Feb. 28, 2015
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SAN DIEGO (AP)- Winston Shepard scored 16 for SDSU in Saturday's loss to the Broncos.
SDSU led 39-32 with 11:12 left but went cold from the field. Boise State outscored SDSU 24-7 in the final 11 minutes.
Coach Leon Rice likened it to a boxing match.
"What they like to do is knock you out early and we needed it to go 12 rounds. We had to make it go 12 rounds," Rice said
The Aztecs were playing for the first time since returning to The Associated Press Top 25 after a two-month absence.
The Broncos used a 10-0 run to take control midway through the second half.
Trailing 39-32, the Broncos got a three-point play by Rob Heyer, a 3-pointer by Montigo Alford and two free throws by Mikey Thompson before Webb finished the run by stripping freshman Trey Kell and going coast-to-coast for a layup and a 42-39 lead with 7:42 left.
SDSU's JJ O'Brien made a baseline jumper and Kevin Allen responded with a shot off a rebound. Webb, who had 12 rebounds, hit a corner 3 to give the Broncos a 47-41 lead with 6:14 left.
Winston Shepard led the Aztecs with 16 points.
"We didn't make plays. It's as simple as that," coach Steve Fisher said. "We had some good shots. I think we pressed and took shots that were OK, but took them too early. We settled a little bit. Maybe they were OK, but not the right guy taking them."
SDSU led 24-21 at halftime. The Aztecs had led 17-8 after a 3-pointer by Shepard and two free throws by freshman Malik Pope.
Boise State closed to 20-19 on a floater by Marks and a slam dunk by Webb. Shepard answered with a layup and Marks had a baseline layup after a nice pass from Heyer. Kell made a layup to give SDSU its three-point halftime lead.
Fisher said the Aztecs wanted to limit BSU to six offensive rebounds, but the Broncos had nine in the first half alone, many of which led to baskets.
"That's a huge piece where we could have been more ahead at halftime," Fisher said.
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San Diego State is at UNLV on Wednesday night.