Nov. 17, 2011
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SAN DIEGO -
Final Score: San Diego State 56, USC 54
Records: San Diego State 4-1, USC 1-2
Next Game: Saturday, Nov. 18 | vs. Long Beach State | 1:30 p.m. PT | 4SD
Ticket Situation: Approximately 400 tickets remain for Saturday's game against Long Beach State (2-0). Student tickets are sold out for the game.
Team Notes
• The Aztecs have won 46 straight games against unranked opponents.
• SDSU has won 36 straight at home vs. teams not ranked in the AP Top 25.
• The Aztecs have won 26 straight non-conference home games.
• SDSU has won nine consecutive home games in the month of November and 18 in a row at home during the month vs. unranked foes.
• San Diego State has now won 16 straight games against opponents from the state of California.
• San Diego State has followed its last nine losses with a victory. San Diego State has gone 60 consecutive games without a two-game losing streak.
• The Aztecs have won at least four of their first five games of the season for the fifth time in the last six seasons.
• San Diego State has won its last six meetings against current members of the Pac-12 and five straight at home.
• The Aztecs have now won 35 games in a row when holding their opponent to 60 points or less.
• SDSU was 13-for-14 from the free-throw line. The 92.9 percent was a season high and its best since shooting a perfect 9-for-9 vs. Temple in the third round of last year's NCAA Tournament.
Attendance Notes
• Tonight's game was sold out (12,414), marking the first time this season and the 23rd time in arena history the Aztecs have played in front of a capacity crowd.
• San Diego State has drawn 11,700 or more fans in 14 consecutive regular-season home games.
• The Aztecs have played in front of capacity crowds at home in 11 of the last 14 games.
The Series
• San Diego State defeated USC in men's basketball for the first time since Dec. 9, 1989.
• The victory snaps a five-game losing streak to the Trojans in the series.
• SDSU is now 2-10 lifetime against USC.
Player Notes
• Jamaal Franklin posted his fourth double-figure scoring effort in as many games... He has now led the team in scoring twice this season...Franklin was 5-for-5 from the free-throw line and has now made his last 17 free-throw attempts. He is 17-for-19 on the season (89.5 percent).
• Xavier Thames logged his second straight double-figure scoring game and his third double-figure scoring performance of the campaign... Thames had the game-winning basket with 1.8 seconds left. He is the first Aztec to make a game-winning shot (designated as a shot or free-throw that puts SDSU ahead to stay with less than 35 seconds to play) other than D.J. Gay since Billy White made a pair of free-throws to put San Diego State up to stay at Fresno State on Nov. 23, 200 (Gay had the team's last three game-winning shots). (see page 192 of the media guide for more details)... Thames has his first block of the season and second of his career.
• DeShawn Stephens tied his Aztec career high with nine rebounds... Stephens also had a career-best two blocks.