Dec. 17, 2014
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CINCINNATI, Ohio -
San Diego State-Cincinnati Postgame Notes
Final Score: Cincinnati 71, No. 19/17 San Diego State 62 (overtime)
Records: No. 19/17 San Diego State: 7-3; Cincinnati 7-2
Next Game: Saturday, Dec. 20, vs. Ball State, 7 p.m. ET, Campus Insiders / Mountain West Network
Team Notes
• The Aztecs trailed by five points with 42 seconds left in the second half to force overtime.
• San Diego State dropped its first overtime in its last 10 tries (9-1) and is now 18-2 in its last 20 overtime games.
• The overtime game was San Diego State's second of the season, marking the second straight year the Aztecs have played a pair of OT games.
• SDSU falls to 7-2 in its last nine non-conference road games and 19-4 in its last 23 non-Mountain West games (includes NCAA tournament).
• The Aztecs are now 33-15 in road games since the beginning of the 2010-11 campaign.
Player Notes
Winston Shepard - 17 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal
Made two free-throws with 3.9 seconds left in the second half to tie the score and force overtime... Led the team in scoring with third time this year (10th career)... Posted his sixth double-figure scoring effort of the season (36th career)... Led the team with a season-high five assists... His 6-for-10 shooting effort matched his best effort of 2014-15... The six field goals matched a season high... His 5-for-5 free-throw effort was a season best... Played 39 minutes, which was one off his career high.
Trey Kell - 11 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist
Reached double figures in scoring for the fifth time and for the first time since the San Diego game (Dec. 4)... Made a career-high-tying two three-pointers (2-for-5)... Was 3-for-3 from the free-throw line, which marked the first time he has not missed a free-throw in a game... The five rebounds matched a career high, something he has now done three times.
Aqeel Quinn - 6 points, 2 rebounds, 2 steals
Returned to action 16 days after hand surgery to score six points, grab two rebounds and pick up two steals... Made two three-pointers, marking the third time he has hit multiple triples in a game this season (21st career).
JJ O'Brien - 6 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 steals
Led all players with four steals... Matched his career high with four steals... Pulled down five rebounds, marking the third straight game in which he has had at least five boards... Had three assists, which equaled his amount of his previous four games.
Skylar Spencer - 6 points, 6 rebounds, 3 blocked shots
Scored six points, marking the second game in a row in which he has scored at least that many... Grabbed six rebounds, marking the fourth straight game in which he has had at least that many... Blocked three shots, which is the sixth time this season (44th career) he has swatted multiple shots... Only had one blocked shot in his previous two games.