
1 | 2 | T | |
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CBU | 33 | 42 | 75 |
SDSU | 40 | 41 | 81 |

No. 23 San Diego State beats Cal Baptist 81-75 after nearly blowing 19-point lead
SAN DIEGO -- — Miles Byrd scored 19 points and made two highlight-reel plays for No. 23 San Diego State, which blew most of a 19-point lead before beating California Baptist 81-75 Wednesday night for its fourth straight win.
Byrd made a no-look bounce pass to Magoon Gwath for a slam dunk and a 54-45 lead with 14:40 to go. A few minutes later, Byrd stole a pass and went in for a dunk to make it 66-49.
The Lancers cut it to 77-73 on Javonte Johnson’s 3-pointer with two minutes left, but Nick Boyd made a bank shot and Byrd hit two free throws to seal the win.
Boyd added 16 points and played with a bandage over his left eye after getting elbowed by AJ Braun midway through the first half. Gwath and Miles Heide each scored 10 for the Aztecs (7-2).
Dominique Daniels Jr. scored 22 points for the Lancers (5-5). Kendal Coleman added 13 and Adam Moussa 10.
California Baptist: The Lancers beat Fresno State 86-81 in double overtime on Nov. 27 during a holiday tournament but couldn't beat another Mountain West school on Wednesday.
San Diego State: The Aztecs were facing the Lancers for the first time and have now played all 25 California Division I teams.
Boyd was elbowed by Braun with 9:36 left in the first half. Braun was called for a flagrant foul and Boyd made the second of two free throws to put the Aztecs ahead 22-21, and the Lancers never got the lead back.
San Diego State shot 52.9% from 3 while Cal Baptist shot 36.4% from behind the arc.
Cal Baptist visits Middle Tennessee on Monday. San Diego State plays California in San Jose on Dec. 23.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Michael Irving
- Mike Reed
- D.J. Carstensen
2024-25 Western Athletic Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
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Utah Valley | 15-1 | - | 25-9 |
Grand Canyon | 13-3 | 2 | 26-8 |
California Baptist | 9-7 | 6 | 17-15 |
Abilene Christian | 8-8 | 7 | 16-16 |
Seattle U | 8-8 | 7 | 14-18 |
Tarleton State | 7-9 | 8 | 12-20 |
UT Arlington | 6-10 | 9 | 13-18 |
Southern Utah | 4-12 | 11 | 12-19 |
Utah Tech | 2-14 | 13 | 7-26 |
2024-25 Mountain West Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
New Mexico | 17-3 | - | 27-8 |
Colorado State | 16-4 | 1 | 26-10 |
Utah State | 15-5 | 2 | 26-8 |
Boise State | 14-6 | 3 | 26-11 |
San Diego State | 14-6 | 3 | 21-10 |
UNLV | 11-9 | 6 | 18-15 |
Nevada | 8-12 | 9 | 17-16 |
San José State | 7-13 | 10 | 15-20 |
Wyoming | 5-15 | 12 | 12-20 |
Fresno State | 2-18 | 15 | 6-26 |
Air Force | 1-19 | 16 | 4-28 |