Colorado State Rams at San Diego State Aztecs
· MOUNTAIN WEST MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - SEMIFINAL
43 - 56
San Diego State beats Colorado State 56-43 at Mountain West
Quinn's 3-pointer with 6:47 left ended a 4:20 scoring drought and sparked an 11-3 run to give the San Diego State its largest lead at 56-41. The Aztecs (26-7) face fourth-seeded Wyoming in the championship on Saturday. San Diego State swept the season series with the Cowboys.
Colorado State's scoring and rebounding leader, J.J. Avila, sat out with an ankle injury sustained from Thursday night's quarterfinal game. Avila scored 53 points in the two regular season games against the Aztecs this season.
Shepard scored half his points on four thunderous dunks, the last making it 41-27 to cap the Aztecs' early second-half surge.
Dwayne Polee II scored all 12 of his points in the first half, including two 3-pointers, to help San Diego State build a 24-18 halftime lead.
Stanton Kidd led the Rams (27-6) with 10 points and eight rebounds.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 43 - 56 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Winston Shepard Defensive Rebound. | 43 - 56 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Gian Clavell missed Layup. | 43 - 56 |
| 2nd 0:21 | Tiel Daniels Defensive Rebound. | 43 - 56 |
| 2nd 0:21 | J.J. O'Brien missed Three Point Jumper. | 43 - 56 |
Statistics
 CSU |
 SDSU |
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|---|---|---|
| 17-53 | FG | 23-52 |
| 32 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 6-20 | 3PT | 5-12 |
| 30 | Three Point % | 42 |
| 3-5 | FT | 5-9 |
| 60 | Free Throw % | 56 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 9 | Assists | 10 |
| 1 | Steals | 4 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Points Off Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 11 | Fouls | 8 |
Game Information
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Attendance: 9,199 | Capacity: