National Basketball Association
San Diego St. 62, San Francisco 56
When: 10:00 PM ET, Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Where: Viejas Arena, San Diego, California
Officials:
# Landon Brandes, # Lee Cassell, # Jeff Smith
Attendance:
1202
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Kawhi Leonard had 23 points and 14 rebounds and No. 7 San Diego State held off upset-minded San Francisco 62-56 at the Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic on Tuesday.
The Aztecs (13-0), who are ranked in the Top 10 for the first time in school history, trailed 49-48 with 5:33 remaining after San Francisco’s Angelo Caloiaro hit one of his four 3-pointers.
San Diego State answered with a 9-2 run, but the Dons refused to go away, and cut the Aztecs’ lead to 57-55 on a 3-point play with 31 seconds left. D.J. Gay (14 points) made four free throws to secure the win.
Michael Williams scored 14 of his team-high 16 points in the first half, which ended 31-31. Caloiaro and Perris Blackwell each finished with 14 points for San Francisco (4-7).
It was the second unexpected close call for the Aztecs in two weeks as Cal Poly gave San Diego State a scare Dec. 13 before losing 51-45. The Aztecs hold the second longest active winning streak in the nation behind Duke’s 21.
San Diego State struggled from 3-point range against the Dons as they shot 5 for 19 (26.3 percent). The Aztecs were also outrebounded 22-18.
Malcolm Thomas and Billy White scored 10 points each for the Aztecs, who play Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis for the second time this season on Wednesday in Las Vegas. The Aztecs beat IUPUI 61-46 on Nov. 21 in Oxford, Ohio.
Top Game Performances
| San Francisco |
|
San Diego St. |
|
Michael Williams 16 |
Scoring |
Kawhi Leonard 23 |
|
Cody Doolin 3 |
Assists |
D.J. Gay 3 |
|
Angelo Caloiaro 6 |
Rebounds |
Kawhi Leonard 14 |
|
Perris Blackwell 4 |
Free Throws Made |
D.J. Gay 4 |
|
Perris Blackwell 3 |
Steals |
Kawhi Leonard 2 |
|
N/A |
Blocks |
Malcolm Thomas 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| San Francisco
|
56 |
42.0 |
6-16 |
8-14 |
11 |
26 |
0 |
10 |
|
| San Diego St.
|
62 |
51.1 |
5-17 |
9-13 |
10 |
27 |
6 |
6 |
|
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