San Diego State Aztecs at San José State Spartans
· NCAA Men's Basketball
71 - 59
San Diego State holds off San Jose State 71-59
McDaniels hit all 10 of his free throw attempts and was 3 for 7 from the field. Max Montana added 15 points, all from 3-point range, Matt Mitchell had 12 points and Devin Watson 10 for San Diego State (17-10, 9-7 Mountain West Conference).
Midway through the second half, San Jose State (3-24, 0-16) pulled to within a bucket, 45-43, on a pair of free throws from Keith Fisher III but it was as close as the Spartans got.
The Aztecs, who never trailed, quickly retook control with an 11-2 run capped with one of Montana's 3-pointers and later stretched the advantage to double figures for good with a dunk from McDaniels to make it 62-52 with four minutes remaining. It was San Diego State's fourth-straight win.
Fisher led the Spartans with 21 points and Jaycee Hillsman had 10 points with seven rebounds and five assists.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 71 - 59 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Jaycee Hillsman made Three Point Jumper. | 71 - 59 |
| 2nd 0:03 | San Diego State Turnover. | 71 - 56 |
| 2nd 0:33 | Jaycee Hillsman made Free Throw. | 71 - 56 |
| 2nd 0:33 | San José State Deadball Team Rebound. | 71 - 55 |
Statistics
 SDSU |
 SJSU |
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|---|---|---|
| 22-56 | FG | 19-49 |
| 39 | Field Goal % | 39 |
| 12-34 | 3PT | 6-16 |
| 35 | Three Point % | 38 |
| 15-21 | FT | 15-21 |
| 71 | Free Throw % | 71 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 17 | Assists | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 1 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 26 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 16 | Points in Paint | 20 |
| 20 | Fouls | 24 |
| 17 | Largest Lead | 1 |
Game Information
Location: San Jose, CA
Attendance: 2,642 | Capacity:
2025-26 Mountain West Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah State | 15-5 | - | 29-7 |
| San Diego State | 14-6 | 1 | 22-11 |
| New Mexico | 13-7 | 2 | 26-11 |
| Grand Canyon | 13-7 | 2 | 20-12 |
| Nevada | 12-8 | 3 | 24-13 |
| Boise State | 12-8 | 3 | 20-12 |
| Colorado State | 11-9 | 4 | 21-13 |
| UNLV | 11-9 | 4 | 18-17 |
| Wyoming | 9-11 | 6 | 18-15 |
| Fresno State | 7-13 | 8 | 13-19 |
| San José State | 3-17 | 12 | 9-24 |
| Air Force | 0-20 | 15 | 3-29 |