Jan. 24, 2005
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Final Score: San Diego State 84, Colorado State 77
SDSU Record: 9-8 overall, 3-1 MWC Next Game: at Air Force, Sat., Jan. 29, (4:05 p.m. MST)
Attendance: 7,295
Ties: 0
Lead Changes: 0
San Diego State Off To Its Best Conference Start In Eight Years; Defeats Colorado State, 84-77
• The Aztecs (3-1 MWC) are off to their best conference start since 1997.
• The Aztecs now have a conference record above .500 after four games for the first time in MWC history
• The last time the Aztecs were above .500 at least four games into a league campaign was during the 1998 WAC season when SDSU was 5-4 after nine games.
• With the victory, the Aztecs move into a tie with Air Force for second place in the MWC with a 3-1 conference record. No. 25 Utah leads the league with a 5-0 record in MWC play.
The Series: San Diego State vs. Colorado State
• San Diego State improves to 19-33 all-time versus the Rams and 16-12 in America's Finest City.
• The Aztecs have also won five of the last eight meetings.
SDSU Player Notes
• Chris Walton set his career high with 23 points. It is the third time in four games he has scored 10 or more points and the Aztecs are 10-5 all-time when he reaches double-figures.
• Walton tied his career high with three three-pointers.. The Aztecs are 2-0 this season when he makes at least two three-pointers.
• Walton also set a new career high with 10 made field goals.
• John Sharper tied his career high with three three-pointers. The Aztecs are 3-0 this season when he makes at least three three-point shots and 4-0 all-time.
• Brandon Heath scored 15 points, reaching double-figures for the16th time in 17 games this season.
• With Brandon Heath's one three-point shot, he has now made at least one three-pointer in 16 of 17 games this season and 17 of 18 games dating back to last season.
• Heath set a new MWC high with seven assists. The Aztecs are 6-0 this season and 8-0 all-time when Heath has five assists or more.
• Marcus Slaughter tallied 18 points. He has scored in double-figures in all 17 games this season after scoring 10+ points in eight games all of last season.
• Mohamed Camara had a career-high three assists.
• With Chris Manker's three-pointer, he is only two shy of is `03-04 season total of 20.
Aztec Tidbits
• SDSU scored 84 points, second most this season.
• It was third consecutive game that the Aztecs have at least four players score in double-figures.
• The Aztecs shot 52.8% from the field. SDSU is 29-10 in the Fisher Era when shooting .500 or better.
• SDSU led wire-to-wire for the 12th time in the Fisher era and 14th all-time.
• The Aztecs shot 52.9% from the three-point line. SDSU is 5-0 in the Fisher Era when shooting .400 or better from the arc.
• SDSU won despite having two of their frontcourt players foul out with more than seven minutes remaining.
• SDSU committed a season-low seven turnovers.
• The Aztecs made nine three-pointers, the second most for SDSU in MWC play.
• It was the third game in a row that SDSU has had a player with 23 points or more.
• The 7,295 in attendance makes it the second-largest home crowd this season and seventh all-time at Cox Arena.