National Basketball Association
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
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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 |
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