NCAAB

California Baptist Lancers at San Diego State Aztecs

· NCAA Men's Basketball
California Baptist Lancers
5-5, 0-2 Away
Final
75 - 81
San Diego State Aztecs
7-2, 4-1 Home

No. 23 San Diego State beats Cal Baptist 81-75 after nearly blowing 19-point lead

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.

Takeaways 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.

Key moment 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.

Key stat San Diego State shot 52.9% from 3 while Cal Baptist shot 36.4% from behind the arc.

Up next Cal Baptist visits Middle Tennessee on Monday. San Diego State plays California in San Jose on Dec. 23.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 75 - 81
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 75 - 81
2nd 0:00 California Baptist Offensive Rebound. 75 - 81
2nd 0:00 Dominique Daniels Jr. missed Three Point Jumper. 75 - 81
2nd 0:00 Dominique Daniels Jr. Offensive Rebound. 75 - 81

Statistics

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29-64 FG 28-51
45.3 Field Goal % 54.9
12-33 3PT 9-17
36.4 Three Point % 52.9
5-5 FT 16-20
100.0 Free Throw % 80.0
31 Rebounds 23
17 Offensive Rebounds 7
14 Defensive Rebounds 16
13 Assists 19
3 Steals 6
1 Blocks 3
13 Turnovers 7
2 Team Turnovers 0
13 Total Turnovers 7
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
5 Points Off Turnovers 11
0 Fast Break Points 7
32 Points in Paint 34
16 Fouls 12
3 Largest Lead 19

Game Information

Viejas Arena

Location: San Diego, CA
Attendance: 12,414 | Capacity:

2024-25 Western Athletic Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
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 OVER
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
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