March 9, 2006
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SDSU Record: 22-8
Next Game: vs. (4) UNLV/(5) New Mexico winner, Friday, March 9; 7:04 p.m. MST/6:04 p.m. PST;
TV: ESPN+Plus (Channel 4 San Diego)
WITH THE VICTORY, SAN DIEGO STATE HAS...
- Won four straight, six of its last seven (6-1), 14 of its last 16 (14-2), 16 of its last 19 (16-3) and 18 of its last 22 (18-4).
- Won 22 games this season, doubling its win total from last season (11) and one-game short of the Division I record for victories set in 1984-85.
- San Diego State defeats Colorado State three times in the same season for the first time in school history and records three consecutive victories over the Rams for the first time since March 3, 2001-Feb. 16, 2002 (broken: Feb. 1, 2003). This is just the third time in the 56-game history of the series that the Aztecs have won at least three straight against Colorado State.
- The Aztecs improve to 1-0 all-time versus Colorado State in conference tournament action.
- Improves to 9-6 in road/neutral games this season, clinching an above .500 record away from home for the first time since the 1984-85 NCAA Tournament team posted an 11-5 record in those games.
- Advanced to the semifinal round of the conference tournament in consecutive seasons for the first time since 1986 and 1987.
- Won a game in conference tournaments in consecutive years for the first time since 1995 and 1996.
- Improves to 5-5 all-time in MWC tournament history (2-2 at Pepsi Center), 19-18 all-time Division I tourneys and 15-7 in the opening game of Division I conference tournaments.
- San Diego State led at halftime in a MWC tournament game for the first time since 2002. The Aztecs improve to 4-0 in MWC tourney history when leading at the half. SDSU has won 13 straight when leading at the half.
- SDSU has won 14 straight when leading by 10 points or more at any point in a game.
TEAM NOTES
- San Diego State's 12-point margin of victory is its largest ever in a Mountain West Conference game and its best in a conference tournament contest since beating Western Athletic foe Fresno State 71-57 on March 8, 1995, in Albuquerque, N.M. The Aztecs' best previous margin of victory in MWC history came against BYU (11 pts.) in 2002 (also a quarterfinal game - W, 62-51).
-SDSU set two school Mountain West Conference tournament records and tied another. The Aztecs set a high for field goal attempts with 68 (prev. 65 vs. UNLV in 2003), which ranks fourth in the overall league record book. SDSU also had its best ever performance on the offensive glass in an MWC championship game, pulling down 24 offensive rebounds (prev. 18 vs. Wyoming in 2001). The 24 O-boards are 2005-06 season high.
SDSU tied the school best in an MWC tourney contest for fewest turnovers with seven (also vs. Utah in 2004, Wyoming in 2002). The seven turnovers are one more than the overall MWC tournament record of six set by BYU in 2000. The seven turnovers tie the Aztecs' season best in 2005-06 with their performance against Southern Mississippi on Nov. 20, 2005.
- SDSU led wire-to-wire for the fourth time this season and the first time since Jan. 18 at TCU.
COACH/PLAYER NOTES
HEAD COACH Steve Fisher - With the win, Fisher moved 100 games over .500. His career record in 287-187 with a winning percentage of .605.
Brandon Heath (16 points, 2 assists, 2 rebounds) - Heath became San Diego State's all-time leader in scoring (79) and assists (15) in MWC tournament history... Heath has scored at least 10 points in a career-best 22 straight games... In 89 career games, he has scored in double figures in 76 games.
Mohamed Abukar (13 points, 4 rebounds) - Abukar posted his 12th straight game with at least 10 points.
Marcus Slaughter (17 points, 19 rebounds, 1 assists, 2 steals) - Slaughter recorded his 15th double-double of the season and the 27th of his career... The 27 career double-doubles breaks a tie with Joel Krammer (26) for second on the school's all-time list (stat kept since 1975-76), trailing only Michael Cage... His 15 double-doubles this season, puts him third on the SDSU single-season chart... Slaughter's double-double effort is his first in a MWC tourney contest and just the fourth overall for SDSU in MWC tournament play... With 19 rebounds, Slaughter set a Mountain West Conference Championship record, beating the previous high of 17 set by Andrew Bogut of Utah and Kaspars Kambala of UNLV... Today's rebounding performance is Slaughter's sixth game with at least 15 rebounds and is his eighth of his career... Slaughter led the team in rebounding for the 20th time this season... He surpassed Leonard Allen for fifth all-time in San Diego State history for rebounds in a career... The junior has scored in double-figures in 49 of his last 54 games ... Slaughter led the Aztecs in scoring for the first time since Jan. 28, at Wyoming.
Richie Williams (6 points, 2 rebounds, 6 assists) - Williams recorded his ninth game with at least six assists. In his last three games, he has accumulated 23 assists.