Men’s Hoops set for No. 1/3 Duke at Maui Invitational

SCENE SETTER
* Off to its first 2-0 start in four seasons, San Diego State ventures off the mainland for its fourth (1989, 2003, 2014 and 2018) appearance in the Maui Jim Maui Invitational.
 
* San Diego State and Duke will meet for the third time, with the Blue Devils owning victories on Dec. 29, 2001 in Durham (92-79) and March 22, 2015 in the NCAA tournament third round in Philadelphia (68-49).
 
* Now in his second year as San Diego State's head coach, Brian Dutcher owns a 3-2 record against teams ranked in the AP Top 25 at the time of the game.
 
* Since the start of the 2017-18 campaign (when Dutcher took over as head coach), SDSU is tied for the 11th-highest winning percentage nationally against AP Top 25 opponents (there are 84 teams that meet the minimum of five games).
 
* SDSU has performed well in eight-team in-season tournaments since 2008-09. The Aztecs have advanced to the championship game of eight-team events in each of their last eight appearances posting a 15-3 record during that span.
 
* Should Duke remain No. 1 in the AP Poll released Monday morning, it will mark the fourth time in school history the Aztecs have faced the nation's top ranked team.
 
* San Diego State is now 11-1 in its last 12 games dating back to last season. It is the best 12-game stretch since the 2015-16 squad posted 11 consecutive wins from Dec. 30, 2015 through Feb. 6, 2016 (streak snapped Feb. 10, 2016). That squad finished the campaign 28-10.
 
* Since Feb. 14, 2018, San Diego State's 11-1 record is tied for the third-highest winning percentage in the country, trailing only Michigan (16-1) and Gonzaga (12-1).
 
LAST TIME OUT
* SDSU recorded its 42nd 100-point game in program history, first since scoring 100 vs. Savannah State on Nov. 28, 2016, most since scoring 118 against St. Katherine College on Dec. 27, 2013 and tied for its 23rd most in a game in school history.
 
* The Aztecs won their 68th straight game when shooting at least 50 percent from the field (137-13 since 2000-01).
 
* SDSU won its 71st straight game when shooting at least 50 percent from the field and committing 13 or less turnovers (73-1 since 1997-98).
 
* The Aztecs opened their season with consecutive victories for the first time since the 2014-15 campaign.