Jan. 18, 2006
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - Marcus Slaughter had 23 points and 18 rebounds to lead San Diego State past TCU 76-57 on Wednesday night.
Brandon Heath added 19 points and Richie Williams had 16 for San Diego St. (11-6, 4-1 Mountain West), which never trailed and won for the seventh time in nine games. The Aztecs are off to their best start since 1995.
Nile Murry led TCU (4-14, 0-4) with 16 points. Judson Stubbs had 13 and Chudi Chinweze added 12 for the Horned Frogs, who lost their sixth straight.
San Diego St. outrebounded TCU 44-23, including 14 offensive rebounds, as many as TCU had on defense.
The Aztecs shot 60 percent from the field in the second half and held TCU to 34 percent shooting for the game.