Nov. 16, 2015
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San Diego State-Utah Postgame Notes
Score: Utah 81, San Diego State 76
Records: San Diego State 1-1, Utah 2-0
Next Game: Wednesday, Nov. 18 | vs. San Diego Christian | 7 p.m. PT | FOX Sports San Diego | The Mighty 1090
Team Notes
: - The loss to No. 16 Utah snaps San Diego State's two-game road winning streak at AP Top 25 teams (No. 16 Kansas in 2014, No. 25 Wyoming in 2015).
- Despite the loss, SDSU has won six of its last 12 games (6-6) vs. teams ranked in the Associated Press Top-25 Poll at game time. Prior to the 6-6 stretch, San Diego State was 21-90 vs. AP-ranked teams.
- San Diego State is 6-6 (50.0 percent) against AP Top 25 teams since the beginning of the 2013-14 season.
- Utah has won 37 consecutive home games against unranked opponents. SDSU's five-point margin of defeat is the closest any unranked-team has come to defeating the Utes in the Huntsman Center in the last 35 contests (dates back to a 60-55 Utah win over Arizona State on Feb. 13, 2013).
- The loss snaps San Diego State's six-game series winning streak and a two-game win streak over the Utes at the Huntsman Center.
- The loss snaps San Diego State's 10-game winning streak vs. schools from the Beehive State.
Game Notes
- San Diego State scored the first 27 bench points of the game and ended up with a 27-7 advantage in the category.
- Since Jan. 1, 2003, Utah is 25-0 when making at least 10 three-point field goals. Only seven of those games (including tonight) were decided by fewer than 10 points.
- San Diego State held Utah to 40 percent field goal shooting. San Diego State became the first unranked opponent to hold Utah to 40 percent or less from the field in the Huntsman Center since Jan. 27, 2013 (Stanford).
- It was a rare loss for the Aztecs when holding an opponent to 40 percent or less from the floor. Since the beginning of the 2010-11 campaign, the Aztecs are now 92-11 in those games.
- San Diego State's streak of 29 consecutive victories when scoring at least 76 points came to an end. Prior to tonight, the last time the Aztecs loss when reaching that total was an 85-83 home loss to Creighton on Nov. 30, 2011.
- San Diego State went 9:20 in the first half without making a two-point field goal (the Aztecs made four three-point field goals during that span).
- San Diego State made its final four field goal attempts of the game (its longest stretch of the game).
- The 28 fouls for San Diego State were its most in a game since committing 33 at Colorado State (lost 82-92 in double overtime) on Jan. 24, 2004.
Player Notes
Dakarai Allen, 15 points, 4-5 FGs, 3-4 3FGs, 4-4 FTs, 2 rebounds, 1 assist
Scored 15 points (one shy of his career high set in the season opener)… Had a career high four three-point field goals (had three total in his 63 career games entering the game)… Posted his second double-digit game of his career and has done it in back-to-back games (20 vs. Illinois State)… Made his four field goal attempts and first three three-point field goal attempts… For the season, Allen has scored 31 points and made 8-of-10 field goals and 4-of-6 three-point field goals.
Winston Shepard, team-high 19 points, 6-9 FGs, 2-3 3FGs, 5-6 FTs, team-high tying 7 rebounds, 2 blocks, 2 steals
Reached double-figures for the 54th time in his career… Led San Diego State in scoring for the 20th time in his career and rebounding for the 19th time in his career… His 19 points were two shy of his career high set vs. St. Katherine (12-27-13)... His second-half stats: 17 points, 5-6 FGs, 2-2 3FGs, 5-6 FTs, 6 rebounds in 16 minutes.
Trey Kell, career-high tying 15 points, career-high tying 7 rebounds
Scored in double figures for the eighth time in his career… Tied a career-high with 15 points (vs. Pittsburgh, 11-25-14) and tied a career-high with seven rebounds (at Fresno State, 1-3-15)… Led the Aztecs in rebounding for the second time in his career.