National Basketball Association
San Diego St. 55, New Mexico 34
When: 4:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 26, 2013
Where: Viejas Arena, San Diego, California
Officials:
# Dick Cartmell, # David Hall, # Scott Thornley
Attendance:
12414
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No. 25 San Diego State 55, No. 17 New Mexico 34: JJ O’Brien had 12 points and 10 rebounds as the host Aztecs tightened up the Mountain West race by dispatching of the Lobos.
Jamaal Franklin added 10 points despite a woeful 4-for-16 shooting performance and San Diego State (16-4, 4-2) had a 37-23 rebounding advantage while moving within a half-game of first-place New Mexico.
Kendall Williams scored 14 points for the Lobos (17-3, 4-1), who shot 25 percent and committed 17 turnovers while recording a season low for points. New Mexico’s previous low was 46 against Saint Louis on Dec. 31.
The Aztecs led from the outset and had a 15-6 edge before the midway point of the first half. New Mexico trailed 25-19 after a basket by Cleveland Thomas with 4:54 to go in the half but San Diego State scored the final eight points for a 33-19 lead at the break.
San Diego State’s lead reached 43-24 on O’Brien’s putback with 14:09 remaining. A layup by Chase Tapley boosted the advantage to 21 with 2:09 remaining.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The Aztecs accumulated 10 steals, led by Skylar Spencer’s three. … The Lobos were 11-of-44 from the field and 3-of-15 from 3-point range. … Tapley became the eighth player in school history to start 100 games. He scored eight points.
Top Game Performances
| New Mexico |
|
San Diego St. |
|
Kendall Williams 14 |
Scoring |
J.J. O'Brien 12 |
|
Kendall Williams 3 |
Assists |
Jamaal Franklin 3 |
|
Hugh Greenwood 6 |
Rebounds |
J.J. O'Brien 10 |
|
Kendall Williams 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Winston Shepard 3 |
|
Chad Adams 2 |
Steals |
Skylar Spencer 3 |
|
Alex Kirk 3 |
Blocks |
J.J. O'Brien 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| New Mexico
|
34 |
25.0 |
3-15 |
9-11 |
8 |
23 |
5 |
7 |
17 |
| San Diego St.
|
55 |
40.4 |
3-15 |
6-10 |
9 |
37 |
5 |
10 |
12 |
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