Nov. 19, 2004
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- SAN DIEGO STATE POSTGAME NOTES
San Diego State 72, UC Santa Barbara 80
SDSU Record: 0-1 overall
Attendance: 6,191
Ties: 6 Lead changes: 5
San Diego State Drops Season Opener to UC Santa Barbara
u With the loss, the Aztecs dropped just their second season opening game under the direction of Steve Fisher.
u Tonight marked the first time the Gauchos have won in America's Finest City since a 76-73 victory on Feb. 19, 1976.
u San Diego State is now 11-2 in its last 13 games against teams from the state of California.
u Tonight's attendance of 6,191 is the largest opening night crowd and the 25th-largest in Cox Arena history.
Aztec Team Notes
u Tonight was the Aztecs' third consecutive overtime game against one team, a school record.
u The last time these two schools hooked up, Tony Bland hit a shot with 1.9 seconds left to push the game into overtime in the 2003 postseason NIT (March 19, 2003), a game the Aztecs won 67-62.
u The last time San Diego State hit a game-tying shot to send the game into overtime was Jan. 24, 2004 when Brandon Heath hit a three-pointer with six seconds left to push the game into a second overtime at Colorado State.
u SDSU dished out seven assists on 11 made field goals in the first half.
Aztec Player Notes
u With his 17 points, Chris Manker set a new career high. His previous high of 14 came at Wyoming (Jan. 26, 2004) when he went 5-of-7 from the floor, including 4-of-6 from the land of plenty.
u Manker has connected on a three-pointer in seven of his last eight games, dating back to last season.
u Last season, Manker made 17 total two-point field goals, tonight he hit five.
u Marcus Slaughter set a career high in points tonight with 28. His previous high came in last season's lidlifter against Long Beach State (Nov. 21, 2003) when he scored 19 points in his Aztec debut.
u Slaughter's 28 points were the most since Aerick Sanders scored 34 points in a 67-61 victory over Portland (Dec. 31, 2003).
u Slaughter recorded his third career double-double with his 28 points and 13 rebounds. His last double-double came at UNLV (Feb. 17, 2004) when he scored 13 points and grabbed 15 rebounds.
u Slaughter set a career high in free-throw makes (12) and attempts (14), surpassing his previous high coming against Ohio State (7-8) at the EA Sports Maui Classic (Nov. 24, 2003).