Pinkins leads way as San Francisco beats Division II Notre Dame de Namur 86-46
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Kruize Pinkins scored 26 points and pulled down 13 rebounds and San Francisco beat Notre Dame de Namur 86-46 on Wednesday night.
Tim Derksen and Chris Adams added 11 points each and Mark Tollefsen 10 as 14 different Dons (2-0) scored in giving coach Rex Walters his 100th win at USF.
The Dons scored the last six points of the first half for a 39-21 advantage. Pinkins scored 16 points in the half, making 6 of 8 shots, and grabbed 11 rebounds.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The Argonauts cut the deficit to 14 early in the second half but got no closer with the Dons leading by as many as 42 points.
The Dons made 33 of 63 shots for 52.4 percent, including 8 of 18 3-point tries, and had a 45-26 rebounding advantage.
The Division II Argonauts (0-3) were led by Don Washington and Jalen Young with 10 points apiece.