Dec. 21, 2004
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- Final Score: San Diego State 63, Cal State Fullerton 60
SDSU Record: 5-5 overall Next Game: at Iowa State, Tues., Dec. 28, at Hilton Coliseum (5:00 p.m. PST) Attendance: 4,550
Ties: 1 (at 2) Lead Changes: 1
San Diego State Snaps Four-Game Losing Streak, Beats Cal State Fullerton, 63-60 • San Diego State led for 19:24 in the first half and 39:24 overall. In the Washington, California, Saint Mary's and Loyola Marymount games, the Aztecs led for a total of 28:56 combined. • SDSU shot 47.8% from the charity stripe. The last time an Aztec team shot below 50.0% from the free-throw line and still won was in a 68-64 victory at Wyoming on Feb. 18, 2002 (6-14 FT, 42.9%). • The Aztecs shot 41.4% from the field. Tonight marked the lowest field goal percentage the Aztecs have shot and still won this season. • SDSU held the Titans to 29.0% shooting, the lowest field goal percentage an SDSU opponent has shot this season. • The Aztecs' largest lead of the night was 15. In the last four games, SDSU has not enjoyed a lead of more than seven points (Dec. 18, at LMU). • With the win, San Diego State snaps its four-game overall losing streak and breaks its four-game slide against Cal State Fullerton. • Steve Fisher improves to 10-4 against current members of the Big West Conference and 1-1 vs. Cal State Fullerton. • San Diego State is now 8-4 lifetime at Cox Arena against Big West Conference teams. • The Aztecs outrebounded the Titans, 45-41. San Diego State improves to 4-1 on the season and 52-31 in the Fisher era. The feat also snaps a five-game streak of being outrebounded.
SDSU vs. Cal State Fullerton • The Aztecs improve their record over the Titans to 20-10 all-time. • The win marks SDSU's first victory over Cal State Fullerton since Dec. 13, 1980 and its first win at home since Jan. 26, 1978.
SDSU Player Notes • Marcus Slaughter has produced double-digit scoring games in all ten games this season. He had eight double-figure scoring games all of last season. • Slaughter notched his third double-double of the season and fifth of his career. • With his 13 rebounds, Marcus Slaughter tied his season-high in rebounds and recorded his third double-figure rebounding game of the season and his seventh of his career. • Brandon Heath has made at least one three-point field goal in 11 consecutive games dating back to last season. • The Aztec backcourt of Heath, Matt Thomas, Tommy Johnson and Tyler Smith scored the first 18 points of the game. • Mohamed Camara scored the first Aztec point of the night by a frontcourt player at the 8:07 mark. • Camara's field goal at the 6:45 mark represented the first Aztec frontcourt basket of the night. • Tyler Smith made the most of his first career start by setting a career-high in points with eight. He connected on his first two three-point field goal attempts, giving him three in row dating back to the LMU game before missing his third attempt of the night. • Smith set a career-high in rebounds with eight and tied his career-high in assists with four. • Smith also established a new career-high in field goal attempts (five) and field goals made (three). • Heath has 10 double-digit scoring games in his career against Division I schools. • Johnson came into tonight's game with season totals of four points and five rebounds. In his first start of the season he tallied seven points and six rebounds. • With his three-point field goal tonight, guard John Sharper has made a shot behind arc in nine of 10 games this season. • Johnson made his first start since Dec. 27, 2003, Thomas started his third consecutive and Trimaine Davis has started two straight. • Slaughter has now started 27 games in a row, the longest active streak on the team.
Aztec Tidbits • All nine Aztecs who played in tonight's contest scored. • SDSU had 15 assists. The Aztecs recorded only 16 the last two games. • Tonight marked the fifth different starting lineup this season and fourth different starting five in the last four games.
Cal State Fullerton Tidbits • Bobby Brown's seven three-point field goals equals his career-high. His previous high came against UC Santa Barbara on Feb. 26, 2004.