Jan. 5, 2012
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SAN DIEGO -
No. 24/25 San Diego State-San Diego Christian Postgame Notes
Final Score: [24/25] San Diego State 83, San Diego Christian 52
Records: San Diego State 13-2, San Diego Christian 4-6
Next Game: Tuesday, Jan. 10 | vs. Chicago State | 7 p.m. PT | Channel 4 San Diego/The Mtn.
Game Notes
• SDSU has not trailed in 88 minutes, 58 seconds, a streak that dates to the first half of the Elon game. The Aztecs have not trailed in the second half of their last four games.
• Garrett Green and DeShawn Stephens entered the game shooting a combined 21-for-62 (33.9 percent) from the free-throw line. Tonight, they finished 16-for-22 (72.7 percent) from the line.
• The Aztecs outrebounded their sixth straight opponent and are a perfect 11-0 this season when doing so.
• San Diego State has won 54 straight games against teams not ranked in the USA Today/ESPN Coaches' Poll, which is the second-longest active streak nationally to Ohio State. The top five is as follows: Ohio State - 55, SDSU - 54, Syracuse - 15, Murray State - 14, Baylor - 13.
• At 13-2, San Diego State is off to its second-best start to a season in its Division I history.
• SDSU improves to 36-3 as an Associated Press Top-25 ballclub.
• San Diego State is now 34-0 as an AP-ranked team vs. unranked squads.
• San Diego State has won 32 of its last 33 home games vs. non-conference foes.
• SDSU has won 40 straight games vs. unranked teams at home.
• The Aztecs have won a season-high six consecutive games and are 10-1 in their last 11.
• San Diego State has won 23 straight vs. teams from California (9-0 this season).
• San Diego State improved to 98-24 since the beginning of the 2008-09 season. The Aztecs' 98 wins in the last three-plus seasons is seventh nationally, trailing only Duke (109), Kansas (106), Syracuse (101), Kentucky (100), Brigham Young (100) and Ohio State (99).
• This was San Diego State's school-record 21st consecutive home game with an attendance of at least 10,000.
Player Notes
• DeShawn Stephens (18 points, 6-8 FG's, 6-8 FT's, 8 rebounds)... Established a career high in points... Reached double figures in scoring for the third time of his career... Had a career-high six made free-throws.
• Garrett Green (14 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 10-14 FT)... Logged his fifth double-figure scoring effort of the season and his third straight... Set a career high with 10 free-throws.
• Jamaal Franklin (11 points, 5 rebounds)... The sophomore reached double figures for the 11th time this season and the 12th time in his career.... He has scored in double figures in three straight games.
• Chase Tapley (11 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals)... Reached double-figures for a team-high ninth consecutive game... It was his 13th double-figure effort of the season and 40th of his career... He also has multiple three-point field goals in nine straight contests.
• Alec Williams (10 points, 8 rebounds)... Established a career high in rebounding for the second consecutive game... Reached double-figures in scoring for the third straight game... Has made nine straight free throws after making both tonight.
• Ryan Staten (3 points, 1 rebound)... The walk-on had three points and a rebound in his first career action... Tonight is the first time he has suited up.
• Aaron Douglas (1 point)... The walk-on scored one point on a free-throw in his first career action... Tonight is the first time he has suited up.