National Basketball Association
San Diego St. 83, Wichita St. 69
When: 10:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 4, 2010
Where: Viejas Arena, San Diego, California
Officials:
# John Higgings, # Bob Staffen, # Mark Whitehead
Attendance:
12414
By SportsDirect Inc.
The dream season continues for San Diego State.
The host Aztecs knocked off Wichita State 83-69 Saturday in the Mountain West-Missouri Valley Challenge.
No. 19 San Diego State is 8-0 for the first time since 2006 and for the third time in school history (1984). The Aztecs are also enjoying their first national ranking.
Forward Billy White scored a game-high 24 points on 10-of-12 shooting, while forward Kawhi Leonard had 16 points and 12 rebounds.
San Diego State is one of four teams to return all five starters. UNLV, UC-Santa Barbara and Florida are the others.
David Kyles scored a team-high 18 points for the Shockers (5-2).
Top Game Performances
| Wichita St. |
|
San Diego St. |
|
David Kyles 18 |
Scoring |
Billy White 24 |
|
Toure' Murry 4 |
Assists |
D.J. Gay 6 |
|
Gabe Blair 5 |
Rebounds |
Kawhi Leonard 12 |
|
Toure' Murry 3 |
Free Throws Made |
D.J. Gay 6 |
|
Gabe Blair 2 |
Steals |
Kawhi Leonard 4 |
|
Gabe Blair 1 |
Blocks |
Malcolm Thomas 4 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Wichita St.
|
69 |
46.4 |
9-18 |
8-12 |
13 |
25 |
6 |
6 |
|
| San Diego St.
|
83 |
50.8 |
4-14 |
19-30 |
15 |
34 |
5 |
10 |
|