Feb. 4, 2017
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FRESNO, Calif. -
San Diego State-Fresno State Postgame Notes
Final Score: San Diego State 70, Fresno State 67
Next Game: Tuesday Feb. 7, at San José State, 8 p.m. PT, CBS Sports Network
Team Notes
- San Diego State wins its first game of the season by less than nine points. SDSU is now 1-6 in games decided by less than six points.
- San Diego State's last 16 victories, dating back to last season, had come by at least nine points.
- Steve Fisher is now 100-68 in games decided by three points or less.
- The Aztecs win their second straight game overall and their sixth game away from Viejas this season.
- After starting league play 0-3, San Diego State evens its Mountain West record to 5-5 and is only two games behind the conference leaders (prior to outcome of the Boise State game).
- The Aztecs snap a two-game series losing streak to Fresno State and stops a two-game road losing streak to the Bulldogs.
- SDSU wins at Save Mart Center for the first time since 2014.
- San Diego State wins at Fresno State, which was 10-1 overall and 5-0 vs. MW opponents at home this season.
- The Aztecs improve to 11-3 in their last 14 games vs. Fresno State.
- The Aztecs are 6-0 against teams from the state of California this season
- San Diego State is 9-3 in games played in the state of California this season.
- San Diego State has held 15 straight opponents to less than 46 percent from the field.
Streak Stoppers
- The Aztecs stopped Fresno State's 11-game winning streak in one-possession games (three points or less). The streak was the longest in the nation prior to SDSU's win.
- San Diego State ends Fresno State's 13-game home conference winning streak.
- The Aztecs ends the Bulldogs' nine-game overall home winning streak.
- SDSU prevents Fresno State from setting its program record for most consecutive home wins at Save Mart Center.
Game Trends
- San Diego State held Fresno State to 67 points (season low at home for Fresno State and lowest since SDSU held FS to 58 points on Feb. 10, 2016), 40.7 percent from the field (season low at home for FS and lowest since SDSU held FS to 35.2 percent from the field on Feb. 10, 2016).
- San Diego State made 19 free throws marking the third straight game the Aztecs have reached at least that total. Since the beginning of the 2006-07 season, SDSU is 68-4 when making at least 19 free throws in a game.
- San Diego State is now 13-4 this season and 57-6 the last 63 times the Aztecs have led at intermission.
- San Diego State led 52-51 with five minutes to play and is now 13-2 this season and 248-3 the last 251 times the Aztecs have led with five minutes to play.
- SDSU trailed for 12:15 today against Fresno State. The Aztecs had trailed a total of 5:11 the last three games combined (during which SDSU went 1-2).
- The eight-point deficit SDSU overcame tonight to win is its largest overcome for victory in a Mountain West game this season.
Player Notes
Trey Kell ââ'¬" game-high 22 points, career-high tying 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, +7
Scored all 22 of his points in the second half (accounted for seven of SDSU's 12 field goals and 22 of SDSU's 43 points after intermission)… Reached the 20-point plateau for fourth time this season and the sixth time in his career… San Diego State is 6-0 when Kell scores more than 20 points in his career… Recorded his seventh straight double-figure scoring game, which extended his season-long streak… He reached double figures for the 17th time this season and the 51st time in his career… He tied a season-high with seven rebounds (also vs. Savanah State, 11-28-16)… This is the first time in his career that he has posted a 20-point game with at least seven rebounds… He is the first Aztec player to do that since Winston Shepard (20 points and 10 rebounds) against Washington on March 21, 2016…. The last time an SDSU player had a game with at least 20 points, seven rebounds, two assists and two steals against a Division I opponent was Jamaal Franklin against Florida Gulf Coast in the third round of the NCAA tournament (March 24, 2013)… He led San Diego State in scoring for the fourth time in the last five games, the eighth time this season and the 24 time in his career… He tied for team-high honors in rebounds, the first time he has led the team in that category this season and the fourth time in his career… His second-half stat line: 22 points, 7-of-11 field goals, 2-3 three-point field goals, 6-7 free throws, five rebounds in 16 minutes.
Dakarai Allen ââ'¬" 13 points, 4 rebounds
Reached double figures for the third consecutive game for the first time in his 122-game career… He has scored 10+ points seven times this season and 19 time in his career… He continues to be red-hot from the field, going 5-for-7 tonight overall and 4-5 inside the arc… In his last eight games, the senior is averaging 10.9 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.4 assists… During that stretch, he has made 33-of-49 (67.3 percent) from the field and 7-of-12 (58.3 percent) from three-point range.
Valentine Izundu ââ'¬" 8 points, 6 rebounds, 3 blocked shots, +8
Blocked multiple shots in his fifth consecutive game (15 total)… Narrowly missed season highs with eight points (nine vs. New Mexico, 1-1-17) and six rebounds (eight at Boise State, 1-7-17)… In his last nine games, he is 16-of-18 (88.9 percent) from the field… In that span, his blocked shot to missed field goal ratio is 20-to-1… Had a team-high plus/minus of +8.
Malik Pope ââ'¬" 9 points, team-high tying 7 rebounds, team-high 3 assists, 2 steals
Pope continued his strong play in his comeback from injury… He has scored nine or more points in three consecutive games (45 total), seven or more rebounds in three straight games (22 total), multiple assists in three straight contests (eight total) and multiple steals in two straight contests (six total).