March 11, 2010
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LAS VEGAS -
San Diego State-Colorado State Postgame Notes in PDF Format
Score: San Diego State 72, Colorado State 71
Records: San Diego State: 23-8, Colorado State: 16-15
RPI Entering Today's Games: San Diego State: 34, Colorado State: 111
Next Game: Friday, March 12, vs. No. 8/10 New Mexico | MWC Semifinals | Las Vegas, Nev. | 6 p.m. PT
TV: CBS College HD, Channel 4 San Diego HD | Radio: AM 600 KOGO
GENERAL NOTES
* Overall, San Diego State has won three straight games, seven of its last eight games (7-1) and nine of its last 11 contests (9-2).
* San Diego State has won 10 consecutive games against teams outside the AP Top 25 at game time and is 13-1 in its last 14 games against teams that were unranked at game time. The Aztecs have won their last five road/neutral games against non-top 25 opponents.
* San Diego State is 10-2 in its last 12 games played during the month of March.
* San Diego State has defeated Colorado State seven consecutive times. That is the longest win streak for either team in the 66 series meetings.
* The Aztecs have won its last 10 games against teams from the state of Colorado.
* San Diego State's 23 victories this season are tied for the sixth most in school history. The 49 victories the last two seasons and 69 victories the last three seasons are both school records for those timetables.
* San Diego State has now won nine road/neutral games this season (eight road games and one neutral game). The Aztecs are 9-7 away from Viejas Arena this season, after posting a 14-1 record at home.
* This is the third consecutive conference postseason tournament in which San Diego State has won a game. That is the first time since 1994, 1995 and 1996 that the Aztecs have won at least one game in the league tournament in three consecutive seasons.
* This is the third straight season the Aztecs have advanced to at least the semifinal round of the league tournament. It is the first time that has occurred since 1985, 1986 and 1987.
* The Aztecs shot 52.9 percent from the field, marking the 13th time this season San Diego State has shot 50 percent or better from the field.
* San Diego State has now won 39 of the last 43 games dating back to 2006-07 when scoring at least 70 points.
PLAYER NOTES
* Chase Tapley (15 points, 6-for-7 FG, 3 rebounds, 2 assists): Tapley returned from a one-game absence due to injury (left hand) to post his 13th double-figure scoring performance of the season... He finished with 15 points, which is two shy of his career high. ... Tapley led the team in scoring for the second time this season...The freshman posted his ninth turnover-free game of the year.
* Malcolm Thomas (15 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 blocks): The 6-9 forward posted his fourth straight game with at least three assists... He finished with a game-high four assists, marking the eighth time this year he has led the team in the category... Thomas logged his 17th double-figure scoring effort of 2009-10... The junior finished with a team-high 15 points, marking the eight time he has done so this year... Thomas notched his fifth straight game with at least one blocked shot; he finished with a game-high three... He has multiple blocked shots in 13 games this year.
* Billy White (15 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals): White reached the double-figure scoring plateau for the 16th time this season... White finished with a team-high 15 points, marking the seventh time he has led the team in scoring this year... The junior had multiple steals in the game, marking the first time he has accomplished the feat since posting a career-high five vs. BYU earlier this year... White has multiple assists for the second straight game and for the 11th time this season
* Kawhi Leonard (12 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals): Leonard logged his 21st double-figure scoring effort of the season... With his three steals, Leonard has seven in his last two games... Leonard finished with two assists and has eight in his last three games.