Jan. 24, 2011
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San Diego State-Brigham Young Tangle in Matchup of Top-10 Teams with the Mountain West Conference Lead on the Line Wednesday in Provo
No. 4 San Diego State (20-0 overall; 5-0 Mountain West Conference), one of two undefeated teams entering the week and owners of the nation's longest active win streak, travels to Provo, Utah, for a Mountain West showdown against ninth-ranked Brigham Young (19-1 overall; 5-0 MWC).
Announced game time at the Marriott Center is set for 8 p.m. MT (7 p.m. PT), with the contest airing nationally in high definition on CBS College Sports (San Diego Cox Cable 321, San Diego Time Warner 415, DirecTV channel 613, Dish Network channel 152, AT&T U-Verse 1643) and simulcast in high definition in the San Diego market on Channel 4 San Diego. The game can also be heard on radio in Southern California on AM 600 KOGO.
San Diego State became the first team to reach the 20-win plateau and improved to 5-0 in league play for the first time since 1967 last Wednesday, after claiming a 68-55 victory over Air Force. For the first time in his career, senior guard D.J. Gay posted consecutive games with at least 20 points, following up his career-high 30-point performance at New Mexico, with a team-high 20-point effort against the Falcons. The senior connected on six three-point field goals in the contest and has now made 13 of his last 20 attempts from bonus distance (65.0 percent). Sophomore forward Kawhi Leonard added 10 points and a game-high 10 rebounds for his fifth double-double in his last six games, his 13th this season and the 30th of his career, which is tied for second most in school history. Senior forward Billy White added 12 points and five rebounds.
Air Force became the first team this season to shoot better than 50 percent from the field against the Aztecs, connecting on 51.2 percent (22-of-43), but the Aztecs countered with a 34-20 advantage on the glass and owned a 24-8 advantage in points off turnovers to secure the victory.
For the Aztecs, who led the entire second half, the victory extended several winning streaks, including a 29-game winning streak against unranked teams at any location, 26-game home winning streak against unranked teams, 14-game winning streak at home and a 10-game winning streak against MWC opponents at any location.
Brigham Young has won nine consecutive games overall and is 8-0 at home this season, while winning by an average margin of 26.9 points. The Cougars have won 29 of their last 30 home games and are led by national player of the year candidate Jimmer Fredette (26.7 ppg, 3.4 rpg). Jackson Emery (13.0 ppg) and Brandon Davies (11.3 ppg) also average double figures in scoring for Brigham Young.
The teams are meeting for the 69th time, with BYU owning a 46-22 series advantage. The Aztecs have won 10 straight games against MWC teams and have won their most recent encounter with every league opponent, except Brigham Young. The Cougars swept the series last season, claiming a 71-69 win at Viejas Arena (Jan. 23) and an 82-68 decision at the Marriott Center (Feb. 24). Complete series information can be found on pages 8-10.