SAN DIEGO – San Diego State men’s basketball dominated Colorado State, 75-60, on the back of a career night from Miles Byrd Tuesday night. The sophomore totaled 25 points on 8-of-15 shooting (5-of-9 from three) to go along with seven steals.
Byrd’s 25 points, seven steals and five threes are all career highs while his eight field goals matches his career high.
The Aztecs (11-4, 4-2 Mountain West) have now won five consecutive games against the Rams (10-7, 4-2 MW) when playing at Steve Fisher Court at Viejas Arena.
Colorado State jumped out to the early 11-8 lead at the first media timeout, but Wayne McKinney III and Pharaoh Compton combined to go on an 8-0 scoring run to give the Aztecs their first lead of the night.
Byrd scored 11 of his 15 first half points in the final nine minutes of the half to help keep the Scarlet and Black out front.
The Rams, however, put together a quick 7-0 run to make it a one possession game with less than seconds remaining. BJ Davis promptly took the inbound down court and banked in a three before the horn for a 35-29 SDSU advantage at the break.
San Diego State’s lead reached double-digits on a Byrd three with 17:16 on the clock and never dipped below it the rest of the way leading by as many as 20 points at the 4:23 mark.
The 75-60 victory extends SDSU’s win streak to 11 straight games when leading with five minutes left to play.
BJ Davis addded 12 points in the victory, his ninth time in double-figures this season. Magoon Gwath had nine points along with a game-high seven rebounds while Wayne McKinney III had nine off the bench.
SDSU forced 20 turnovers on the night leading to a one-sided 22-8 points off turnover advantage. The bench players also made a difference with the Aztecs owning a 20-2 advantage.
San Diego State returns to action on Saturday afternoon as they welcome UNLV to Viejas Arena. The game will tip at 5 p.m. on CBS Sports Network.
THE NOTE I
Miles Byrd is just the second player in the NCAA this season to record 25 points and seven steals in a game, joining Long Beach State’s Devin Askew who had 28 points and seven steals against Hawai’i on Dec. 7.
THE NOTE II
Byrd’s seven steals make him the third Aztec with seven steals in a game since the 1999-00 season and is tied for the most by an Aztec in a Mountain West game, joining Deandre Moore vs. Colorado State on Feb. 1, 2003.
Byrd’s Career Night Propels SDSU to Dominant Win Over Colorado State
Miles Byrd became the second player in NCAA this season to record 25 points and seven steals in a single game as the Aztecs defeated CSU, 75-60, Tuesday night.
