March 22, 2015
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -
San Diego State-Duke Postgame Notes
NCAA Tournament Third Round - vs. No. 4/5 [1] Duke
Time Warner Cable Arena; Charlotte, N.C.
Final Score: [1] Duke 68, [8] San Diego State 49
Records: [8] San Diego State 27-9, [1] Duke 31-4
Team Notes
• SDSU finishes the season with a record of 27-9. The 27 wins are the third most in school history.
• San Diego State advanced to the third round of the NCAA tournament for the third straight season. SDSU, currently, is one of nine schools to accomplish the feat.
• The Aztecs finish with single digit losses for the ninth time in their Division I history and for the fifth time in the last six seasons.
• The nine losses are the fifth fewest in SDSU's Division I history.
• San Diego State's season ends in the third round of the NCAA tournament or later for the fourth time in the last five seasons.
• SDSU held a Duke team that came in averaging 80.7 points to 68 points for the game.
• The Aztecs went 1-1 vs. the ACC this season, beating Pittsburgh and losing to Duke.
Player Notes
Winston Shepard - 13 points, 5 rebounds, 1 steal
Reached double figures in scoring for the 23rd time this season and for the 53rd time of his career... Led the team in scoring for the 12th time in 2014-15 (19th career).
JJ O'Brien - 8 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals
Led the team with seven rebounds... Led the team in the category for the 10th time this season and the 19th time of his career... Had multiple steals for the 14th time this year (32nd career).
Malik Pope - 6 points, 2 rebounds
Knocked down 2-of-3 three-point field-goal attempts... Made at least two three-pointers for the fifth time this season... Scored at least six points for the 11th time in 2014-15.