Dec. 29, 2008
Recap | Final Stats | Quotes | Game Action
SAN DIEGO -
Final Score: San Diego State 93, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 61
Next game: Sat., Jan. 3 | at Air Force | Clune Arena | 7 p.m. MT | No television coverage | AM 600 KOGO
TOP NOTES
* At 10-3, San Diego State has matched its best 13-game record of the last 24 seasons.
* San Diego State scored a season-high 93 points (most since 119 vs. Campbell on Dec. 12, 2006).
* This was the largest margin of victory for the Aztecs this season (most since 37 vs. Campbell on Dec. 12, 2006).
* The Aztecs have won three consecutive games.
* San Diego State has won eight consecutive home games against unranked teams.
* The Aztecs have won 14 consecutive home games played during the month of December.
* For the third consecutive season, San Diego State has won at least 10 non-conference games. This is the first time the Aztecs have done that in the Division I era.
WINNING STREAKS
* 3 STRAIGHT OVERALL
San Diego State will carry a three-game winning streak into the Mountain West Conference opener... This marks the longest winning streak for SDSU entering a league opener since the 2001-02 NCAA Tournament team had a three-game winning streak entering the league opener.
* AT COX ARENA
San Diego State has won five straight home games... eight consecutive home games against unranked opponents... 14 consecutive home games during the month of December... San Diego State has won 42 of its last 49 home games (42-7) overall.
HIGH SCORERS
San Diego State scored a season-high 93 points, its highest totals since putting up 119 points against Campbell on Dec. 12, 2006... The Aztecs also had a season-best five players score in double figures... The 93 points are tied for the fifth most for SDSU in Cox Arena history.
PLAYER NOTES
* Kyle Spain (game-high 15 points, 6 rebounds, 2 steals)
Spain led SDSU in scoring for the second consecutive game, a team-high eighth time this season and the 17th time in his career... He made his first three-point field goal attempt of the evening, marking the 13th consecutive game he has played with a trey (every game this season)... That is the highest active streak on the team and surpassed his personal career high of 12 straight games set last season... Spain reached double-figures for the fourth straight game and the 12th time in 13 games this season... He has 26 career double-figure scoring games... He also made multiple treys in the contest against the Golden Lions, marking the third straight game he has done that and the 10th time this season.
* Mehdi Cheriet (career-high 14 points, 2-2 3FGs, 4-4 FTs, 3 rebounds)
Cheriet reached double figures for the second time in his career with a career-high 14 points... Coupled with his nine-point performance against Cal State Northridge, he posted the highest two-game point total of his career (23)... He connected on both of his three-point field-goal attempts, marking the second time in his career that he has made multiple treys in the same game... He was 4-for-4 from the free-throw line and has now made a career best seven consecutive attempts... This marked the fifth consecutive game that he has shot 50 percent or better from the field (11-of-16 during that span).
* Ryan Amoroso (13 points, 6-9 FGs, 1-1 3FGs, 4 rebounds)
Amoroso reached double figures for the fourth time this season, the 22nd time in his Aztec career and the 31st time in his college career... The Aztecs are 4-0 this season and 15-7 overall when the senior scores 10 or more points in a game... The senior added four rebounds, including three from the offensive glass... The 13 points matched his season-high, set previously against Seattle (Nov. 28) and UC Santa Barbara (Dec. 20).
* Lorrenzo Wade (12 points, team-high and season-high 7 rebounds, season-high 3 blocked shots, 2 assists, 2 steals)
Wade recorded his third double-digit scoring game of the season, the 49th of his Aztec career and the 52nd of his college career... He recorded three blocked shots in the first eight minutes of the game and ended the contest with three blocks... The three blocked shots are a season-high and one off his career mark of four set against Lafayette (12-30-06), one year ago tomorrow... He pulled down a season-high seven rebounds... It was the first time he has led the Aztecs in that statistic this season and the 17th time he has done so in his career... He also added two assists and two steals.
* D.J. Gay (12 points, 3-4 3FGs, 3 steals)
Gay connected on his first three three-point field goal attempts of the game... Coupled with his 3-for-6 shooting performance from beyond the arc against Cal State Northridge, Gay has made multiple treys in consecutive games for the first time this season... He also scored in double-figures for the second consecutive game, marking the first time he has done that this season... In the last two games, the sophomore has 32 points on the strength of 6-of-10 shooting from behind the arc.
* Tim Shelton (9 points, 6 rebounds)
Shelton scored San Diego State's first points of the game on a pair of free throws... Shelton narrowly missed his fifth double-digit scoring game of the season... Despite pulling down six rebounds, he missed team-high honors by one, snapping his streak of leading the team in that category at five games.
* Richie Williams (2 points, game-high 6 assists, 4 rebounds, 2 steals)
Williams had five first-half assists and a game-high six assists in the contest... It was the second-highest total of the season for Williams... He also had added a game-high three steals.