Jan. 31, 2009
FORT COLLINS, Colo. -
San Diego State at Colorado State Postgame Notes in PDF Format
Final Score: San Diego State 78, Colorado State 59
Next Game: Tuesday, Feb. 3 |at UNLV | 7:30 p.m. PT | Thomas & Mack Center | The Mtn.
TEAM NOTES
* San Diego State avoids its first three-game road losing streak since the 2006-07 season with its victory over Colorado State.
* SDSU posts its seventh straight regular season win over Colorado State and fourth in a row inside Moby Arena. The Aztecs also recorded their eighth victory in their last nine tries against the Rams. ... The win is just the Aztecs' seventh all time at the venue.
* San Diego State improves to 15-5, a record that matches the school's second-best Division I start in school history. The 1981-82 squad also opened the year with 15 wins in its first 20 games. Only the 1984-85 tean started better with a record of 16-4.
* The Aztecs snapped the Rams two-game home winning streak with their second straight victory. SDSU's last two-game winning streak came back on Jan. 3 and Jan. 10 when it defeated Air Force at the Academy and Utah at home to open the conference season.
* SDSU finished the season with a 3-0 record in games played in the state of Colorado. The Aztecs defeated Northern Colorado on Dec. 3 (73-62), Air Force on Jan. 3 (61-44) and Colorado State tonight.
* San Diego State shot a season-high 56.9 percent from the floor and shot 50.0 percent or better for the fifth time this year.
* The Aztecs forced 20 turnovers, 10 of which came off steals. Their performance marked their second game in a row with exactly 10 steals.
PLAYER NOTES
* Lorrenzo Wade (Game-high 25 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal)
Wade scored a game- and season-high 25 points on 10-of-16 shooting. ... It was Wade's second 20-point game of the season and the 10th of his career. ... He has scored in double figures in seven straight games, tying his personal best, and in 10 games this year and 55 in his career. ... His four highest point totals have been in his last four games. ... His 10 field goals tied a career high (10 vs. BYU in 2008). ... The senior connected on two three-pointers to match a season best. ... Wade was a perfect 3-for-3 from the free-throw line, marking the first time he has not missed when taking more than two attempts in a game this season.
* Kyle Spain (15 points, game-high 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 blocked shot, 1 steal)
Spain reached double figures for the 15th time this season and for the 49th time of his career. ... The senior led the team in rebounding for the fifth time this season. ... Spain had two assists to match his combined total from his last two games. ... Spain blocked a shot for the second game in a row, marking the first time he has done it this year.
* Billy White (10 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal)
White scored in double figures for the seventh time this year and for the 21st time in his career. ... White went 4-for-8 from the field, marking the 17th time he has shot at least 50 percent from the field. ... The sophomore had a pair of assists, which matched his season best.
* D.J. Gay (10 points, 1 assist)
Gay reached double figures in scoring for the first time since scoring 11 vs. Utah on Jan. 10. ... He posted his seventh 10-plus point game of the season and the 16th of his career. ... SDSU is 7-0 this season when scores at least 10 points. ... Gay recorded an assist after being held without in his last outing vs. TCU.
* Matt Thomas (4 points, 4 rebounds, 4 steals, 1 blocked shot)
Thomas scored four points, which surpassed his most recent three-game total of 2 points vs. New Mexico, BYU and TCU. ... The senior had a career-high tying four steals, a total he has not reached since March 5, 2005, at Utah. ... He collected four rebounds, which equals the same amount he had in his last six game combined. ... His one blocked shot was his first of the season.