Nov. 11, 2006
MORAGA, Calif. - Final Score: San Diego State 74, Saint Mary's 73
SDSU Record: 2-0
Up Next: vs. Seattle Pacific; Sunday, Nov. 12; 5 p.m. PT
San Diego State heads into Sunday's game against Seattle Pacific having lost the only meeting between the schools. It is the first game between the two schools since Dec. 19, 1964.
With the Victory...
• San Diego State extended several regular-season winning streaks, including: (includes conference tournament games but not the NCAA tournament)
8-game overall winning streak
6-game road or neutral winning streak
4-game non-conference winning streak
• In all games dating back to last season, the Aztecs have won eight of their last nine (8-1), 18 of their last 21 (18-3) and 20 of their last 24 (20-4).
Starting the season 2-0
The Aztecs are at 2-0 for the first time since the 2003-04 season and for just the third time in the Steve Fisher erra. It is also just third time in the past 11 seasons San Diego State has started a campaign with two straight victories.
Above .500
Fisher is above .500 (107-106) for the second time at SDSU with the win at Saint Mary's. Before tonight, Fisher held a winning record only once at SDSU and that was after his 73-57 victory over UC Riverside on Nov. 24, 1999.
Individual Players
Mohamed Abukar (21 points, 7 rebounds, 9-17 FGs, 32 minutes)
Mohamed Abukar recorded his sixth career 20-plus point game and fell one field goal shy of tying his career high for field goals in a game. In addition to his sixth career 20-plus point effort, the contest marked the sixth time he has led the Aztecs in scoring.... His game-high seven boards was just the second time he has led the team in rebounding.
Brandon Heath (20 points, 39 minutes, 5 rebounds, 6 assists)
Brandon Heath scored 20 points, marking the 81st double-figure scoring game of his career and the 40th time the Wooden Award candidate had 20 or more points in a contest... It marked his 27th consecutive double-digit scoring game, tying him for fourth on the SDSU career chart with Michael Cage. He now has 1,599 career points.
Since the beginning of last season, SDSU is 15-4 when Heath scores 20 or more points in a game, 18-5 when he has more assists than turnovers (six assists, four turnovers tonight) and 15-0 when he has at least four rebounds (five tonight).
Lorrenzo Wade (12 points, 2 rebounds, 5-6 FGs)
Lorrenzo Wade posted an SDSU career high with 12 points on 5-of-6 shooting... Wade recorded his fifth career double-digit scoring game and was just two points shy of his career high.
Jer'Vaughn Johnson (8 points, 5 rebounds, 4-5 FGs)
Jer'Vaughn Johnson set a career high with eight points and five rebounds in a career-best 19 minutes of action.