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SAN DIEGO STATE 2005-06 BASKETBALL - GAME NO. 29 SOUTH DAKOTA ST. (9-18) at SAN DIEGO ST. (20-8/13-3 MWC) BASKETBALL GAME NOTES Fri., March 3, 2006 X San Diego, Calif. X Cox Arena (12,414) 7:05 p.m. PST X Radio: CASH 1700-AM/105.7 FM X Television: None San Diego State Closes Out Regular Season With South Dakota State On Inside... Senior Night At Cox Arena San Diego State (20-8; 13-3 Mountain West Conference), 2006 MWC Tonight, San Diego State regular season champions and winners of 12 of its last 14, 14 of its last MWC Standings will honors its three seniors 17 and 16 of its last 20 games, gears up for next week’s MWC tourna- MWC Overall - center Mohamed Camara, ment with a non-conference game against South Dakota State (9-18) Pl. Team W L W L center Trimaine Davis and Friday night at Cox Arena. 1. X SDSU 13 3 20 8 guard John Sharper. Game time is 7:05 p.m. PST and will not be shown on live television. 2. Air Force 11 4 23 5 Ted Leitner will have the call on CASH 1700-AM and 105.7 FM. 3. Brigham Young 11 4 19 7 The Aztecs clinched their first outright MWC regular season title and 4. UNLV 9 6 15 12 San Diego State enters just its third league title in school history Wednesday night with their 5. New Mexico 8 7 17 11 Friday’s game having post- 91-72 victory over Wyoming. 6. Utah 5 10 12 14 ed a 12-2 record in its last San Diego State used a pair of 13-0 runs in the first half pull away Wyoming 5 10 12 16 14 games, a 14-3 record in from the Cowboys who led by three points before the Aztecs went on 8. Colorado State 4 11 15 13 its last 17 games and a 16-4 their first 13-0 spurt. The second run came with SDSU up by 11 points 9. TCU 2 13 6 23 record in its last 20 games. with 5:34 left, which eventually led to the Aztecs’ 22-point halftime lead, Friday, March 3 their largest of the season. South Dakota St. at San Diego St., 7 p.m. PT The San Diego State starting frontcourt of juniors Mohamed Abukar San Diego State’s MWC and Marcus Slaughter and freshman Kyle Spain played exceptionally Saturday, March 4 scoring margin of +8.1 ppg well in helping head coach Steve Fisher win his first conference cham- Air Force at Colorado State, Noon PT is the third highest in pionship. The three forwards combined to score 58 points on 18-of-32 TCU at UNLV, Noon PT Mountain West Conference shooting (22-27 FTs), while collecting 18 rebounds, three assists, two New Mexico at BYU, 6 p.m. PT history. blocks and four steals. Wyoming at Utah, 6 p.m. PT Abukar led the trio as he scored a personal-best 26 points on 9-of-15 shooting from the field (8-10 FTs) and added six rebounds. Slaughter Since juniors Mohamed chipped in with 20 points and nine rebounds, while Spain was perfect from the charity stripe, hitting all eight free Abukar, Brandon Heath throws en route to 12 points. SDSU improved to 10-2 on the season when Spain scores in double-figures. and Marcus Slaughter were The starting backcourt played well also as Brandon Heath made three field goals from three-point distance en route placed in the starting lineup to 13 points and a season-high six rebounds. Freshman point guard Richie Williams scored nine points, dished out six together, SDSU has posted a assists and only committed one turnover. 13-3 record. This marks is just the second meeting between the two schools with San Diego State claiming the only matchup last season in Cox Arena, 64-49. The game will be the final home game for three Aztec seniors in Mohamed Camara, Trimaine Davis and John Sharper. SDSU and South Dakota Camara (Conakry, Guinea), who came to Montezuma Mesa from Riverside (Calif.) College last season has played in 27 State are meeting for just games this season and is averaging 2.7 ppg and 4.1 rpg. His scoring and rebound averages are up over last season and had the second time in school one of his best games of his career this season at San Diego on Nov. 30 as he recorded his first double-double with 10 points history. and 10 rebounds. Davis (West Pittsburg, Calif./Pittsburg HS), the team’s captain, has had a breakout season this year, making six starts and averaging 4.0 ppg in 13.6 mpg. Davis, who is a shooting 67.8 percent from the field this season, has three double-digit scor- ing games in 2005-06 and seven in his last 32 contests after reaching 10-plus points in his first 62 games. A former walk-on, Sharper (Oakland, Calif./St. Mary’s HS) has become one of SDSU’s top three-point shooters in the his- tory of the program. This season he has connected on 65-of-158 from beyond the arc (41.1 percent) and has committed only 25 turnovers in 28 games. He has currently made 17 straight free-throw attempts, the longest streak of his career. Aztecs At-A-Glance (20-8 Overall/13-3 Mountain West) No. Name (Career G/GS) Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. PPG RPG Misc. Note X - Probable Starters 00 Brett Hoerner (13/0) F 6-11 206 Fr. 1.9 1.0 4 blks. CH 9 pts., 1 assist, 2 steals, 2 blocked shots and 14 MP vs. UCSB 1 X Brandon Heath (87/82) G 6-4 198 Jr. 18.4 3.1 3.5 apg Leads MWC in scoring, FT pct., 3FGs made; Made 63 of last 138 3FGA(45.7 pct.) 3 X Richie Williams (28/27) G 5-9 158 Fr. 6.4 2.2 3.5 apg CH 19 pts. at BYU; Team leader in stealsand assists., 3rd in mins. 15 John Sharper (113/27) G 6-0 190 Sr. 8.6 1.6 41.1 3FGs CH 19 pts at UNLV; 2 or more 3’s in 20 of last 26 gms.; Made last 13 FTA 20 Trimaine Davis (92/11) C 6-7 235 Sr. 4.0 2.0 67.8 FGs GW 3-pt. play at UW; SDSU was 1-3 when he was out w/knee injury 21 Matt Thomas (52/17) G 6-3 200 So. 1.3 1.0 1.1 apg CH 7 assists vs. USM; One turnover in last 101 minutes on the court 24 Tim McGrath (13/0) F 6-5 187 Fr. 0.7 1.1 0.4 apg Played in 13 games; Logged 11+ mins. in 4 of his last 9 games 30 Chris Lamb (5/0) F 6-10 231 Fr. 0.8 0.0 0.4 bpg Grew nine inches during his prep career; Played CH 13 min. vs. WSU 33 X Kyle Spain (23/21) F 6-5 218 Fr. 9.9 5.9 1.3 spg CH 18 points at Providence; 51.0 FG pct.; SDSU 10-2 when he scores 10+ 34 X Mohamed Abukar (55/17) F 6-10 216 Jr. 14.7 4.6 1.1 apg 11 straight games with 12+ points; SDSU is 12-3 when he scores 10+ 42 X Marcus Slaughter (82/70) F 6-9 220 Jr. 16.9 10.6 1.9 apg 22nd 1K point scorer in SDSU history; 9 double-doubles in last 13 gms. 50 Mohamed Camara (56/29) C 6-10 245 Sr. 2.7 4.1 53.4 FGs Speaks 6 languages; 7 pts. and 10 rebs. in 22 min. at UNLV Head Coach: Steve Fisher (Illinois State, 1967) • 285-187 (15th full season overall) • 101-105 (seventh season at SDSU) Assistant Head Coach: Brian Dutcher (Minnesota, 1982) Assistant Coaches: Gregg Gottlieb (UCLA, 1995), Mark Hughes (Michigan, 1989) Director of Operations: Mark Fisher (Michigan, 2001) Director of Player Development: Matt Soria (San Diego State, 2001) Athletic Trainer: Mark Haines (Metropolitan State College, 1987) SAN DIEGO STATE GAME NOTES/vs. South Dakota State/Fri., March 3 Page 2 Media Information Storylines X The Aztecs won their second outright X SDSU Basketball regular-season conference champi- X San Diego State Contacts onship at the Division I level with their Record; MWC: 20-8; 13-3 MWC Mike May, win over Wyoming. San Diego State Last Game: vs. Wyoming (W, 91-72) X The Series Assistant AD/MRD won consecutive PCAA titles in 1976-77 Streak; Last 5: W, 2; 4-1 Friday will mark just the second time these two Office (619) 594-5547 (outright) and 1977-78 (shared). The rpiratings/collegerpi: 62/59 schools have met. The first came last season with Cell (619) 957-8372 Head Coach: Steve Fisher Aztecs now have three conference titles the Aztecs posting a 64-49 victory. Career Record: 285-187 (15th full) Home (619) 644-1767 in 36 seasons at the Division I level. SDSU Record: 101-105 (7th) Fax (619) 582-6541 X San Diego State enters Friday’s game vs. South Dakota St.: 1-0 E-Mail [email protected] having posted a 12-2 record in its last 14 Web goaztecs.com games, a 14-3 record in its last 17 games X South Dakota State and a 16-4 record in its last 20 games.