Jan. 25, 2006
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SAN DIEGO - FINAL SCORE: San Diego State 75, New Mexico 69
Attendance: 7,642
Record: 13-6... Won five straight, seven of eight and nine of its last 11 games
Mountain West Conference Record: 6-1 (first place)... Won five straight games
Next Game: at Wyoming (11-8 overall; 4-2 MWC), Sat., Jan. 28; 2:05 p.m. MST; TV: Channel 4 San Diego
* WITH THE VICTORY, SAN DIEGO STATE HAS...
- Won a season-high five straight games (longest winning streak since winning six in a row from Dec. 10, 2002-Jan. 3, 2003)
- Won five straight Mountain West Conference games (first time SDSU has won five straight MWC games; longest single-season conference win streak since a five-game WAC winning streak from Mar. 3, 1984 to Jan. 12, 1985)
- Won its seventh straight home game (longest homecourt winning streak since the 2001-02 season. That year SDSU earned an NCAA berth.)
- Improved to 13-6 overall, continuing its best record after 19 games since the the 1984-85 squad opened 15-4
- Improved to 6-1 in league play, its best record after seven conference games since the 1974-75 squad opened PCAA play with an identical 6-1 record; SDSU had never opened WAC or MWC play by winning at least five of its first six conference games, let alone six of its first seven games
- Won six of its first seven conference games (6-1) for just the second time in 36 Division I seasons
- Improved to seven games above .500 (13-6) for the first time since owning an 11-4 mark after 15 games of the 2002-03 season; this is the first time SDSU has been at least seven games above .500 at least 19 games into the season since finishing the 2001-02 season with a 21-12 record
NOTES
* - San Diego State shot 60.5 percent from the field, its highest percentage since shooting 60.9 percent vs. Southern Mississippi in Fairbanks, Alaska, on Nov. 19, 2005.
* - The Aztecs field goal percentage of 60.5 is tied for the third-best in school MWC history.
* - SDSU shot over 50 percent from the field and has done so in seven of its last eight games.
* - The Aztec starting frontcourt combined to shoot 15-for-21 from the field, and scored a total of 48 points.
* - BALANCED SCORING - Five Aztecs (Abukar, Heath, Sharper, Slaughter and Spain) scored in double-figures for the game. Tonight marked the fourth time this season that five players scored at least 10 points for the game.
* - Guard John Sharper has made multiple three-point baskets in 15 of his last 17 games and is now one shy of tying Jason Richey (136) for third all-time at SDSU for career three-point field goals... Sharper tied his career high (4) for three-point field goals in a game for the second straight contest. In his last two games he is 8-for-15 from behind the arc.
* - Marcus Slaughter reached double-figures in scoring for the sixth consecutive game.
* - Slaughter attempted at least 10 free throws for the sixth time this season.
* - Brandon Heath reached double-figures in scoring for the 11th straight game and the 65th time in his Aztec career.
* - Heath connected on multiple three-point baskets for the eighth time in his last nine ballgames.
* - Heath tied his season high for rebounds in a game with six. This is the third time this year that the junior guard has pulled down six boards.
* - Mohamed Abukar recorded his sixth game with 10 or more points as a member of the Aztecs.
* - Kyle Spain scored in double-figures for the 10th time this season. As a result, the Aztecs improve to 9-1 when he scores at least 10 points.
* - Spain tied his career high by making a trio of three-point baskets.