Nov. 17, 2010
SDSU-CSUB Box Score in PDF Format
Cal State Bakersfield outscored San Diego State 12-3 in the final four minutes of the game to earn a 73-62 victory over the host Aztecs Wednesday at Viejas Arena. With the loss, SDSU dropped to 0-2 on the season, while the Roadrunners improved to 3-0 following the two schools' first-ever meeting.
San Diego State senior center Paris Johnson (San Diego, Calif.) led the Aztecs both offensively and on the glass, tallying her 16th career double-double with a career-best 18 rebounds and 19 points on 7-for-8 shooting. Johnson's 18 boards are the most by an SDSU player in a game since Ashlee Dunlap also had 18 against American University in Dec. 2002.
Sophomore Courtney Clements (Long Beach, Calif.) was the only other Aztec in double-figure points with 15 to go with eight rebounds and three assists. Freshman Melissa Sweat (Bakersfield, Calif.) had eight points and was a perfect 2-for-2 from beyond the arc, while senior Jessika Bradley (Sacramento, Calif.) had nine rebounds and three assists. Senior Coco Davis (Sacramento, Calif.) had a team-best eight assists, but was 1-for-11 from the field.
Cal State Bakersfield jumped out to an early 10-point lead, taking advantage of SDSU's five turnovers in the first three minutes, and the hot shooting of Roadrunner guard Britney McGee, who had 10 points during that same span. The Aztecs finally were able to put some offense together, scoring six straight points to get to within four at 14-10 at the 13:07 mark.
CSUB, however, pushed its lead back up to nine points until a late run, including a pair of triples by junior Sajoyia Griffin (San Antonio, Texas), put the home team down by only three at 33-30 heading into the locker room.
San Diego State came out of the break and tied the game at 35, before pushing out to its largest lead of the night at 44-37 less than four minutes into the second half. That advantage quickly disappeared when the Roadrunners converted two more Aztec giveaways into points and a 44-44 tie.
After another tie at 48-48, SDSU had another turnover and missed two free throw attempts which ignited a 7-0 CSUB run. The Aztec deficit would grow to 10 with 1:33 remaining and left too little time for another rally, as the Roadrunners came away with the 73-62 win.
San Diego State owned a +16 advantage on the glass, but had 24 turnovers and shot just 34.5 percent from the field. CSUB scored 31 of its 73 points off turnovers and had 24 second-chance points with the help of 19 offensive rebounds. The Roadrunners also had only nine giveaways themselves and were led by McGee's 20 points on 7-of-19 shooting.
The Aztecs will conclude their season-opening three-game homestand next Tuesday when UC Irvine comes to Viejas Arena for a 7 p.m. tip-off.