Pirates fall to Aztecs
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SAN DIEGO — Host San Diego State
jumped out to a 16-0 lead and finished with a 79-54 win over East
Carolina on Monday night.
The Aztecs (3-2) were coming off a
49-43 loss to Arkansas-Little Rock, ECU's opponent on Thanksgiving at 2
p.m. in Las Vegas.
San Diego State extended its streak
of wins following a loss to 22 games.
"They made everything early," said
Pirates coach Jeff Lebo. "We knew they were going to come out very
aggressive. ... Give them credit. They came out with a lot of
confidence. They don't lose two in a row around here very often."
Sophomore Lance Tejada Jr. was the
only ECU player in double figures with 11 points. B.J. Tyson and Mike
Zangari scored nine each. Kentrell Barkley had seven points. Prince
Williams and Michel Nzege tallied six each. Caleb White was held well
below his average with three points. Deng Riak also scored three.
Riak's basket from behind the arc cut
SDSU's lead to 70-54 with 4:07 left but those were the last points for
the Pirates.
The biggest lead for the Aztecs was
63-37 with 9:38 remaining.
Jeremy Hemsley and Winston Shepard
had 16 points each in the win. Trey Kell scored 15 and Dakarai Allen
added 11.
San Diego State made 26 of 53 field
goal attempts for 49 percent, compared to 18 of 56 (32 percent) for ECU
(2-2).
The Pirates made just seven of 29
from the floor (24.1 percent) in the first half but warmed up to make 11
of 27 (40.7 percent) in the final 20 minutes.
Tyson had eight rebounds and Barkley
grabbed seven as SDSU held a slight 35-33 advantage on the boards.
The Pirates had 14 turnovers compared
to 12 for the Aztecs. ECU was called for 23 fouls while the hosts were
whistled for 16.
Tyson and Tejada each finished with
four fouls. No player had more than three fouls for SDSU.
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