Night One of the PacWest/CCAA Crossover Challenge at Menlo College’s Haynes-Prim Pavilion saw the San Francisco State University men’s basketball team lose their fourth consecutive game to start the 2025-26 season as they fell to the Fresno Pacific University Sunbirds, 87-71. The Gators' Achilles’ heel so far this season has been going on long scoring droughts. After jumping out to a 10-4 lead early in the first half, the Sunbirds went on a 12-0 run, spanning about three-and-a-half minutes of game time. That scoring drought flipped the game in Fresno Pacific's favor, and they led 16-10 just before the halfway mark of the first half. From that point, the Sunbirds never looked back, expanding their lead to as many as 21 points in the second half. “I think we're just a step slow and we’re not a super athletic team. But we can do better, we just gotta compete better on the ball,” said SFSU head coach Vince Inglima. “On the other side, we need to value and possess the ball a little bit ...