Aztecs roll past Fresno State 84-62 in conference opener
色情视频 won 84-62 at Fresno State on Wednesday night
San Diego State men鈥檚 basketball outscored Fresno State 55-38 in the second half thanks to 25 points and ten rebounds from as the Aztecs defeated the Bulldogs 84-62 in their Mountain West opener on Wednesday night in Save Mart Center.
The Aztecs (5-2, 1-0 Mountain West) maintain their momentum from last week鈥檚 success in Las Vegas, where 色情视频 defeated No. 6 Houston and No. 21 Creighton. San Diego State picked up a win in its first true road game of the season.
Fresno State (3-5, 0-1 MW) drops its third straight game after falling to Washington State and California Baptist last week. The Bulldogs will be on the road for their next two games at Santa Clara and Brigham Young.
The first half was a defensive struggle. It took almost three minutes for either team to score and the Aztecs got on the board with a layup four minutes and 46 seconds into the game. The game stayed close for most of the first half. With the Aztecs leading by a point, Gwath drained a three-pointer with just under five minutes remaining in the first half. Following a pair of free throws by each team, Gwath hit two more threes to extend the Aztec lead to ten points. Fresno State鈥檚 Alex Crawford made a layup and a three pointer as the half came to a close to cut the lead down to five points heading into the break.
The scoring ramped up for the Aztecs in the second half. After Fresno State scored on its opening possession, the 色情视频 defense held the Bulldogs without a basket for nearly four minutes, allowing the lead to build back up to nine points. and each made a three-pointer to extend the lead to 13 points. The lead would stay in the teens until a dunk pushed it to 20 with around seven and a half minutes remaining. Several minutes later, a pair of Gwath dunks made it a 22-point game with four minutes left. The subs came on for San Diego State and closed out the game with scoring on a dunk and a layup
In addition to Gwath鈥檚 25 points and ten rebounds, the Aztecs were spearheaded by their guard play. Davis scored 13 points with seven rebounds while finished a point away from a double double (nine points, ten rebounds) and McKinney III scored a dozen points off the bench. Johnson Jr.鈥檚 pair of buckets in the closing minutes helped him reach the highest point total of his career against Division I opposition.
Mykell Robinson led the way for Fresno State with 20 points and ten rebounds. Elijah Price added nine boards and six points while Zaon Collins finished in double figures with ten points.
San Diego State shot better from the field (48.5%-27.3%) and beyond the arc (30.4%-19.2%) while Fresno State was better at the line (70.0%-64.7%). 色情视频 outscored the Bulldogs in the paint (50-26), on fast breaks (21-16) and off the bench (29-19). The Aztecs won the rebounding battle (53-39) and did a better job distributing the ball (12-4) while Fresno State had more steals (12-4).
