Nov. 23, 2011
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TUCSON, Ariz. -
Final Score: [rv/rv] San Diego State 61, [23/23] Arizona 57
Records: San Diego State 6-1, Arizona 4-2
Next Game: Saturday, Nov. 26 | at UC Santa Barbara | 7 p.m. PT | KOGO AM 600, 95.7 FM
Team Notes
• San Diego State snaps Arizona's 22-game home winning streak. The Wildcats entered the season with the nation's seventh-longest active homecourt winning streak.
• SDSU is the first non-conference team to win at McKale Center since Dec. 28, 2009.
• Arizona's last home loss as a ranked team to an unranked non-conference opponent was Nov. 17, 2007. The streak spanned 69 games.
• The Wildcats' last home loss as a ranked team to an unranked opponent was Jan. 5, 2008. The streak spanned 62 games.
• The Aztecs defeat Arizona for the second time in a row for just the second time in the history of the series, which dates to 1945. The last time SDSU beat the Wildcats in consecutive meetings was during the 1971-72 and 1972-73 campaigns.
• SDSU wins in Tucson after losing seven straight in the city. San Diego State is now 2-14 within city limits.
• The Aztecs, however, have now won three consecutive games in McKale Center. A year ago, SDSU defeated Northern Colorado and Temple in the NCAA Tournament.
• San Diego State improves to 7-20 all-time vs. Arizona.
• The Aztecs have won seven in a row vs. the Pac-12 Conference and improve to 2-0 this season against the league.
• San Diego State has won five straight over the Pac-12 at road/neutral sites.
• This is SDSU's first win over a nationally ranked Arizona side in nine tries.
• The Aztecs have six wins marking the fifth time in the last six years that SDSU has owned at least a 6-1 record after seven outings.
• San Diego State has split its last eight road/neutral games vs. teams ranked in the AP Top-25 Poll.
• After starting 10-73 vs. AP-ranked clubs, SDSU is now 9-11 in its last 20 vs. teams ranked in the Associated Press Top 25.
• The Aztecs shot a remarkable 8-for-12 from three-point distance. The 66.7 percent accuracy is a season high.
• San Diego State never trailed and won wire-to-wire.
• SDSU held Arizona to a season-low 33.3 percent shooting.
Player Notes
• Chase Tapley led all scorers with 17 points... It is his fifth double-figure scoring game of the season and the fourth time he has led the team in scoring this season... Tapley was 2-for-8 from three-point distance in his two previous games. He finished the game by hitting three of his four attempts... The junior had a game-high four assists after he had four combined in his three previous games... He led the team in the category for the second time this season.
• James Rahon, who scored 13 points, logged his third double-digit scoring game of the year and 14th of his Aztec career. ... Rahon added four rebounds in a team-high 34 minutes.
• Garrett Green led the team with seven rebounds... It is the third time this season he has owned team-high honors.