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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Colorado St. 77, San Diego St. 60
When: 4:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 28, 2012
Where: Moby Arena, Fort Collins, Colorado
Officials: # Brad Gaston, # Shawn Lehigh, # Randy McCall
Attendance: 6038

Wes Eikmeier scored 19 points and Will Bell added 17 as host Colorado State upset No. 12 San Diego State, 77-60 and snapped the Aztecs' 11-game winning streak.

Dorian Green had 12 points for the Rams (14-6, 3-2 Mountain West), whose fans stormed the court after the Rams beat their first ranked opponent since 2003-04 and improved to 10-1 at home.

Jamaal Franklin had 24 points and 10 rebounds for San Diego State (18-3, 4-1 Mountain West), which shot 31 percent and lost to an unranked opponent for the first time in 59 games.

Colorado State ended a nine-game losing streak against the Aztecs, who shot just three-of-21 (14.3 percent) from three-point range. The Rams shot 48 percent from the field and were a perfect 23-of-23 from the free-throw line.

Coming off back-to-back losses to Wyoming and New Mexico, Colorado State extended its 12-point halftime lead to 18 with 12 minutes to play. The Aztecs had won four straight when trailing at the half, but the Rams maintained a double-digit lead throughout the second half.

Pierce Hornung had 13 boards for Colorado State, which outrebounded San Diego State 38-27.
Top Game Performances
 
San Diego St.   Colorado St.
Jamaal Franklin 24 Scoring Wes Eikmeier 19
Xavier Thames 3 Assists Dorian Green 4
Jamaal Franklin 10 Rebounds Pierce Hornung 13
Jamaal Franklin 6 Free Throws Made Wes Eikmeier 8
Chase Tapley 3 Steals Dwight Smith 1
Jamaal Franklin 2 Blocks N/A
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
San Diego St. 60 31.2 3-21 17-20 7 27 4 6 8
Colorado St. 77 49.0 6-13 23-23 13 37 0 1 16