Dec. 20, 2014
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SAN DIEGO -
San Diego State-Ball State Postgame Notes
Final Score: No. 19/17 San Diego State 70, Ball State 57
Records: No. 19/17 San Diego State: 8-3; Ball State 3-6
Next Game: Monday, Dec. 22, vs. UC Riverside, 8 p.m. PT, FOX Sports San Diego
Team Notes
• San Diego State has won 20 straight home games, which extends the longest streak in school Division I history.
• The Aztecs have won 50 straight non-conference home games against unranked teams.
• San Diego State has responded from its last 13 losses with a win and has gone 57 consecutive games without losing two straight.
• SDSU has held all six of its home opponents to 60 points or less and are undefeated at home this season.
• The Aztecs are now 95-8 at home since the beginning of the 2008-09 campaign.
• All 12 scholarship players saw action for San Diego State and 11 scored.
Trends
• SDSU won its seventh straight game (7-0 this year) when leading at the half. San Diego State is now 66-3 in its last 69 games when leading after 20 minutes.
• The Aztecs won its 127th consecutive game when leading with 5 minutes to go.
• SDSU improved to 6-1 on the year when outrebounding its opponent and 91-13 over its last 104 games when owning a plus advantage in rebounds.
• San Diego State improved to 8-1 when outshooting its opponent on the year and is now 112-3 in its last 115 contests when outshooting the opposition.
Player Notes
Winston Shepard - 15 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals
Led the team in scoring for the fourth time this year and 11th time of his career... Has recorded at least three assists in three straight games, including five in each of his last two outings... His last three games he has totaled 13 assists... The five assists matches his season high... Tied his season high with three steals... Scored in double figures for the third consecutive game, seventh time this season and 37th time of his career... Set a season high for steals... Went 5-for-6 from the free-throw line and is 10-for-11 in his last two games.
JJ O'Brien - 13 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals
Reached double figures in scoring for the fifth time this season and for the 32nd time of his career.
Skylar Spencer - 10 points, 6 rebounds, 2 blocks, 1 assist
Set a season high for points scored... Reached double figures in scoring for the first time this season and for the seventh time of his career... Grabbed six rebounds, marking the fifth straight game he has had at least five boards... Blocked multiple shots for the seventh time this season and 45th time of his career... Was 6-for-6 from the free-throw line... The six made free-throws established a career high.
Aqeel Quinn - 9 points, 6 rebounds, 3 steals
Left the game with a hip pointer in the second half and did not return... Before the injury, he scored nine points, the most since he went off for 22 against Brigham Young at the Maui Invitational... Grabbed a season-high six rebounds... Finished one steal shy matching his career high of four.
D'Erryl Williams - 6 points, 2 rebounds, 1 steal
Established a career high in scoring with six points... Grabbed a season-high two rebounds... Matched his career high with one steal... Played a season-high 14 minutes after logging 19 minutes this season in five games.