Nov. 22, 2004
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- SAN DIEGO STATE POSTGAME NOTES
San Diego State 69, Monmouth 65
SDSU Record: 1-1 overall
Attendance: 4,097
Ties: 2 Lead changes: 3
San Diego State Wins Thriller Over Monmouth; Fisher Earns 71st Victory
u The Aztecs rallied from an 18-point deficit to win the game, the largest overall come-from-behind victory in the Steve Fisher era. The previous high was a 14-point come-from-behind victory over UC Santa Barbara (Dec. 22, 1999).
u SDSU's 14-point comeback equals the largest second-half deficit a Steve Fisher-coached team has overcome. The last time it happened was vs. UC Santa Barbara (Dec. 22, 1999) when the Aztecs won 60-57.
u Tonight marked Steve Fisher's 71st win on Montezuma Mesa, moving him into a fifth-place tie with C.E. Peterson on the SDSU all-time coaching victories list.
u San Diego State is now 27-6 in their last 32 non-conference games and 26-4 against non-ranked opponents since Dec. 9, 2000.
u With the win, the Aztecs improve to 4-0 all-time against the Northeast Conference and 1-0 vs. Monmouth.
Aztec Team Notes
u The Aztecs outrebounded (41-20) and outshot the Hawks from the free-throw line (33-16) for the game. When the Aztecs outrebound their opponent, they are 49-31 and when they outshoot their opponent from the free-throw line, they are 47-24 in the Steve Fisher era.
u SDSU had an early 3-2 lead at the 17:24 mark in the first half until Brandon Heath's jumper with 44.5 seconds left in the game gave the Aztecs a 65-63 lead.
u The Aztecs enjoyed a +21 rebound margin. The last time SDSU had a +20 rebound advantage was Dec. 6, 2003 vs. UC San Diego (W, 76-51) when they outrebounded the Tritons by 21.
Aztec Player Notes
u Brandon Heath set a new career high in rebounds with 9 tonight. He tied his previous career high of eight in the first half.
u Heath scored the last six points for the Aztecs to clinch the victory.
u Marcus Slaughter's 14 free throws attempted ties former Aztec guard Tony Bland for second-most during the Steve Fisher era. This is the second time the sophomore forward has done it this season. Bland did it twice during the 2002-03 season.
u Slaughter recorded his second consecutive double-figure scoring game tonight with his 18 points, a feat he accomplished only twice last season.