Men's Basketball

San Diego State-Southern Utah Postgame Notes

San Diego State-Southern Utah Postgame NotesSan Diego State-Southern Utah Postgame Notes

Nov. 12, 2011

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SAN DIEGO -

Southern Utah-SDSU Postgame Notes

Final Score: San Diego State 70, Southern Utah 37
Next Game: Sunday, Nov. 13, vs. UC Davis, 3 p.m. PT | Celebration of Championships: Kawhi Leonard All-America, Mountain West championship ring presentation

Team Notes
• The Aztecs are 2-0 for the second consecutive season.

• San Diego State has won seven straight in multiple-team in-season events.

• The Aztecs have won 44 straight games against unranked opponents.

• SDSU has won 34 straight at home vs. team not ranked in the AP Top 25.

• The Aztecs have won 24 straight non-conference home games.

• Southern Utah's 37 points is the second-fewest allowed by the Aztecs in Viejas Arena history. The current record is 34, establish on Feb. 7, 2009, vs. Air Force.

• San Diego State limited Southern Utah to 15 first-half points. It is the fewest points allowed in a half since allowing Utah to score 15 in the first half of the 2011 MWC Championship quarterfinals.

• The Aztec bench scored 36 of the team's 70 points.

Player Notes
• Junior Chase Tapley posted his second straight double-figure scoring effort of the year and his 29th of his career. ... Tapley finished with a team-best 16 points. It is the eighth time he has led the team in scoring. ... Tapley set a career high with five steals.

• Sophomore LaBradford Franklin recorded his first career double-figure scoring performance in his 19th career game. ... Franklin finished with 12 points on a career-high five field goals.

• Junior DeShawn Stephens hit the double-figure scoring plateau for the first time of his Aztec career. ... Stephens finished with 11 points and a career-high nine rebounds. ... He played a career-high 31 minutes.

• Sophomore Jamaal Franklin posted his first double-figure scoring game of the season and his second of his career. ... Franklin matched his career high with 13 points. ... His six field goals marked a new personal best.

• Senior Garrett Green notched his fourth career double-digit rebounding effort and his second in as many games. ... Green ended the game with a game-high 11 rebounds for the second straight game. ... The senior just missed a double-double after scoring nine points.

• Sophomore Xavier Thames picked up a game-high seven assists, 24 hours after he had a career-high eight.