3 thoughts on SDSU's 100-97 overtime win vs Washington: the ranking snub, the press break and Jaedon LeDee's monster start
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And they actually DROPPED four spots in the USA Today coaches poll, from 28 to 32. Guess beating three top 100 opponents (only one at home) by an average of 13 points didn't impress voters.

One possible reason: Ballots must be submitted early Monday morning and most East Coast voters probably submitted theirs before SDSU-Washington ended about 12:40 am EST.

SDSU wins by 12 vs Long Beach State (which then wins at Michigan), blows out a Saint Mary's team in the preseason top 25 and beats Washington to claim a respected nonconference tournament title ... and moves up 2 spots in AP poll voting, from 31st to 29th and out of the Top 25.

Updated with quotes, stats and analysis, including whether Moses Wood was fouled on the final 3 in OT.

SDSU blows a 12-point lead in the closing minutes of regulation ... but survives in overtime to beat Washington 100-97 and claim the Continental Tire Main Event championship in Las Vegas.
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You don't see this very often: SDSU gets the same exact officiating crew as Friday night - Tony Padilla, Ray Natili and Michael Irving.

Xavier beats Saint Mary's 66-49 in the third-place game. SDSU and Washington are up next (7 pm, ESPN2)

3 thoughts on SDSU's 79-54 win vs Saint Mary’s: Aztecs face Koren Johnson (who decommitted from SDSU two days before the 2021 signing window), can the Gaels right the ship, and an allegedly crooked backboard.
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SDSU will play Washington in the Continental Tire Main Event final on Sunday night (7 pm, ESPN2). The Huskies beat Xavier 74-71 in Friday's late game.

SDSU blows open a close game with a second-half barrage to beat Saint Mary's 79-54 in Las Vegas. Surprised? You shouldn't be. The Aztecs are now 14-1 in their last 15 games in Sin City.
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Here's how tough SDSU's schedule is: Long Beach State, which lost 88-76 at Viejas Arena on Tuesday, just won 94-86 AT Michigan.

Miles Byrd (hip) is warming up for SDSU. Demarshay Johnson Jr. (shoulder) is not.

Game preview: SDSU gets change of pace in deliberate, talented Saint Mary’s
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USD is eliminated from the NCAA men's soccer tournament in a penalty shootout by California Baptist and its pre-med goalkeeper.
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SDSU heads to Las Vegas, where it meets a (very) familiar foe in Saint Mary's in a four-team event with three NCAA Tournament teams.
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3 thoughts on SDSU's 88-76 win vs Long Beach State on Tuesday: Are the Aztecs shedding their all-D, no-O reputation, why facing zone this early is a good thing, and the 7-foot prep recruit.
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SDSU shows the kind of offensive output it promised this season, scoring 47 in the first half en route to an 88-76 win vs. Long Beach State.
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And for those wondering if the game is televised, it is ... by YurView (Channel 4 on Cox/Spectrum, or streaming at Mountain West Network).

Same starters for SDSU vs Long Beach State: Butler, Waters, Parrish, Saunders, LeDee. Darrion Trammell will come off the bench. Miles Byrd (hip) and Demarshay Johnson Jr. (shoulder) are both still out.