No. 23 San Diego State beats Cal Baptist 81-75 after nearly blowing 19-point lead

3 thoughts: No. 23 SDSU 81, Cal Baptist 75 … broken glass, Reese Waters and Chris Acker

Three thoughts on No. 23 San Diego State’s 81-75 win against Cal Baptist on Wednesday night at Viejas Arena: 1. Broken glass The statistics said Cal Baptist had a 31-23 edge in rebounding, and 17-7 on the offensive boards. Not good, but not nearly as bad as a deeper dive into the numbers suggests. “Our rebounding,” coach Brian Dutcher said, “betrayed us.” The first half was relatively even – 12 rebounds for the Aztecs and 11 for the Lancers, bot…

San Diego State Overcomes Late Cal Baptist Surge to Lock Down 81-75 Victory

Viejas Arena. Photo credit: goaztecs.com Miles Byrd scored 19 points and made two highlight-reel plays for No. 23 San Diego State, which beat California Baptist 81-75 Wednesday for the Aztecs’ fourth straight win. SDSU, though, blew most of a 19-point lead before Byrd and Nick Boyd took charge with time running down. Byrd made a no-look bounce pass to Magoon Gwath for a slam dunk and a 54-45 lead with 14:40 to go. A few minutes later, Byrd stol…

No. 23 San Diego State beats Cal Baptist 81-75 after nearly blowing 19-point lead

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Miles Byrd scored 19 points and made two highlight-reel plays for No. 23 San Diego State, which blew most of a 19-point lead before beating California Baptist 81-75 for its fourth straight win. Byrd made a no-look bounce pass to Magoon Gwath for a slam dunk and a 54-45 lead with 14:40 to go. A few minutes later, Byrd stole a pass and went in for a dunk to make it 66-49. The Lancers cut it to 77-73 on Javonte Johnson’s 3-pointer …

California Baptist University Battles Hard but Falls to #23 SDSU 81-76

The California Baptist University (CBU) men's basketball team narrowly lost to the #23 San Diego State Aztecs, with a final score of 81-76. CBU's 75 points mark a strong offensive performance against one of the top-ranked defenses in college basketball. This loss evens CBU's record at 5-5, while the Aztecs improve to 7-2. Key player Dominique Daniels Jr. scored 22 points, surpassing the 2,000-point career milestone. By the Numbers CBU scored 75 …

Aztecs escape late scare with 81-75 win over CA Baptist

SDSU takes down CBU by just six points after leading by as much as 19 in the second half. The San Diego State Aztecs hosted California...