San Diego State owns the fifth-most NCAA men’s tournament appearances in Mountain West history with 14. The Aztecs do own the conference’s record for tournament titles, winning their seventh earlier this season, extending their own record.

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The Aztecs (5-1) entered the game after winning the 2023 Continental Main Event tournament while Cal (2-5) lost both of its games at the SoCal Classic tournament.

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The Aztecs (7-1) looked cooked, going 5½ minutes without a basket and watching a four-point deficit become 14 as the clock ticked inside seven minutes.

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The Aztecs also graduated starting running backs Jordan Byrd and Chance Bell, though depth remains in the running backs room.

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The Aztecs also outscored the Aggies 46-18 in the paint.

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The Aztecs have a very well-structured offense.

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The Aztecs held the lead over the Spartans for 37:23 of the game’s 40 minutes as contributions from both the bench and the starting lineup willed the Aztecs to a 64-49 victory over the Spartans.

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The Aztecs host Colorado State at Viejas Arena on Tuesday, Feb. 21 as they continue to wrap up conference play before the Mountain West tournament in early March.

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The Aztecs make their bones on defense, and in four games this tournament are holding opponents to 17 percent shooting from 3-point range (16 for 94).

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/01/sports/ncaabasketball/san-diego-state.html

The Aztecs of the Mountain West Conference didn't go quietly, cutting UConn's lead to six points late in the second half before the Huskies used one more run to put the game away.

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The Aztecs rallied from a 14-point deficit to beat Florida Atlantic in the national semifinal, with Butler’s game-winner at the buzzer marking the first time in Final Four history that a buzzer-beater took a team from trailing to a victory.

Source: https://www.dailybreeze.com/2023/04/03/long-drought-seals-san-diego-states-fate-in-title-game-against-uconn/

The Aztecs secured the board and after hitting a free throw, SDSU had done enough to win in the Spectrum by two.

Source: https://usustatesman.com/usu-mbb-aggies-fall-short-to-conference-leading-aztecs/

The Aztecs will return to Snapdragon Stadium to host Nevada on Oct. 21 and Utah State for Homecoming on Nov. 4. Utah State is second in the conference in points per game (37 ppg).

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The Aztecs won by double digits at Viejas Arena before doubling down at Clune Arena on Saturday, 70-60.

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The Aztecs won the previous matchup against the Aggies and hope to complete the season sweep of the nation’s number one 3-point shooting team.

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The Aztecs won the regular season and a tournament title in the Mountain West, a league that challenged them in every outing.

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