State downs UAA 74-66 in Bay Area

ROHNERT PARK, Calif. – A game-high 25 points from point guard Brian McGill was not enough Friday as the Alaska Anchorage men's basketball team lost 74-66 to host Sonoma State at the Ron Logsdon Basketball Classic.

UAA (0-3) also got 21 points from senior guard Travis Thompson but could not complete a second-half comeback.

Sonoma State (1-0) was led by 22 points on 8-of-12 shooting from guard Mike Harris, while forward Jabri Jenkins had 10 points and a pair of assists.

UAA trailed 35-17 midway through the first half before putting on a short run that cut it to 41-28 at halftime.

The visitors from the Great Northwest Athletic Conference continued the surge with the first six points of the second half, and jumper by McGill made it 50-44 at the 10:52 mark, prompting Sonoma to call a 30-second timeout.

The hosts from the California Collegiate Athletic Association responded with a layup from James Slade to start a 9-2 run and take control again.

UAA sliced it to 62-56 on Travis Parrish's steal and layup with 3:52 remaining but would get no closer.

McGill shot 9-of-12 from the field (3-5 3FGs) and grabbed four rebounds, while Thompson – the GNAC Preseason Player of the Year – shot 7-of-15 to go with four assists and three steals.

Parrish finished with seven points and senior guard Derrick Fain had six points for UAA, while freshman Sjur Berg had a team-high six rebounds.

UAA returns to the Wolves' Den on Saturday for a 4:30 p.m. AST tip against 19th-ranked Chico State.

NOTES: Thompson moved up to No. 8 on UAA's career scoring list with 1,244 points, passing former teammate Kyle Fossman (1,237, 2010-14) and Brandon Walker (1,242, 2008-11) … McGill scored at least 25 points for the fourth time in his career.

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Players Mentioned

#24 Kyle Fossman: G; 6' 0"; Freshman

#11 Travis Thompson: G; 6' 1"; Freshman

#RS Brian McGill: G; 6' 2"; Sophomore

#2 Sjur Berg: F; 6' 7"; Freshman

#14 Derrick Fain: G; 6' 4"; Senior

Players Mentioned

#24 Kyle Fossman
: 6' 0"; Freshman
: G

#11 Travis Thompson
: 6' 1"; Freshman
: G

#RS Brian McGill
: 6' 2"; Sophomore
: G

#2 Sjur Berg
: 6' 7"; Freshman
: F

#14 Derrick Fain
: 6' 4"; Senior
: G