Nov. 30, 2011
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San Diego State-Creighton Postgame Notes
Final Score: [rv/22] Creighton 85, [rv/rv] San Diego State 83
Records: Creighton 6-0; San Diego State 7-2
Next Game: Sunday, Dec. 3 | [24/23] California | 2 p.m. PT | The Mtn. and Channel 4 San Diego
Team Notes
• The Aztecs had their 27-game non-conference home winning streak snapped.
• SDSU had its 10-game home winning streak in the month of November stopped.
• San Diego State had its season-long four-game winning streak halted.
• SDSU dropped its first Mountain West-Missouri Valley Challenge game. The Aztecs are 2-1 all-time in Challenge games.
• San Diego State played in front of a sold-out crowd at Viejas Arena for the second time this season. All six regular season games and both exhibitions were played in front of at least 11,600 fans.
• SDSU committed a season-low nine turnovers for the second straight game.
Player Notes
• Xavier Thames recorded his sixth double-figure scoring effort of the year as he finished with a team-high 21 points... His 20-point effort is his second in a row and his second of his career... In his last two games, he is averaging 20.5 points... He has scored at least 10 points 10 times in his career... He had a game-high six assists for the second game in a row... He has had at least six assists in five games.
• Chase Tapley scored 15 points... It is his seventh double-figure scoring game of the season and 34th of his career.
• Garrett Green finished seven rebounds... His rebounding effort marks the sixth time this season he has had at least seven rebounds... He has had at least seven rebounds in four straight games.
• Jamaal Franklin came off the bench and contributed 19 points and eight rebounds... He has scored in double figures seven times this season and eight times in his career... His eight boards were one off his season best and two away from his career high.
• DeShawn Stephens grabbed a career-high nine rebounds... It is the third time this season he has had nine rebounds.
• James Rahon finished with 11 points, marking the fourth time he has hit the double-figure scoring plateau this season... He has 33 career double-digit scoring games and 15 as an Aztec.