Jan. 16, 2016
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San Diego State-Boise State Postgame Notes
Final Score: San Diego State 56, [--/rv] Boise State 53
Next Game: Tuesday, Jan. 19 | vs. Fresno State | 8 p.m. PT | ESPNU | The Mighty 1090
Big Notes
• San Diego State sits alone in first place in Mountain West play with a 5-0 league record.
• The Aztecs have won five straight games overall, seven straight Mountain West games (dates back to last season), seven straight road games at Mountain West opponents and four straight road games.
• The seven-game conference win streak is tied for the fourth longest in school history (complete list: media guide page 111).
• San Diego State snaps Boise State's 10-game overall winning streak (third-longest active streak nationally) and 17-game home winning streak (13th-longest active streak nationally).
• San Diego State has won its most recent game against all 10 members of the Mountain West Conference. Current win streaks vs. league teams: UNLV 6, Air Force 5, Nevada 5, San José State 5, Utah State 5, Colorado State 3, New Mexico 2, Boise State 1, Fresno State 1, Wyoming 1.
• San Diego State is 5-0 in Mountain West play for just the third time in school history (2011, 2014).
Series Notes
• San Diego State leads the all-time series, 9-3, and owns a 3-2 advantage in games played at Taco Bell Arena.
• San Diego State has handed Boise State three of their last eight home losses (Feb. 29, 2012, Feb. 5, 2014 and Jan. 16, 2016).
Team Notes
• San Diego State is 11-3 in its last 14 road games and 44-19 in road games since the beginning of the 2010-11 campaign. That is third-highest winning percentage nationally during that time frame.
• San Diego State has won six consecutive games played in the month of January and is 20-2 and 36-6 in recent January games.
• San Diego State is 48-16 in its last 64 Saturday games.
Game Notes
• San Diego State improves to 22-1 the last 23 times it has shot at least 37.1 percent from the field.
• SDSU won its 156 straight game when leading with five minutes to play. The Aztecs led, 54-44, with the clock hit 5:00.
• San Diego State is 3-5 this season and 28-32 since the beginning of the 2010-11 campaign when trailing at the half.
• SDSU held Boise State to a season-low 53 points, six points below its previous season low.
• It was Boise State's lowest output in a home game since scoring 50 against Wyoming on Jan. 11, 2014.
• The Aztecs held the Broncos to 53 points, which is 25.6 points below its season average. BSU came into the game averaging 78.6 points and 78.8 points in Mountain West play.
• The 53 points are tied for the 10th-fewest the Broncos have scored at home since 1996-97. San Diego State limited Boise State to just one three-pointer, which is tied for the fewest in a home game since 1996-97. The only other time when the Broncos were held to one was vs. Portland State on Dec. 21, 2002.
• Tonight was just the eighth time Boise State has been held to one three-pointer or fewer since 1996-97.
• San Diego State owned a +12 rebound margin tonight. The Aztecs are 10-3 this season and 114-19 the last 133 times they have owned a rebound edge. That is the worst rebound margin for the Broncos in a game this season.
• SDSU held Boise State to 31.5 percent from the field, the Broncos lowest field goal percentage of the season and lowest since Dec. 23, 2014. The Aztecs held Boise State to its lowest shooting percentage of the 2014-15 campaign as well (34.6 percent).
• This was the Broncos lowest field goal percentage in a home game since Feb. 4, 2012.
• This marked the 16th time in the Steve Fisher era that the Aztecs have held an opponent to one three-point field goal or less (15-1). It is the first time the Aztecs have done it since Jan. 27, 2015 (Fresno State) and the first time in a road game since (Feb. 12, 2011).
Player Notes
Winston Shepard -- 13 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal
Recorded his third double-double of the season and the sixth of his career... SDSU is undefeated when he posts a double-double... Reached double figures in scoring for the ninth time this season (62nd career) and the fourth time in Mountain West action... Scored 11 of his 13 in the second half... Has at least four assists in three of his last four games... Fell one rebound shy of tying his career high.
Trey Kell -- 11 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal
Hit the double-digit scoring plateau for a fifth straight game, which establishes a new career long... SDSU is 8-2 this season when he scores at least 10 points... Has 17 career double-figure scoring games... Has at least four rebounds in eight straight games (five times with at least five rebounds).
Malik Pope -- 9 points, 6 rebounds, 2 blocked shots
Scored nine points to post his third straight game with at least seven points... In his last three games, he is averaging 10.0 points... Pulled down six rebounds, which is his most since gathering eight at Long Beach State... Had a key blocked shot on a three-pointer in the final seconds, which was one of a season-high-tying two for the game... In his last four games, he is 13-for-23 from the floor after going 4-for-7 tonight.
Zylan Cheatham -- 7 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assist
Grabbed at least 10 rebounds for the third time this season... Fell one rebound shy of matching his career high.