Feb. 2, 2016
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SAN DIEGO (AP) Jeremy Hemsley banked in a go-ahead jumper with 1:07 left and San Diego State's defense came up with some big plays in the final minutes as the Aztecs beat Colorado State 69-67 Tuesday night for their 10th straight win to open Mountain West Conference play.
The Aztecs (17-6, 10-0) won despite making just 3 of 6 free throws in the final 24.3 seconds.
Trey Kell had 19 points, Hemsley 16, Winston Shepard 14 and Malik Pope 10.
Leading 65-64, Colorado State ran the shot clock down but Joe De Ciman's shot was blocked by Pope, setting up Hemsley's bank shot for a 66-65 lead.
Hemsley had a steal and Kell was fouled with 24.3 seconds left, making just 1 of 2. Kell then forced a turnover and Hemsley was fouled with 8.3 seconds left, also splitting a pair.
With the clock winding down, Hemsley fouled John Gillon before he could get off a long 3-pointer. Gillon made both free throws to pull CSU within one.
Shepard was fouled with five seconds left and made the first free throw before missing the second.
Gillon missed a layup at the buzzer that would have sent it to overtime.
De Ciman scored 17 for Colorado State (12-10, 4-5), while Prentiss Nixon had 15 and Antwan Scott 12.
Kell scored five straight points for the Aztecs, including a putback for a 62-59 lead with 3:58 to go. De Ciman and Scott then made 3-pointers on consecutive possessions to give the Rams a 65-62 lead. Pope banked in a shot just before the shot clock expired to pull SDSU to one.
The Aztecs trailed by 10 points with eight minutes to go in the first half before going on a 17-3 run to take a 32-28 halftime lead.
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TIP-INS
Colorado St.: The Rams outrebounded SDSU in a loss at Fort Collins earlier this year, the only MWC team to do so. On Tuesday night, they were outrebounded 38-28.
San Diego St.: The Aztecs extended a school record by winning their 12th straight MWC game.
UP NEXT
Colorado State hosts Nevada on Saturday.
San Diego State hosts New Mexico on Saturday.