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Adam Muema rushed for 124 yards and Walter Kazee added 105 for the Aztecs (2-1).
Marcus Hendrickson connected on 27 of 50 passes for 434 yards and four TDs for North Dakota (2-1). Three TDs went to Greg Hardin, who had eight receptions for 142 yards.
Hendrickson's 15-yard scoring pass in to Tyrhe Ivery brought North Dakota within 49-41 with 6:17 remaining. UND got the ball back with 1:52 left, but came up a half-yard short on a fourth down pass play at its 38-yard line, and San Diego State ran out the clock.
Katz completed 8 of 11 passes for 195 yards in the first half, throwing TD strikes to Brice Butler (44 yards), Colin Lockett (37 yards) and Gavin Escobar (20 yards) as the Aztecs built a 35-20 halftime lead.
Escobar finished with five receptions for 117 yards.
The temperature at kickoff was 97 degrees, the hottest for a San Diego State home game since Sept. 8, 1984, when it was 93 for a contest against UCLA.
| QUICK STATS | SDSU | ND |
| First Downs | 25 | 27 |
| Total Yards | 489 | 533 |
| Passing Yards | 434 | 241 |
| Rushing Yards | 55 | 292 |
| Number of Plays | 77 | 61 |
| Penalties-Yards | 10-52 | 8-85 |
| 3rd Down Conversions | 6-of-14 | 3-of-8 |
| 4th Down Conversions | 2-of-3 | 0-of-1 |
| Kick Return Yards | 22 | 120 |
| Punt Return Yards | 0 | 20 |
| Punts-Yards | 2-43.5 | 2-48.0 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
| Time of Possession | 32:48 | 27:12 |
| STATISTICAL LEADERS | ||||
| Passing | C-A | Yds. | TD | Int. |
| SDSU-Ryan Katz | 11-18 | 241 | 3 | 0 |
| UND-Marcus Hendrickson | 27-50 | 434 | 4 | 1 |
| Rushing | Car. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| SDSU-Adam Muema | 13 | 124 | 3 | 43 |
| SDSU-Walter Kazee | 18 | 105 | 2 | 20 |
| UND-Marcus Hendrickson | 11 | 36 | 0 | 17 |
| Receiving | Rec. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| SDSU-Gavin Escobar | 5 | 117 | 1 | 35 |
| UND-Greg Hardin | 8 | 142 | 3 | 53 |
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