SAN DIEGO — Senior guard Jordan Schakel scored game-high 16 points and grabbed six rebounds as San Diego State easily defeated Wyoming 87-57 on Thursday night in Viejas Arena. It marked the 13th consecutive time the Aztecs have defeated the Cowboys on its home floor.
The Aztecs shot 65 percent (26-of-40) in the first 20 minutes, scoring 63 first-half points, and matching the Mountain West Conference all-time record for most points in the first half of a game. The 63 points are also the most in the first half of any Division I conference game this season.
Senior guard Terrell Gomez had 14 points, senior forward Matt Mitchell added 13 points and tied for the team-high with seven rebounds. It was Mitchell's 14th game this season in which he has scored at least 10 points. Freshman point guard Lamont Butler equaled his season-high with 13 points and added a career-high six assists.
With the game tied 7-7 at the 17:16 mark, the Aztecs put together a 12-0 run in just over two minutes. It was the first of two double digit runs in the half and helped SDSU to bust the game open and take a 33-point lead (63-30) into intermission.
San Diego State (12-4, 6-3 Mountain West Conference), which earned its fourth consecutive home victory, outrebounded the Cowboys 43-to-31 and dominated in the paint outscoring Wyoming 46-to-14. The Aztecs bench doubled the scoring output of the visitors 38-to-19 and on fast break points scored 17 points the Cowboys four.
Kwane Marble II had 15 points and nine rebounds for the Cowboys (10-6, 4-5). Graham Ike added 10 points.
STREAKING
In its last three games, all against Mountain West Conference foes, San Diego State has outscored its opposition by 99 points (276-177). The Aztecs have connected on 40-of-80 three-point field goal attempts during that span (50.0 percent).
LONG DISTANCE
Senior guard Terrell Gomez entered the game as the nation's active career three-point field goal percentage (minimum 280 career makes). and his performance tonight will not hurt that ranking. Gomez posted his 89th career double-digit game by scoring 14 points on the strength of 4-for-4 shooting from beyond the arc. In his career, Gomez has made 325-of-747 three-point field goals for 43.5 percent.
UP NEXT
The same two teams meet at Viejas Area on Saturday night. Game time is set for 7 p.m. PT and the contest will be shown on CBS Sports Network.