San Diego State Rides 2nd Half Run in Las Vegas to Crush St. Mary’s 79-54

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Miles Byrd with a dunk towards St. Mary’s on the way in which to a 79-54 win by SDSU. Photograph credit score: Display screen shot, ESPN+

San Diego State overpowered St. Mary’s within the second half Friday on the way in which to a 79-54 win on the Continental Tires Foremost Occasion match in Las Vegas.

The Aztecs once more obtained off to a quick begin, however the Gaels stayed shut, and with SDSU up 10-8, Alex Ducas and Aidan Mahaney hit back-to-back three pointers – Mahaney’s was off a turnover by Micah Parrish – to offer St. Mary’s its first lead.

The Gaels’ benefit grew to 6, till with 2:16 left within the half, Parrish grabbed a St. Mary’s turnover to hit a 3 and lower the deficit to 29-26.

After two free throws by Parrish and a dunk by Miles Byrd, San Diego State took the lead with simply over minute to go. The seesaw continued – St. Mary’s went up with 23 seconds left, on free throws by Joshua Jefferson, however Jaedon LeDee, with time ticking down, spun to place again a missed layup by Darrion Trammell.

The second-chance rating gave the Aztecs a 34-33 lead on the break. And LeDee wasn’t carried out.

St. Mary’s would go up by three, however SDSU rode a 11-0 run – eight of them from LeDee – to overhaul the Gaels, 49-41.

The Aztecs adopted by shutting down their opponent down utterly, because the Gaels went chilly on 1-for-12 capturing. SDSU, nevertheless, remained sizzling, and with a 21-2 run over the ultimate six minutes, turned what had been a detailed recreation right into a rout.

LeDee got here up large once more, to steer all scorers with 25. Reese Waters adopted with 19, whereas Parrish added 11 because the workforce shot 52% for the sport.

Assistant coach Dave Velasquez credited the workforce for making changes on the break, “responding to teaching and never being delicate to it.”

“It obtained fairly private in that locker room at half time,” he informed San Diego Sports activities 760, whereas additionally crediting Parrish and Miles Heide for his or her defensive play.

SDSU will play within the match title recreation at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, towards both Washington or Xavier, which play within the late recreation Friday.