Dec. 19, 2011
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SAN DIEGO -
San Diego State-UC Riverside Postgame Notes
Final Score: [rv/rv] San Diego State 80, UC Riverside 55
Records: San Diego State 10-2, UC Riverside 4-7
Next Game: Thursday, Dec. 22 | vs. Elon | 4:30 p.m. PT
Team Notes
• The Aztecs have won 21 consecutive games vs. teams from California.
• San Diego State has won 51 straight games against teams not ranked in the AP Top-25 Poll.
• The Aztecs extend their December winning streak to 15 games.
• SDSU runs its December home winning streak to 23 games.
• San Diego State has won 29 of its last 30 home games vs. non-conference foes.
• SDSU has won 21 straight games when shooting 50 percent or better from the field.
Series/Big West Notes
• The Aztecs improve to 9-0 all-time vs. UC Riverside and 5-0 under Steve Fisher.
• San Diego State has won 10 in a row vs. the Big West Conference.
• SDSU has won 13 straight home games vs. the Big West.
• The Aztecs have won 18 of their last 19 against the Big West, a streak that dates to 2004-05.
Player Notes
• James Rahon (19 points, 5 rebounds, 5-for-8 3FG) tied his career high with five three-pointers... It is the fourth time he has hit five three-point field goals in a single game in his career... Tonight's effort marked the first time he has led the team in scoring this season and is the third time he has accomplished the feat as an Aztec... He posted his fifth double-figure scoring game of the season and 34th of his career... The junior connected on multiple three-point field goals for the first time this season.
• Chase Tapley (17 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 blocks, 7-for-8 FG) scored in double-digits for a career-best sixth straight game... He posted his 10th double-figure scoring game of the season and 37th of his career... He nailed multiple three-point field goals for the ninth time this season and for the sixth straight outing... His 7-for-8 shooting performance ties DeShawn Stephens's effort at San Diego for the team's highest field-goal percentage of the season (min. 5 FGM)... His two blocked shots matches his career high.
• Xavier Thames (9 points, 6 rebounds) had six rebounds, his second most as an Aztec... Thames grabbed 10 at UC Santa Barbara earlier this season.
• Alec Williams (9 points, 4 rebounds, 4-for-4 FG, 2 assists) had a season-high nine points in just 14 minutes off the bench... His four made field goals were a career high... He added a career-high two assists.
• Jamaal Franklin (6 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists) earned his first career start tonight... Franklin established a career high for assists as he finished with five... His effort marks the first time he has led the team in assists.
• Narbeh Ebrahimian (1 points, 1 rebound), a walk-on, earned his first minutes of the season coming off the bench after the 12-minute media timeout... He is the second walk-on to see the floor as Jeremy Castleberry logged five minutes vs. Southern Utah and one tonight.