National Basketball Association
San Diego St. 70, Air Force 58
When: 2:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 19, 2011
Where: Clune Arena, Colorado Springs, Colorado
Officials:
# Ken Nielsen, # Kelly Self, # Larry Spaulding
Attendance:
3463
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Malcolm Thomas had 20 points and 13 rebounds and No. 6 San Diego State set a school record for wins with a 70-58 victory at Air Force on Saturday.
Kawhi Leonard recorded his 19th double-double with 18 points and 15 rebounds as the Aztecs (27-1, 12-1 Mountain West) won their seventh straight. Chase Tapley scored 10 points and D.J. Gay added nine.
Michael Lyons scored 18 points to pace Air Force (13-12, 4-8), which lost its third straight. Derek Brooks tallied 15 points and Tom Fow added 12. The Falcons were outrebounded 49-22.
San Diego State, which trailed 32-31 at halftime after shooting 33.3 percent from the field, led by one midway through the second half. The Aztecs then went on a 16-5 run, and the Falcons never came closer than seven down the stretch.
San Diego State now turns its attention to the highly anticipated home game on Feb. 26 against No. 8 BYU, which handed the Aztecs their only loss last month.
Top Game Performances
San Diego St. |
|
Air Force |
Malcolm Thomas 20 |
Scoring |
Michael Lyons 18 |
D.J. Gay 5 |
Assists |
Evan Washington 5 |
Kawhi Leonard 15 |
Rebounds |
Evan Washington 5 |
Kawhi Leonard 9 |
Free Throws Made |
Michael Lyons 6 |
Kawhi Leonard 2 |
Steals |
Derek Brooks 2 |
Malcolm Thomas 3 |
Blocks |
Tom Fow 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
San Diego St.
|
70 |
35.1 |
6-24 |
24-33 |
11 |
49 |
5 |
3 |
|
Air Force
|
58 |
38.0 |
4-19 |
16-22 |
12 |
22 |
5 |
6 |
|