Dec. 14, 2004
Recap | Final Stats | Quotes
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San Diego State
2004-05 Men's Basketball
Final Notes
San Diego State 64, Saint Mary's 73
Attendance: 4,056
Ties 1 (at 6)
Lead Changes: 7
Next Game: San Diego State at Loyola Marymount, Sat., Dec. 18, 7:05 p.m. PST (Televised by Channel 4 San Diego)
SDSU Falls to Saint Mary's ; Loss Snaps 17-Game Consecutive December Home Winning Streak Against Non-Pac-10 Opponents
- The loss snaps SDSU's 17-game December home winning streak against a non-Pac-10 opponent.
- The Aztecs have dropped consecutive December home games for the first time since 1998. Before tonight, the Aztecs had won 28 straight at home in the final month of the calendar year.
Team Notes
- San Diego State attempted 37 free-throws tonight, its most since March 1, 2003 at Wyoming (W, 86-73).
Player Notes
- Travis Hanour scored his first points of the season and his first points since Feb. 24, 2003, vs. New Mexico when he scored two.
- HANOUR's three points in the first half is the first time he has scored more than two since the Air Force game on Feb. 22, 2003, when he tallied three.
- With his seven rebounds, Matt Thomas surpassed his career high of five set against San Diego on Dec. 1.
- With his 10 points tonight, THOMAS scored in double-figures for the second time this season. He scored a career-high 14 points at Washington on Dec. 7.
- THOMAS played a career-high 32 minutes in his first career start.
- Brandon Heath has made at least one three-pointer in each of his last nine games dating back to last season.
- HEATH made 11 straight free-throws before missing an attempt in the second half. On the season HEATH is 31-for-34 (91.2%).
- With his 20 points, HEATH has scored in double-digits for the fifth straight game and has done it in seven of eight contests this season.
- Tonight marks the 12th time in his career and third time this year that HEATH has scored 20 or more points in a game.
- Marcus Slaughter tied his career-high for free-throw attempted in a game with 14.
- With his 15 points tonight, SLAUGHTER has scored in double-figures for the eighth time this season. He recorded eight double-digit efforts all of last season.
- SLAUGHTER has made 25 consecutive starts, the longest active streak on the squad.
- With his eight boards, SLAUGHTER has gathered seven or more rebounds in five straight games.