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Dutcher Gets 100th Win in 73-56 Victory Over Georgetown

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Dutcher Gets 100th Win in 73-56 Victory Over GeorgetownDutcher Gets 100th Win in 73-56 Victory Over Georgetown
Box Score

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Matt Bradley scored 18 points, Lamont Butler added a career-high 16 and the San Diego State Aztecs used a 15-to-1 second half run to pull away from the Georgetown Hoyas and give head coach Brian Dutcher the 100th victory of his career in a 73-56 win in the semifinal game of the Paycom Wooden Legacy in Anaheim Arena.
 
Coach Dutcher reached the milestone in his 132nd game leading the Aztecs. In comparison, Aztec Hall of Fame coach Steve Fisher reached 100 victories at San Diego State in his 205th game on the Mesa.
 
San Diego State (4-1) shot a season-high 48.3 percent (29-of-60) from the floor which included seven three pointers. Butler was perfect from the field going 6-of-6, including three 3-pointers. He is the first Aztec in 26 seasons to be perfect from the field, sinking at least six field goals, three from the bonus distance.
 
The game went back and forth for the first 15 minutes. But tied at 28-28 and 4:07 to go before the intermission, the Aztecs went on a 12-4 run to close the half and take a 40-32 lead into the break. Four players contributed to the run with the last five coming from Adam Seiko, who hit a three at the buzzer.  SDSU shot 54.8 percent in the first 20 minutes and had 12 assists on 17 made buckets.
 
The second half saw SDSU open with a 14-7 spurt to increase the advantage to 15 points, 54-39 with 15:14 to play. Butler contributed 10 points in the run. The game looked to be in hand, but the Hoyas made a run over the following five and a half minutes and cut the lead to 57-53 with 9:39 to play.
 
However, from there the vaunted Aztec defense took over. San Diego State did not surrender a field goal for the remainder of the game. The Hoyas (2-2) missed seven shots, SDSU forced them into seven turnovers and used a 15-1 run to blow the game open, en route to the 17-point victory.
 
San Diego State will play for the championship of the Paycom Wooden Legacy on Friday, Nov. 26 against Southern California. Tip is scheduled for 8:30 p.m. and the game will be broadcast on ESPN2.
 
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