National Basketball Association
San Diego St. 79, Colorado St. 69
When: 9:00 PM ET, Friday, March 9, 2012
Where: Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada
Officials:
# David Hall, # Shawn Lehigh, # Mike Littlewood
Attendance:
N/A
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San Diego State 79, Colorado State 69: Jamaal Franklin scored 19 points as the No. 21 Aztecs advanced to their fourth straight Mountain West tournament final.
The two-time defending tournament champions will meet second-seeded New Mexico in Saturday's championship game.
Franklin, who hit the game-winning shot in the Aztecs’ quarterfinal victory over Boise State, made 3 of 4 3-point attempts.
Chase Tapley finished with 17 points and James Rahon added 15 for the top-seed Aztecs (26-6), who trailed 39-38 at the half.
After Colorado State pulled within 50-48 on Dorian Green’s 3-pointer with 16:17 remaining, the Aztecs responded with an 11-2 run to take control.
The Rams (20-11), who fell behind by as many as 12 points late, cut the deficit to 70-63 with 3:11 left, but couldn’t draw closer.
Green scored 20 points for Colorado State, which would have likely secured a spot in the 68-team NCAA tournament with a victory. Jesse Carr finished with 17 points and Dwight Smith added 12.
The Aztecs have won their last eight conference tournament games, the longest win streak in MWC history.
GAME NOTEBOOK: San Diego State leads the series 18-3 and has won 10 of the last 11 meetings. ... Colorado State fell to 8-12 all-time in the MWC tournament. … The Aztecs are 5-0 as the No. 1 seed in the conference tournament. … San Diego State has won nine of its last 10 games at the Thomas & Mack Center.
Top Game Performances
| Colorado St. |
|
San Diego St. |
|
Dorian Green 20 |
Scoring |
Jamaal Franklin 19 |
|
Dorian Green 3 |
Assists |
Chase Tapley 6 |
|
Will Bell 8 |
Rebounds |
DeShawn Stephens 9 |
|
Will Bell 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Jamaal Franklin 6 |
|
Dorian Green 4 |
Steals |
Chase Tapley 2 |
|
Dwight Smith 1 |
Blocks |
DeShawn Stephens 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Colorado St.
|
69 |
43.1 |
8-22 |
11-13 |
9 |
23 |
1 |
5 |
7 |
| San Diego St.
|
79 |
48.2 |
8-18 |
17-22 |
15 |
37 |
4 |
5 |
7 |
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