Jan. 5, 2008
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Final Score: San Diego State 64, TCU 57
Records: San Diego State 11-3; 1-0 MWC; TCU 8-6; 0-1 MWC
RPI Entering Tonight's Game: San Diego State 30, TCU 246
Next game: vs. Northern Colorado, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 7 p.m. PST; TV: none; Radio: AM 600 KOGO
The Big Note
* - The Aztecs allowed just 13 first half points, the fewest allowed by the Aztecs in any game since joining the Mountain West Conference prior to the 1999-2000 season.
Crib Notes
* - San Diego State improves to 11-3 continuing the second-best start in 38 Division I seasons.
* - SDSU wins its 13th consecutive home game. It is the longest winning streak in Cox Arena history and the longest in 26 years.
* - The Aztecs have won five of their last six Mountain West Conference openers.
* - The Aztecs improve to 5-0 against the Horned Frogs in the Mountain West Conference era.
* - San Diego State never trailed in the game, marking the third time this season and 24th time in the Steve Fisher era that the Aztecs have won a game in which they never trailed.
Continuing the Good Start
* - San Diego State improves to 11-3 overall, continuing the second best start in 38 Division I seasons. The last time the Aztecs owned a better record after 14 games was in 1984-85, when SDSU was 12-2. This is the second consecutive season the Aztecs have won at least 11 of their first 14 games, marking the only time in the Division I era that has occurred.
* - This is just the fifth time in the Division I era that San Diego State has won at least 11 of its first 14 games.
* - Overall, San Diego State is 51-18 in its last 69 games dating back to Dec. 31, 2005.
Shuffling the Starters
* - The starting five of Ryan Amoroso, D.J. Gay, Kyle Spain, Lorrenzo Wade and Billy White made their fourth start of the season and are 3-1 as a starting unit this season.
* - Freshman D.J. Gay made the start at point guard for the Aztecs for the injured Richie Williams. It marked the 10th start of the season for the true freshman, who improves to 9-1 as a starter.
Never Trailed
* - San Diego State recorded its third victory of the season in a game in which it never trailed. The Aztecs also recorded like wins against Fresno State and Loyola Marymount.
* - The last time the Aztecs led wire-to-wire in an MWC game was Feb. 24, 2007, in the victory over 21st/22nd-ranked Brigham Young.
* - SDSU never trailed in three of its last five MWC home games dating back to last season.
* - San Diego State improved to 9-2 this season and 101-28 in the Steve Fisher era when leading at intermission.
The Defense Never Rests
* - San Diego State allowed just 13 points in the first half, the fewest allowed by Aztec team this season, bettering the 18 points UC  Riverside scored in the first half of the Dec. 4, 2007 game. The lowest point total allowed in a half last season was 14 against UC San Diego on Nov. 15, 2006.
Player Notes
* - Junior forward Lorrenzo Wade reached double figures for a team-high 12th time this season and the 34th time in his career... It is the second straight game he has scored 10 or more and the ninth time in the last 10 games, with the lone exception being the game at 19th-ranked Arizona... Wade had a season-high eight rebounds.
* - Junior forward Kyle Spain reached double figures for the ninth time this season and the 27th time in his career.
* - Junior guard Kelvin Davis came off the bench to reach double figures for the ninth time this season... Davis tied his career high with three steals.
* - Junior Ryan Amoroso posted his sixth double-figure effort of the season.