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* San Diego State plays its third game in eight days in the third different location when the Aztecs travel to Berkeley, Calif., to face Pac-12 opponent California.
* This marks the 13th meeting between the two schools, with San Diego State owning a 7-5 series lead. The Aztecs have won four of the last five encounters.
* The Aztecs and Golden Bears are meeting for the fourth consecutive season, the sixth time this decade and the 10th time since 2001.
* San Diego State has handed California two of its last 20 non-conference defeats.
* SDSU is 11-10 in its last 21 games against Pac-12 teams (at the time of the game). Five of the 10 losses have come to teams ranked in the AP Top 16 at the time of the game.
* Since the start of the 2010-11 campaign, San Diego State's 11 victories against the Pac-12 Conference ranks third among non-Pac 12 teams, trailing only Kansas (15) and Gonzaga (15).
* SDSU has responded to its last four losses with a victory in the next game. The Aztecs are 10-3 in the Brian Dutcher era in the game immediately following a defeat.
* San Diego State is 14-4 in its last 18 games - regardless of location - dating back to last season.
* The Aztecs have won its last three road games (tied for the 13th longest active streak in the nation).
* San Diego State is 12-2 in its last 14 contests against teams that were not ranked in the AP Top 25 at game time.
* SDSU has won its last five games played on Saturday.
* Senior guard Devin Watson is one of eight players in the nation to average at least four assists and three three-point field goals per game this season.
* Senior guard Jeremy Hemsley, who owns a pair of victories over California in his career, needs just 10 points to pass D.J. Gay for 21st place, 13 points to pass Lorrenzo Wade for 20th place and 20 points to pass Will Connelly and Von Jacobsen for 18th place on the school's career scoring list.
Aztecs travel to California on Saturday
