Byrd Shines Bright: SDSU Soars to Victory Against Colorado State!

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u003Ca href=” title=”BJ Davis”>BJ Davisu003C/a> swiftly maneuvered down the court with the inbound pass and sunk a three-pointer just before the buzzer for a 35-29 SDSU lead at halftime.u003Cbr>u003Cbr>San Diego State’s margin ballooned to double-digits following a Byrd three-pointer at 17:16, and it never fell below that threshold as they were ahead by as much as 20 points at the 4:23 mark.u003Cbr>u003Cbr>The 75-60 triumph extends SDSU’s winning streak to 11 consecutive games when leading with five minutes remaining in play.u003Cbr>u003Cbr>u003Ca href=” title=”BJ Davis”>BJ Davisu003C/a> contributed 12 points in the win, marking his ninth occurrence of scoring in double-figures this season. u003Ca href=” title=”Magoon Gwath”>Magoon Gwathu003C/a> added nine points along with a game-high seven rebounds, while u003Ca href=” title=”Wayne McKinney III”>Wayne McKinney IIIu003C/a> delivered nine points off the bench.u003Cbr>u003Cbr>SDSU forced a total of 20 turnovers that night resulting in a dominant 22-8 points off turnover differential. The bench players also had an impactful contribution, as the Aztecs outscored their opponents 20-2 in bench points.u003Cbr>u003Cbr>San Diego State will be back in action on Saturday afternoon, welcoming UNLV to Viejas Arena. The contest is set to tip off at 5 p.m. on CBS Sports Network.u003Cbr>u003Cbr>u003Cstrong>THE NOTE Iu003Cbr>u003C/strong>u003Ca href=” title=”Miles Byrd”>Miles Byrdu003C/a> becomes just the second player in the NCAA this season to achieve 25 points and seven steals in a single game, joining Long Beach State’s Devin Askew who recorded 28 points and seven steals against Hawai’i on Dec. 7.u003Cbr>u003Cbr>u003Cstrong>THE NOTE IIu003Cbr>u003C/strong>Byrd’s seven steals make him the third Aztec to achieve seven steals in a game since the 1999-00 season, tying him for the highest in a Mountain West game alongside Deandre Moore against Colorado State on Feb. 1, 2003.u003C/p>
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