Nov. 27, 2006
SAN DIEGO - SAN DIEGO STATE GAME NOTES | SDSU BROADCAST FLIP CARD
San Diego (2-3) at San Diego State (7-0)
Television
Channel 4 San Diego. Steve Quis (play-by-play), Jim Brogan (analysis) and Michael Saks (producer).
Radio
XX Sports Radio 1090-AM and 105.7 FM. Ted Leitner (play-by-play) will call the action. Pregame coverage begins 30 minutes prior to tipoff with Jack Cronin serving as host.
San Diego State Plays Host to City Championship; Aztecs Put 7-0 Record on the Line Against Toreros
San Diego State (7-0), ranked 11th nationally in the RPI through Sunday's games, looks to match its best start to a season in program history (covers 86 seasons) and give Steve Fisher the best start of his remarkable career as the Aztecs play host to crosstown rival San Diego (2-3) on Wednesday night at Cox Arena.
Game time is set for 7 p.m. and the contest will be carried locally by Channel 4 San Diego (no satellite coverage). The game can also be heard on the SDSU flagship, XX Sports Radio (1090-AM and 105.7-FM).
On Saturday, SDSU won its fourth game of the season by four points or less, claiming a 76-72 victory over previously unbeaten UC Santa Barbara.
The Aztecs trailed at intermission and faced an eight-point second half deficit, before rallying for their 12th consecutive regular-season victory.
Brandon Heath scored 23 of his game-high 29 points after halftime, connecting on 7-of-9 field goals and 4-of-5 three-point field goals after the break to help SDSU rally for the victory.
Senior Mohamed Abukar added 14 points and a game-high nine rebounds. Junior Jerome Habel added 14 points (7-of-12 shooting) and seven rebounds, while sophomore Lorrenzo Wade chipped in with 13 points (6-of-10 shooting).
One reason for the fast start is that San Diego State continues to be one of the best shooting teams in the country. Through seven games, the Aztecs are shooting 52.9 percent from the field and an eye-popping 52.4 percent from beyond the arc. Through Sunday's games, SDSU led the country in three-point field goal percentage and was 14th nationally in field goal percentage.
San Diego fell to 2-3 on Sunday with a 64-49 loss at Texas-San Antonio. The Toreros have held opponents to 42.8 percent field goal shooting, including 34.3 percent from behind the arc.
This is the 38th meeting between the teams with San Diego State owning a 20-17 series advantage. Last season, San Diego halted San Diego State's three-game win streak in the series with a 90-80 decison at Jenny Craig Pavilion. The Aztecs have won the last two games played between the teams at Cox Arena.