SAN DIEGO – The San Diego State men's basketball team shot 48.9 percent from the floor, including 53.3 percent from long distance en route to a 77-66 win over the Colorado Buffaloes on Saturday afternoon at Pechanga Arena.
Chance Gladden led the Aztecs with 20 points and three assists. Latrell Davis reached double figures for the second straight contest finishing with 18.
Colorado scored the first bucket of the game and held that lead until Tae Simmons tied the game at 19:19 and Latrell Davis added a 3-pointers at 18:15 to teake a 5-2 advantage. The Aztecs (2-0) never relinquished the lead again, building a game-high 18-point advantage with 5:08 to play in the first half and took a 35-17 lead into the intermission.
In the first 20 minutes, everything went the Aztecs’ way on the defensive end. They limited CU to just 20.0 percent shooting and 17 points. It is the fewest points allowed in a first half, since the team held California to 18 at San Jose’s SAP Center on December 21, 2024. SDSU forced seven turnovers, which it used to score six points, and outrebounded Colorado 24-17.
Offensively, the Aztecs used runs of 7-0, 8-0 and 9-0 in the first half to build its 35-17 lead after 20 minutes. They shot 42.9 percent from the field (9-of-21) and held the Buffaloes to just 6-of-30 which included 1-of-12 from long range to lead by 18 points at the break.
In the second half, Colorado came out of the locker room sizzling on a on a 12-2 run trimming the deficit to eight points, 37-29 with 16:11 to go. They shot 55.6 percent from the field, made 8-of-13 from beyond the arc, but would get no closer than those eight points in the 11-point Aztec victory.
The Buffaloes were paced by Barrington Hargress’ 33 points game-high. He was the only Colorado player who reached double figures.
SDSU returns to action on The Mesa on Wednesday, November 15 at 2 p.m. PT, when it welcomes Bethune-Cookman to Steve Fisher Court at Viejas Arena.