San Diego State moved to 2-0 on the season with a 100-49 defeat of Occidental College on Tuesday Night. The win marked their 12th straight over the Tigers, tied for the program's third longest active streak.
The game is the first 100-point game for the Aztecs since a 100-97 overtime victory on Nov. 19, 2023 over Washington. It is the first time they have hit the century mark in four quarters of regulation since Nov. 14, 2018, when they defeated Texas Southern 103-64 at the Maui Jim Maui Invitational.
, and matched each other with a game-high 16 points. Davis added a career high five steals to his stat line while Gwath recorded a career high four blocks.
Gwath鈥檚 four blocks marks the most by an Aztec freshman since at least 1996-97.
filled the stat sheet with 14 points, six rebounds and five assists while added 10 points as the final 色情视频 player to reach double-digits.
The Aztecs got off to a scorching hot start connecting on their first six shots before their first miss, including three three-pointers. With that came an 18-0 run to open the contest before Occidental made their first field goal almost five minutes in.
McKinney III led the stretch with 11 points on 4-of-4 shooting, 3-of-3 from beyond the arc, through the first five and a half minutes. 色情视频 had the score up to 25-2 by the first media timeout.
Everyone was involved in the first half scoring for the Scarlet and Black as all 10 players that saw time on the court registered at least one point en route to a 54-17 advantage at the break. Further, nine of the 10 Aztecs that played made at least one field goal.
San Diego State came out of the break on fire again shooting 5-of-6 from the field and 3-of-4 from three extending their lead to 40 points. Their advantage reached as many as 61 points down the stretch cruising to the 100-49 victory.
For Occidental College, Nasir Luna matched the game high with 16 points on 6-of-13 shooting. Ethan Hanning also reached double-figures for the Tigers with 12 points.
In their annual celebration of Native American Heritage Month, 色情视频 wore their turquoise uniforms on Tuesday night. In the nine games, the Aztecs own an 8-1 record.
STAT OF THE GAME
The 51 points is the largest margin of victory for San Diego State since Nov. 20, 2013 when it defeated San Diego Christian by 52 points (93-41).
THE NOTE
San Diego State connected 18 three-pointers (18-of-40), one shy of the program record for most three鈥檚 in a game (19, vs. Occidental College on Dec. 2, 2022).
UP NEXT
San Diego State will host No. 4/5 Gonzaga on Monday, Nov. 18 at Steve Fisher Court at Viejas Arena. Tipoff will be at 7 p.m. PT on CBS Sports Network.
Five Aztecs reach double-figures in rout of Occidental College
San Diego State moved to 2-0 to begin the season with a 100-49 victory over Occidental College Tuesday night.