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SAN DIEGO STATE BASKEtBALL 14 NCAA Tournament Appearances (7 times in last 11 years) • Record 12-Time Mountain West Conference Champion Contacts: Mike May, Senior Associate AD of Communications and Media Relations (e-mail: [email protected]) • Richard Stern, Assistant Media Relations Director (e-mail: [email protected]) LIVE COVERAGE GAME 21 TV/Stream: CBS Sports Network Andrew Catalon (play-by-play) No. 25/rv SAN DIEGO STATE AZTECS (16-4; 10-3 MW) at FRESNO STATE BULLDOGS (9-8; 7-8 MW) Steve Lappas (commentary) Sat., Feb. 20 • 4:30 p.m. PT (tip + possible 5 min slide) • Save Mart Center • Fresno, Calif. Jonathan Segal (producer) SAN DIEGO STATE FRESNO STATE Aztec Radio Network: 101.5 KGB / XTRA 1360 Head Coach: Brian Dutcher Head Coach: Justin Hutson (pregame starts at 3:30 p.m. PT on XTRA) Career Record: 89-30 (4th Season) Career Record: 43-36 (3rd season) Ted Leitner (play-by-play) Record at San Diego State: Same Record at Fresno State: Same Jon Schaeffer (pre-half-post) Record vs. Fresno State: 4-4 Record vs. SDSU: 2-3 Sirius: Channel 121 STORYLINES (through games of Thurs., Feb. 18) SERIES INFORMATION XM: Channel 203 Live Stats: GoAztecs.com • Owners of a 7-game win streak and Overall: San Diego State leads, 65-56 a 14-game win streak against teams SCHEDULE / RESULTS from the state of California, No. 25 Current Streak: San Diego State, W3 In San Diego: San Diego State leads, 40-20 Record: 16-4 | Home: 11-2, Away: 4-2, Neutral: 1-0 San Diego State looks to record its fourth consecutive Mountain West In Fresno: Fresno State leads, 33-23 MW Record: 10-3 | Home: 7-1, Away: 3-2 Conference sweep when the Aztecs Neutral Sites: Fresno State leads, 3-2 Date SDSU Opp. Opponent (TV/Stream) Time/Results face Fresno State on Saturday. Last Meeting: SDSU, 67-53, 2-18-21 • Win streaks on the line Thursday: 7-game overall win streak, 7-game Mountain N.25 rv/rv 22/21 UCLA (CBSSN) W, 73-58 West win streak (third league win streak of at least six games in Brian Dutcher’s fourth season as head coach), 14-game win streak against N.27 rv/rv UC IRVINE (YurView CA) W, 77-58 teams from the state of California and a 3-game win streak against Fresno State. D.2 rv/rv ST. KATHERINE (MWN) W, 83-41 • SDSU’s 7-game overall win streak is its longest of the season, the longest active win streak in the Mountain West Conference and tied for the 11th longest active win streak nationally. D.6 rv/rv PEPPERDINE (YurView CA/MWN) W, 65-60 • The Aztecs 14-game win streak against teams from the state of California is the longest active streak by a team in the state against Golden D.10 24/rv 23/23 at Arizona State (FS1/FOX Sports GO) W, 80-68 State competition (USC currently has a 13-game streak). D.18 18/20 BRIGHAM YOUNG (CBSSN) L, 62-72 • San Diego State has been nothing short of dominant during the 7-game win streak. In addition to winning every game by at least 14 D.22 rv/rv #vs. Saint Mary’s (CBSSN) W, 74-49 points and not trailing in the second half of any game during the streak, the Aztecs have produced eye-popping numbers since Jan. 22, the first win of the streak. SDSU’s national rankings since Jan. 22: 2nd in scoring margin (+27.6), 2nd in rebound margin (+14.9), 6th J.2 rv/23 *COLORADO STATE (CBS) L, 67-70 in assist-to-turnover (+1.82), 8th in points per game (86.1), 10th in points allowed per game (58.6), 11th in turnover margin (+5.7), J.4 rv/rv --/rv *COLORADO STATE (FS1) W, 78-65 T-12th in three-point field goals per game (10.3) and 15th in field goal percentage defense (37.6). J.7 rv/rv *NEVADA (CBSSN) W, 65-60 • San Diego State returned to the Associated Press poll this week at number 25. This is the third week this season the Aztecs have appeared in the AP poll and the first time since Dec. 14. Since the start of the 2010-11 campaign, the Aztecs have made 84 appearances in the poll. J.9 rv/rv *NEVADA (CBSSN) W, 69-67 That ranks 19th nationally and is the highest total among California and Mountain West teams. J.14 rv/rv *at Utah State (CBSSN) L, 45-57 • The Aztecs metrics continue their upward trend following the seven dominating victories. San Diego State rankings in the metrics after J.16 rv/rv *at Utah State (CBS) L, 59-64 Thursday’s games: 26th in the NET, 23rd in Sagarin, 23rd in KenPom, 23rd in the BPI and 29th in the RPI. J.22 --/rv *at Air Force (FS1) W, 98-61 • San Diego State and Fresno State will meet for the 122nd time on Saturday. The Bulldogs represent the Aztecs most frequent opponent. The Aztecs own a 65-56 series advantage and own a three-game win streak in the series for the first time since winning eight straight J.24 --/rv *at Air Force (FS1) W, 91-59 from 2001-14. J.28 --/rv *WYOMING (FS1) W, 87-57 • In Fresno, the Bulldogs own a 33-23 advantage although the Aztecs own a 7-4 record against Fresno at the Save Mart Center. J.30 --/rv *WYOMING (CBSSN) W, 98-71 • This marks the fourth consecutive meeting with Fresno State in which San Diego State has been nationally-ranked in the AP Top 25 Poll. F.3 rv/rv *at New Mexico (FS1) Canceled SDSU is 3-0 in those game and is 6-0 lifetime when facing Fresno while ranked in the AP Poll. • Nationally, San Diego State ranks among the leaders this season in the following categories: 7th in scoring defense (60.0), 8th in field goal F.5 rv/rv *at New Mexico (CBSSN) Canceled percentage defense (38.7), 13th in scoring margin (+15.1), 16th in turnover margin (+4.0), 30th in three-point field goal percentage F.8 rv/rv *SAN JOSE STATE (FS1) W, 85-54 (38.0), 38th assist-to-turnover ratio (1.30) and 39th in three-point field goals per game (92). F.10 rv/rv *SAN JOSE STATE (CBSSN) W, 77-55 • According to Kenpom, several of San Diego State’s highest offensive efficiency rating against a Division I opponent in the 20-year history F.18 25/rv *at Fresno State (CBSSN) W, 67-53 F.20 25/rv *at Fresno State (CBSSN) 4:30 p.m. PT CAREER SCORING LIST CAREER 3FG PCT. HELLO OFFENSE F.25 *BOISE STATE (FS1) 6 p.m. PT Matt Mitchell continues to climb the San Di- Below is a look at the active Division I Below is a look at San Diego State’s offen- F.27 *BOISE STATE (CBSSN) 1 p.m. PT ego State career scoring chart list. Below is career three-point field goal percentage sive production the first 13 games of the M.10 +MWT First Round (TBA) TBA a look at the Aztec career chart. leaders (min. 200 3FGM). season vs. the last seven contests. Rk. Team 3FG 3FGA Pct. M.11 +MWT Quarterfinal (TBA) TBA Rk. Player Years Points Stat First 13 Last 7 1. Sam Hauser 291 656 .444 M.12 +MWT Semifinal (TBA) TBA 1. Brandon Heath 04-05-06-07 2,189 Points Per Game 69.0 86.1 --- 2. Terrell Gomez 334 765 .437 Field Goal Percentage .434 .490 M.13 +MWT Championship (TBA) TBA 3. Jaheam Cornwall 227 534 .425 5. Tony Pinkins 55-56-57 1,475 Three-Point FG Percentage .364 .407 4. David Jenkins Jr. 250 590 .424 --- 6. Trey Kell 15-16-17-18 1,403 Three-Point FG / game 8.5 10.3 5. Justin Jaworski 239 568 .421 D.4 SAN DIEGO CHRISTIAN Postponed 7. Winston Shepard 13-14-15-16 1,401 Assists 13.0 18.7 5. Storm Murphy 217 518 .419 8. Jeremy Hemsley 16-17-18-19 1,392 J.2 *at UNLV Postponed 6. Jordan Schakel 201 481 .418 9. Bob Brady 52-53-54 1,389 8. Ross Cummings 234 566 .413 J.4 *at UNLV Postponed 10. Matt Mitchell 18-19-20-21 1,344 # - Mott Athletics Center; San Luis Obispo, Calif. 9. Jon Williams 201 489 .411 11. Steve Coppp 73-74-75-76 1,307 * - Mountain West Game 10. Corey Kispert 238 580 .410 + - Mountain West Championship Tournament (Thomas & Mack Center; Las Vegas Nevada) Date and times are subject to change. • SDSU has won at least 19 games in 15 straight seasons. the beginning of the 2010-11 season. • SDSU has advanced to postseason play in 12 of the last 14 • Since its founding in 1999, no men’s basketball program has San Diego State Aztecs seasons in which a champions was crowned (2006 NCAA, won more Mountain West championships (regular-season and 2007-09 NIT, 2010-15 NCAA, 2016 NIT, 2018 NCAA). tournament) than San Diego State’s 12. 2020-21 Record: 16-4 (H: 11-2; A: 4-2; N: 1-0) 10-3 MW • SDSU has won 45 of last 48 gms. when leading at the half. • Since 2006, SDSU’s 11 appearances in its conference champi- 12-Time MW Champions, 12 Postseason Berths in Last 15 Years • SDSU has won its last 47 of 48 when having a higher FG pct.