Jan. 19, 2011
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SAN DIEGO -
No. 6 San Diego State-Air Force Postgame Notes in PDF Format
Final Score: No. 6/6 San Diego State 68, Air Force 55
Records: San Diego State: 20-0, 5-0 MWC; Air Force: 10-7, 1-3 MWC
Next Game: Wednesday, Jan. 26, at Brigham Young | Marriott Center | 7 p.m. MT | CBS College Sports/4SD | AM 600 KOGO
TEAM NOTES
* San Diego State secures its school-record sixth consecutive 20-win campaign.
* San Diego State recorded its seventh 20-win season under Steve Fisher. ... The Aztecs had a total of nine 20-win campaigns in the 78 seasons prior to his arrival on campus, which includes just two 20-win campaigns at the Division I level prior to Fisher's arrival. ... Overall, Fisher now owns 13, 20-win campaigns in 20 full seasons as head coach.
* SDSU owns the longest active winning streak in the nation (20).
* San Diego State is one of three undefeated teams in the nation (No. 6 San Diego State: 20-0, No. 1 Ohio State: 19-0, No. 2 Kansas: 18-0).
* San Diego State is 5-0 to open Mountain West play for the first time in the 12-year history of the league.
* SDSU is 5-0 in conference play for the first time since 1966-67 when the Aztecs were members of the CCAA.
* San Diego State is the only 20-0 team in the country and the 20 victories are the most in Division I.
* No. 6 San Diego State improves to 20-0, its best start in 90 seasons of basketball.
* The 20-game winning streak is the longest in program history.
* The Aztecs have won...
...29 straight vs. unranked teams at any location.
...26 straight home games vs. unranked teams.
...14 straight home games overall.
...10 straight over MWC foes, with just three coming at home.
* Tonight was SDSU's 13th double-digit victory.
* SDSU recorded its seventh sellout of the season and the 15th in the history of Viejas Arena. SDSU has sold out seven of nine games this year.
SERIES NOTES
* San Diego State has defeated Air Force six straight times and six consecutive times at Viejas Arena.
* Dating back to the 1990-91 season, SDSU is 23-2 against Air Force when it scores 60 or more points.
PLAYER NOTES
* D.J. Gay (20 points, 3 assists, 0 turnovers, 6-of-11 3-pt FG's) - Tonight marks the first time Gay has scored 20 or more points in consecutive games in his career... Recorded his 12th double-figure scoring effort of the season... Led the team in scoring for the fourth time this season... After draining a career-high seven three-pointers at New Mexico, he followed it with another six tonight, which is highest two-game total of his career.... Now has six turnover-free games this season and 11 with one turnover or less.
* Billy White (12 points, 5 rebounds) - Hit a three-point field for the third straight game, marking the first time he has done so in his career... Over his last three games he is 5-for-8 from the arc... Tied his career high with two three-point field goals... Scored in double figures for the eighth time this year and 53rd time in his career.
* Kawhi Leonard (10 points, 10 rebounds, 3 steals, 2 blocks) - Reached double-figures in scoring for the 17th time this season... Recorded his 13th double-double this year and 30th of his career... Led the team in rebounding for the 14th time of the season... Now has 14 double-digit rebounding games this season and 33 for his career.
* Malcolm Thomas (8 points, 9 rebounds) - Grabbed seven or more rebounds for the seventh straight game... Is still averaging a double-double (12.6 points and 11.2 rebounds) in MWC games this season.
* Chase Tapley (8 points, 3 assists, 3 steals) - Knocked down multiple three-point field goals for the seventh time this year... Hit multiple three-pointers in consecutive games for the third time in 2010-11.