Jan. 8, 2002
Recap?|? Final Stats
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - SAN DIEGO STATE POSTGAME NOTES
San Diego State at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
Tuesday, January 8, 2002
Circle K Court at Memorial Coliseum
TEAM NOTES
* - San Diego State has won six of its last seven games and is 10-4 overall.
* - The Aztecs are currently riding their second, three-game winning streak of the season. This is the first time since the 1996-97 campaign that SDSU has had two three-game winning streaks in the same season.
* - San Diego State will carry a three-game winning streak into the Jan. 12th game at Brigham Young. This is the latest in the season the Aztecs have won at least three consecutive regular-season games since the 1988-89 campaign.
* - San Diego State is now 3-4 in road/neutral games this season. The three road/neutral victories this season are more than the Aztecs had in the previous three seasons combined when SDSU was 2-33. The three wins in seven road/neutral games this season equal the total number of wins in the 41 road/neutral games prior to this season when San Digeo State went 3-38.
* - Coupled with the win over Hawaii, San Diego State has won two of its last three road games for the first time since the 1997-98 season. San Diego State had gone 44 consecutive road games without a stretch of winning two out of three.
* - San Diego State is now 20-7 against non-Mountain West Conference competition since the beginning of the 2000-01 season.
* - San Diego State is 24-18 since the beginning of the 2000-01 season. The 24 victories equal the total number of wins the Aztecs had in the 96 games prior to the 2000-01 season when SDSU went 24-72.
* - San Diego State started the same lineup for the seventh consecutive game. Since switching to the group of Brandon Smith, Randy Holcomb, Mike Mackell, Tony Bland and Al Faux, the Aztecs are 6-1 with the lone loss coming at top-ranked Duke. The 13-point loss to the Blue Devils marked the smallest margin of victory by the Devils at Cameron Indoor Stadium this season.
* - This was the third time this season but just the sixth time in the Fisher era that San Diego State rallied from a halftime deficit to win. The Aztecs are 3-3 this season when trailing at the half and 6-34 in the Fisher era.
* - In 14 games this season, only twice have the Aztecs been outscored in the second half (at San Diego and at Duke).
* - After shooting 50 percent or better just 11 times in Steve Fisher's first two seasons, the Aztecs cleared the mark for the sixth time in 14 games this season. SDSU is 4-2 in the 2001-02 campaign and 13-4 in the Fisher era when connecting on at least 50 percent from the floor. San Diego State entered the game ranked 13th nationally in field goal percentage.
* - The Aztecs, which trailed on the glass 20-14 at one point, ended the contest with a 42-40 rebound advantage. SDSU is 7-1 this season and 19-8 in the Fisher era when outrebounded the opponent.
PLAYER NOTES
* - Randy Holcomb recorded his eighth double-double of the season and the 14th of his career against the Islanders. The senior has double-doubles in consecutive games and in three of the last four Aztec contests.
* - Randy Holcomb's 30 points were not only a season-high but they also tied his career-best set during his freshmen season at Fresno State and were also the most by an Aztec player this season.
* - Holcomb's 14 rebounds were the second most of his career, trailing the 15-rebound performance at Duke earlier this season. He also added three blocked shots in the contest.
* - Al Faux scored 24 points and added five rebounds. It was the 12th consecutive double-figure scoring-game dating back to last season. Faux has scored 20 or more points in five of his 10 games this season.
* - Tony Bland scored 18 points to go along with six rebounds and six assists. It was the 13th double-figure scoring game for the junior this season and the 29th of his career. His six rebounds were a season-high and tied a career-best.