Dec. 27, 2009
SAN DIEGO - San Diego State Game Notes | SDSU Broadcast Flip Card
UC Riverside (6-5/0-0 BWC) at San Diego State (9-3/0-0 MWC)
Television: None.
Radio: AM 600 KOGO - Ted Leitner (play-by-play).
San Diego State Opens Three-Game Homestand on Tuesday Night When the Aztecs Play Host to UC Riverside
San Diego State (9-3), winners of 10 consecutive home games (tied for the sixth-longest streak in school history) and  13 consecutive non-conference home games (tied for the third-longest streak in school history) closes out the 2009 calendar year with a pair of home games, beginning on Tuesday night home game against UC Riverside (6-5).
Game time is set for 7 p.m. PT and there is no live television coverage. The game can be heard in Southern California on AM 600 KOGO with Ted Leitner providing the play-by-play. Live stats will also be available on GoAztecs.com.
Last time out, the Aztecs won their national-leading ninth consecutive overtime game and won for the sixth time in their last seven outings with a 76-73 victory at Drake last Tuesday night. The contest was a part of the inaugural Mountain West-Missouri Valley Challenge.
San Diego State trailed by eight points with six minutes left, but the Aztecs went on a 15-7 run to end regulation and force overtime. Junior guard D.J. Gay scored eight points during that run and ended the contest with a game-high 18 points, on the strength of 4-of-5 three-point shooting. Gay added a game-high tying three assists and a critical blocked shot with two seconds left in overtime and the Aztecs nursing a two-point lead.
Senior guard Kelvin Davis came off the bench to score a season-high 16 points, connecting on 5-of-8 three-pointers in the contest. Junior forward Billy White added 16 points (including three points in overtime) and nine rebounds. Freshman forward Kawhi Leonard posted his third double-double in his last four games and his fourth overall with 14 points and a game-high 11 rebounds.
San Diego State recorded season-highs with nine three-point field goals and 17 free throws.
The victory was the fourth road win this season for the Aztecs, marking the second-earliest date that has occurred in the 40 years that SDSU has played Division I basketball.
UC Riverside is 6-5 on the season and owns wins over San Diego (58-55) and San Jose State (70-66). The Highlanders last played Dec. 21 and this game will end a stretch of three consecutive road games.
This is the eighth all-time meeting between the teams, with the Aztecs owning a 7-0 series lead. Tuesday will mark the third time the teams have played in the last four years, with the Aztecs claiming a 59-46 win on Dec. 4, 2007, and a 79-45 decision on Nov. 21, 2006.
This game marks the first of three straight home games for San Diego State. The Aztecs, who have won 10 consecutive home games, will face Pomona-Pitzer (4-4) on Dec. 31, before facing 12th-ranked New Mexico (12-1) on Jan. 5. Tickets for all San Diego State home games are available at GoAztecs.com.