Feb. 29, 2008
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Colorado State (6-21/0-13 MWC) at San Diego State (18-10/8-6 MWC)
Television: The Mtn. (Cox Cable channel 320) - Rich Cellini (play-by-play), Dave Bollwinkel (analysis)
Radio: AM 600 KOGO - Ted Leitner (play-by-play).
San Diego State Looks for Third Straight Win on Senior Day as Thomas and Lamb Honored Prior to Home Finale vs. CSU
San Diego State (18-10 overall; 8-6 Mountain West Conference) plays its final regular-season home game and honors two student-athletes who may be playing their final game at Cox Arena on Saturday night when the Aztecs play host to Colorado State (6-21 overall; 0-13 MWC).
Game time is set for 7 p.m. PT and the contest will be televised by The Mtn. (Cox Cable channel 320). The game can also be heard on the flagship station of Aztec Athletics, AM 600 KOGO.
Despite having just one senior on the roster, SDSU will recognize two student-athletes prior to the contest with the Rams.
Senior Matt Thomas, who will have a good case following the season to try and earn a fifth year of eligibility, will be recognized prior to the contest. Thomas earned all-conference honorable mention following a freshman campaign in which he started 11 games and averaged 6.1 points. A nagging back injury plagued Thomas later in his career, forcing him to miss all but two games last season as a junior. This season he has made huge contributions, having played in 24 games and starting each of the last four contests. He scored seven points in the final 70 seconds in SDSU's upset victory at New Mexico earlier in the season. In his career, he has played in 83 games, scored 264 points, dished out 104 assists and averaged one turnover every 17:58 on the court.
Chris Lamb is listed as a junior, but the fourth-year player is scheduled to graduate in May and has elected to pursue his post-basketball professional life at that time. Lamb has played in 35 games and made four starts. He played an instrumental role in keeping BYU's Trent Plaisted in check in SDSU's victory over the Cougars last week in Cox Arena.
As a team, the Aztecs are looking to bounce back following a 68-58 loss at UNLV on Tuesday night. Junior forward and Las Vegas native Lorrenzo Wade tallied 21 points, a game-high nine rebounds and five assists to lead the Aztecs. It marked the second consecutive game he has scored over 20 points, having gone for a career-high 28 points in the victory over the Cougars.
SDSU enjoyed a 35-29 rebound advantage, but had an uncharacteristically high 18 turnovers and shot just 38.9 percent from the field to snap the Aztecs' two-game winning streak.
SDSU and Colorado State are meeting for the 61st time with the Rams owning a 35-25 series lead. The Aztecs have won five consecutive regular-season meetings, eight of the last 10 encounters overall (including postseason tournament meetings) and four straight meetings at Cox Arena. On Jan. 29 at Moby Arena, SDSU needed a three-pointer from Wade with 20.9 seconds remaining to give the Aztecs an 83-82 win. Junior center Ryan Amoroso had 23 points and 11 rebounds as SDSU's 46-26 rebound advantage help counterbalance CSU's 14-of-25 shooting from three-point range.