SAN DIEGO STATE BASKETBALL 14 NCAA Tournament Appearances (7 times in last 10 years) • Record 11-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 12 TV: Pac-12 Network Guy Haberman (play-by-play) No. 20/20 (11-0; 2-0 MW) (9-2, 0-0 PAC-12) Don MacLean (commentary) SAN DIEGO STATE AZTECS vs. UTAH UTES SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21 • 3:30 P.M. PT • STAPLES CENTER (19,079) • LOS ANGELES, CALIF. Aztec Radio Network: 101.5 KGB / XTRA 1360 / Fox Sports SAN DIEGO STATE UTAH Inland Empire (IE) 1350 (pregame starts at 7:30 p.m. PT on XTRA) Head Coach: Brian Dutcher Head Coach: Larry Krystkowiak Jon Schaeffer (play-by-play) Career Record: 54-24 (3rd Season) Career Record: 206-133 (11th season) Jon Schaeffer (pre, half, post) Record at San Diego State: Same Record at Utah: 164-113 (9th season) Record vs. Utah: 0-0 Record vs. SDSU: 1-1 Live Stats: GoAztecs.com NEWS AND NOTES (through games of Dec. 18) Tickets: Available through GoAztecs.com or at the Viejas Arena ticket SERIES INFORMATION f Owners of the nation’s second-longest win streak, San Diego State looks to extend 0ffice. the second-best start in the 99-season history of the program when the Aztecs face Overall Utah, 54-19 Utah, W1 Pac-12 Conference member Utah at STAPLES Center Saturday afternoon. Current Streak Next Media Availability: There will be media availability for Coach In San Diego Utah, 19-13 Dutcher and selected student-athletes between the Utah and Cal Poly f San Diego State’s current 11-game win streak is tied for the fourth-longest in school In Salt Lake Cith Utah, 30-4 games. Date, time and location will be announced at a later time. history. Overall, the Aztecs have enjoyed six win-streaks of at least 11 games, with Neutral Sites Utah, 5-2 five of those coming with Brian Dutcher on the sidelines (four as an assistant coach). Last Meeting Utah (A), 81-76, 11/16/15 SCHEDULE / RESULTS f San Diego State is looking for a third neutral court victory over a major conference opponent. Earlier this season the Aztecs claimed the Las Vegas Invitational title with Record: 11-0 | Home: 6-0, Away: 3-0, Neutral: 2-0 a 31-point victory over Creighton (Big East) and a 10-point win over Iowa (Big Ten). MW Record: 2-0 | Home: 1-0, Away: 1-0 f San Diego State’s metrics continue to pace at an elite level. The Aztecs are currently 1st in strength of record, 3rd in NET, 8th in RPI, 10th in Sagarin, 19th in BPI, and 30th in KenPom. Date SDSU Opp. Opponent (TV/Stream) Time/Results f San Diego State made the largest jump inside the Associated Press Top 25 this week, jumping five positions from 25 to 20. The Aztecs O.30 UC SAN DIEGO (Exhibition) W, 86-51 are also ranked 20th in the coaches poll after spending a week at 24 last week. N.5 TEXAS SOUTHERN W, 77-42 f This is the Aztecs 68th appearance in the AP Poll, all since the beginning of the 2010-11 campaign. Since first appearing in the poll N.9 at Brigham Young (BYUtv) W, 76-71 (preseason of the 2010-11 campaign), San Diego State’s 68 weeks rank as the 23rd most in the nationally. In case your curious N.13 rv/-- GRAND CANYON (STADIUM) W, 86-61 Xavier (66), Indiana (62), Maryland (61) and Oregon (61) immediately follow SDSU on that list. N.20 rv/rv at San Diego (Fox Sports West) W, 66-49 f San Diego State is currently one of four unbeaten teams nationally. In addition to the Aztecs, that list includes, Auburn (vs. North N.22 rv/rv LIU (MWN) W, 81-64 Carolina State, Thurs.), Duquesne (vs. Austin Peay, Sat.) and Liberty (vs. Towson, Fri.). N.25 rv/rv TENNESSEE STATE (MWN) W, 62-49 f With the fast start, San Diego State finds itself ranked among the nation’s elite in several statistical categories, including 2nd in three- N.28 rv/-- --/rv #vs. Creighton (SF) (FS1) W, 83-52 point field goal percentage differential (+14.0), 5th in scoring margin (+20.1), 8th in scoring defense (56.6), 9th in three-point N.29 rv/-- #vs. Iowa (CH) (FS1) W, 83-73 field goal defense (25.8), 11th in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.46), 13th in field goal percentage defense (36.7), 17th in three-point D.4 rv/rv *at Colorado State (STADIUM) W, 79-57 field goal percentage (39.8) and 20th in field goal percentage differential (+9.4). D.8 rv/rv *SAN JOSE STATE (FSSD) W, 59-57 f San Diego State has four players averaging in double figures (10.7 points or more) and six players averaging 6.5 points or more. D.18 20/20 SAN DIEGO CHRISTIAN (MWN) W, 92-48 Six Aztec players have scored 13 or more points in a game this season. D.21 20/20 ^vs. Utah (Pac-12 Network) 3:30 p.m. PT f Junior guard Malachi Flynn has been one of the best players in the nation through the opening two months of the season. A D.28 CAL POLY (FSSD) 4 p.m. PT transfer from Washington State, Flynn leads the Aztecs in scoring (15.5), assists (5.1) and steals (1.5). He is one of just 24 players J.1 *FRESNO STATE (STADIUM) 12 p.m. PT in the nation to average 15 and five and when you add his assist-to-turnover ratio (3.29, 8th nationally), he is one of only three J.4 *at Utah State (CBSSN) 8 p.m. MT players to average 15 points, five rebounds and have an ATO ratio of 3.00 or better. J.8 *at Wyoming (MWN) 7 p.m. MT f Junior forward Matt Mitchell had his four-game double-digit scoring streak snapped Wednesday when he tallied eight points in J.11 *BOISE STATE (ESPN3) 7 p.m. PT 17 minutes of action. Nonetheless, the junior is still playing some of his best basketball. In his last five games he is averaging 13.2 J.14 *at Fresno State (ESPN Networks) 8 p.m. PT points, 5.0 rebounds and is shooting 53.7 percent from the floor and an eye-popping 52.9 percent (9-of-16) from three-point range. J.18 *NEVADA (CBSSN) 5 p.m. PT f Junior Jordan Schakel reached double figures for the second straight game and the fourth time in five outings on Wednesday. Not J.21 *WYOMING (CBSSN) 8 p.m. PT only is reaching double figures good for Schakel, it has proven good for the Aztecs. When Schakel scores 10 or more points in his J.26 *at UNLV (CBSSN) 1 p.m. PT J.29 *at New Mexico (CBSSN) 7 p.m. MT METRICS STRENGTH OF RECORD DIMES WITHOUT TOs F.1 *UTAH STATE (CBSSN) 7 p.m. PT Although early in the season, San Diego State Not all undefeated records are the same. Below Since the beginning of the Brian Dutcher/Steve F.8 *at Air Force (CBSSN) 6 p.m. MT has made remarkable improvement in NCAA is a look at the best strength of records in the Fisher era only four players have gone through sanctioned rankings. Below is a comparison of nation. Strength of record reflects is a measure a season with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 2.0 F.11 *NEW MEXICO (ESPN Networks) 8 p.m. MT the final numbers from the 2018-19 campaign of team accomplishment based on how difficult or better while averaging three or more assists F.16 *at Boise State (CBSSN) 2 p.m. MT and rankings from this season through the a team’s W-L record is to achieve. per game. San Diego State advanced to the F.22 *UNLV (CBSSN) 4:30 p.m. PT games of Dec. 18. NCAA tournament in each of those seasons. F.25 *COLORADO STATE (CBSSN) 8 p.m. PT Rk. School W L F.29 *at Nevada (ESPN Networks) 5 p.m. PT Category Final ‘18-19 Current 1. San Diego State 11 0 Rk. Name Season ATO M.4-7 +MW Championship (TBD) TBD Strength of Record 99 1 2. Gonzaga 12 1 1. Malachi Flynn 2019-20 3.29 NET 3 n3. Aubur 9 0 2. Trey Kell 2017-18 2.59 # - Continental Tires Las Vegas Invitational (Thomas & Mack Center; Las Vegas, RPI 87 8 4. Duke 9 1 3. KJ Feagin 2019-20 2.50 Nevada) Sagarin Rating 87 10 5. Maryland 10 1 4. D.J. Gay 2010-11 2.47 ^- Basketball Hall of Fame Classic (STAPLES Center; Los Angeles, California) BPI 103 19 6. Kansas 9 1 5. Xavier Thames 2013-14 2.27 * - Mountain West Game KenPom Rating 125 30 7. Butler 10 1 6. Devin Watson 2017-18 2.07 + - Mountain West Championship Tournament (Thomas & Mack Center; Las 8. Memphis 9 1 7. D.J. Gay 2009-10 1.80 Vegas Nevada) 9. Ohio State 10 1 8. Deandre Moore 2002-03 1.74 • SDSU has won at least 19 games in 14 straight • SDSU is 14th nationally in winning percentage since seasons, which is tied for 7th-longest active streak the beginning of the 2010-11 season.