Feb. 15, 2017
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LOGAN, Utah -
San Diego State-Utah State Postgame Notes
Final Score: San Diego State 66, Utah State 62
Records: San Diego State: 15-10 overall, 7-6 MW; Utah State: 11-14 overall; 5-9 MW
Next Game: Sunday, Feb. 19, vs. UNLV, 1 p.m. PT, CBS Sports Network
Game Notes
- San Diego State committed just nine turnovers, its fewest since a five-turnover outing against Colorado State (1-28-17).
- Since the beginning of the 2013-14 season, SDSU is 40-9 when committing 10 turnovers or less.
- San Diego State scored 10 unanswered points in the game, extending its lead from 47-45 to 57-45. It is the 16th run of at least 10-0 this season for the Aztecs and the third against Utah State (SDSU enjoyed an 11-0 and 10-0 run against the Aggies on Jan. 14, 2017).
- San Diego State is 59-6 the last 65 times it has led at intermission.
- San Diego State had a lower field goal percentage (41.1 to 42.3). This is the first time SDSU has won when having a lower field goal percentage since defeating San Diego (Jan. 11, 2016), snapping a nine-game losing streak.
- San Diego State held Utah State to 62 points and is 11-1 this season when holding its opponent to 63 points or less.
General Notes
- San Diego State has won four of its last five games and two straight games.
- San Diego State is 3-2 in its last five road games after starting the season 0-5 in true road outings.
- SDSU snaps Utah State's three-game home winning streak and becomes only the third MW team to win in Logan this season, joining Boise State (Dec. 28) and Colorado State (Jan. 21).
- Utah State was 5-1 at home in 2017 with an average margin of victory of 11.4 points until tonight's outcome.
Conference Standings Notes
- For the first time this season, the Aztecs are above .500 in Mountain West play (7-6).
- The Aztecs are alone in fifth place in the conference standings. That is the highest SDSU has been this season following any game (SDSU was alone in 11th place on Jan. 7).
- SDSU is two games behind second place, and only 2.5 games back of first place with five games to go.
Series Notes
- SDSU improves to 9-3 all-time vs. Utah State and 3-1 in Logan, Utah.
- All nine of the Aztecs victories have come during Utah State's time in the Mountain West.
- San Diego State has won its last three games in Logan.
- Head coach Steve Fisher is 9-0 all-time vs. Utah State.
Player Notes
Trey Kell ââ'¬"game-high 21 points, team-high 7 rebounds, team-high 3 assists, 1 blocked shot, 1 steal
Led the team in scoring (11th time this season/27th time in his career), rebounding (3rd/6th) and assists (12th/23rd)… Has led or tied for the team lead in scoring in each of the last five games… Recorded his 10th consecutive double-digit scoring game (16.9 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 2.5 apg, 1.1 spg, 57-123 FGs (46.3 pct)… Tonight marked his team-high 20th double-digit scoring game of the season and the 54th of his career (most among active players)… Posted his fifth 20-point scoring game of the season and the seventh of his career (6-1)… Played in his 78th straight game and made his 63rd straight start (ninth longest streak in recorded school history)… Second-half stat line: 15 points, 4-7 FGs, 2-3 3FGs, 5-6 FTs, four rebounds.
Nolan Narain ââ'¬" career-high 5 points, career-high 3 rebounds, 12 minutes, +9
Pressed into service due to the injury to Valentine Izundu, the redshirt freshman played for the first time since seeing one minute of action in the home game against Utah State (1-14-17)… Snapped a streak of seven straight games in which he had not played… Set career-highs with five points (had eight career points entering tonight), three rebounds (had five career rebounds entering tonight) in 12 minutes of action… Made his first career three-point field goal in his eighth career game… Also recorded his first career steal.
Jeremy Hemsley ââ'¬" 13 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block, +8
Reached double figures for the third straight game, 17th time this season and 43rd time in his career… Connected on 2-of-5 from three-point range (entered the game just 4-for-29 from three-point range during his last seven games)… Marked his seventh consecutive game with multiple rebounds.
Matt Shrigley ââ'¬" 6 points, 2 steals, 1 rebound, 1 assist, +9
Made multiple three-point field goals for the third straight game, 10th time this season (8-2) and 35th time in his career (29-6)…Made five three-point field goals in his last two games (on 12 attempts)… In his last two games, in just 34 minutes of action, he has 16 points, three rebounds, two assists and a steal.