Nov. 26, 2011
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. -
Final Score: [rv/rv] San Diego State 76, UC Santa Barbara 75 (OT)
Records: San Diego State 7-1, UC Santa Barbara 4-1
Next Game: Wednesday, Nov. 30 | [rv/25] Creighton - Mountain West-Missouri Valley Challenge | 7:30 p.m. PT | The Mtn. and Channel 4 San Diego
Team Notes
• The Aztecs win their seventh game of the year, which is tied with Duke and UNLV for the most in the nation.
• SDSU has won three straight overtime games and 12 of its last 13 OT contests.
• San Diego State has won 48 games in a row against unranked opponents.
• SDSU has won 25 consecutive games at road/neutral sites vs. unranked foes.
• The Aztecs have won 18 in a row vs. California universities.
• San Diego State has won a season-long four straight games.
• SDSU has won seven straight over UC Santa Barbara and four in a row at the Thunderdome.
• San Diego State has won nine in a row in games against the Big West Conference.
• The Aztecs have seven wins marking the fifth time in the last six years that SDSU has owned at least a 7-1 record after eight outings.
Player Notes
• Xavier Thames posted his first career double-double with a career-high 20 points and a personal-best 10 rebounds... Thames added a game-high six assists... Thames made a career-high 13 free throws on a personal-high 16 attempts... Thames had just one turnover in a career-high 41 minutes.
• Chase Tapley scored 16 points... It is his sixth double-figure scoring game of the season... He played a career-high-tying 39 minutes.
• Garrett Green finished with 13 points and nine rebounds... He has scored in double figures 11 times in his career and his nine rebounds marks the fifth time this season he has had at least seven rebounds... He has had at least seven rebounds in three straight games.
• Jamaal Franklin came off the bench and contributed 12 points and six rebounds... He has scored in double figures six times this season... He played a career-high 31 minutes.