Jan. 27, 2007
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FINAL SCORE: San Diego State 63, Utah 53
SDSU Record: (14-7, 3-4 MWC)
Attendance: 7,598
Next Game: Jan. 31 at TCU, 6:30 p.m. CST/4:30 p.m. PST, TV: The mtn.
TEAM NOTES
* - San Diego State's victory snapped a two-game losing streak and the Aztecs have now gone 58 consecutive games without losing three games in a row.
* - The Aztecs overcame a 11-point deficit for the victory... It was the largest deficit overcome for a victory since a home win against TCU on Feb. 18, 2006, when they were also down by 11 points... It is tied for the ninth-largest come-from-behind by SDSU in the Steve Fisher era.
* - The Aztecs have now 14-4 following the game following their last 18 defeats.
* - San Diego State is 3-4 in Mountain West Conference play this season. Last year, when SDSU won the conference with a 13-3 league mark, the Aztecs were 4-3 against the teams and at the locations where their first seven conference games were played this season.
* - San Diego State improves to 11-48 lifetime against Utah. Coupled with the victory last season in Salt Lake City, the Aztecs have recorded wins over the Utes in consecutive seasons for the first time since 1986 and 1987. This marked SDSU's first win over Utah at Cox Arena since Jan. 18, 2003.
* - The victory was the third straight at home for the Aztecs, who are now 10-2 at Cox Arena this season and 23-4 at home since the beginning of the 2005-06 season.
* - San Diego State is now 3-0 this season and 8-1 in the Steve Fisher era when tied at halftime.
* - The Aztecs outscored Utah in the paint, 28-18.
* - SDSU outscored Utah, 34-13, over the final 15:55 of the game.
PLAYER NOTES
Mohamed Abukar
Wasted little time getting on the board, after missing the UNLV game he scored on SDSU's first possession on Saturday against the Utes... He scored SDSU's first four points of the game and finished with his 17th double-figure scoring game of the season... Set an SDSU career high with three blocks.
Brandon Heath
Reached double figures for the 46th consecutive game, extending is school record... He also had his first block of the season and fifth of his career... SDSU is 10-1 when he has at least four free-throw attempts and 24-2 since the beginning of last season.
DAVID VELSASQUEZ
The fifth-year student manager dressed for Saturday's game against the Utes... It marked the first time he has dressed for a game in his career... The last time Velasquez played in a competitive team his high school team, lost the California State championship game to Matt Thomas' Martin Luther King High.
Richie Williams
Set a career high with six steals... SDSU is now 10-1 this season when Williams records five or more assists... It was his 12th game with two or more steals in a game.
Lorrenzo Wade
Tied a career high with five assists... Reached double-figures in scoring for the fifth straight game and 14th time this season... Led the team in rebounding for the fifth consecutive game... Tied his career high with four free-throw makes.
Jerome Habel
Led the Aztecs in scoring for the third time this season... Shot 50 percent or better from the field for the 13th time in 17 games.
Jer'Vaughn Johnson
Recorded his first block of his career in the first half.