| San José State (13-8, 4-4 MW) at San Diego State (16-4, 7-1 MW) | |
| When | Saturday, January 28 | 6 p.m. PT |
| Location | Viejas Arena | San Diego, Calif. |
| Broadcast & Statistics | FS1 KTRB 860 AM Live Stats |
| Game Notes | San José State | San Diego State |
| Rosters | San José State | San Diego State |
The Spartans head to Southern California this weekend to face Mountain West leader San Diego State Saturday evening in a game that can be seen on FS1. This is the only regular-season meeting between the two teams. San Diego State brings a three-game winning steak into Saturday night.
San José State has a 13-8 overall record and 4-4 in the MW after defeating Air Force, 82-52, Tuesday evening. The team currently sits in sixth place in the conference standings, one game behind Utah State and New Mexico and one game ahead of Air Force and Fresno State.
SUITS AND SNEAKERS WEEK: In conjunction with the NABC's Coaches vs. Cancer program, the San José State men's basketball program will participate in Suits and Sneakers Week. Coaches will be wearing adidas NMD shoes.
ABOUT SAN DIEGO STATE: The Aztecs enter Saturday night's game with a 16-4 overall record and 7-1 MW mark. The team sits atop the MW standings after an 85-75 home win over Utah State Wednesday evening. SDSU has a one-game lead over Boise State and Nevada in the conference standings. Head coach Brian Dutcher is in his sixth year at the helm of the program after serving as the assistant head coach on Steve Fisher's staff for 18 years at SDSU.
Series Record - 35-45
First meetings - The two schools met twice during the 1936-37 season, both in San Jose. The Spartans won the first meeting 34-32 on December 22, 1936, while the Aztecs won 37-35 on December 23, 1936.
Last SJSU Win in Series - 76-71, February 7, 2017, San Jose
The Spartans got a game-high 22 points from Brandon Clarke in the win. It was the first win over SDSU in eight tries, dating back to 1999. Full Recap
Last SJSU Win over SDSU in San Diego - The last win for SJSU over the Aztecs in San Diego came on February 27, 1997, when the two teams played at the then-named San Diego Sports Arena. The Spartans have never won in Viejas Arena but came close in 2019 as Matt Mitchell hit a three with 0.9 seconds remaining to give SDSU the 59-57 win. Omari Moore started for the Spartans and scored nine points in 35 minutes of action.
Last 10 Series Meetings
2/7/2017 W 76-71 San Jose
1/8/2018 L 85-49 San Diego
2/24/2018 L 71-59 San Jose
2/2/2019 L 67-56 San Jose
3/2/2019 L 84-56 San Diego
12/8/2019 L 59-57 San Diego
2/8/2021 L 85-54 San Diego
2/10/2021 L 77-55 San Diego
2/9/2022 L 72-62 San Jose
2/20/2022 L 77-52 San Diego
MOORE HAS A GAME NOT MATCHED BY MANY SPARTANS: Against Air Force, Omari Moore scored 26 points, dished out six assists and grabbed four rebounds. In doing so, he is just the third Spartan since 1996-97 to have 25+ points, 6+ assists and 4+ rebounds in a game, joining Justin Graham and Adrian Oliver who did it during the 2010-11 season. All three games happened in the month of January and were played at the Provident Credit Union Event Center.
Justin Graham - 29 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists - 1/6/2011
Adrian Oliver - 25 points, 10 rebounds, 8 assists - 1/29/11
Omari Moore - 26 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists - 1/24/23
SPARTANS THAW OUT A BIT IN WIN OVER AIR FORCE: SJSU found a bit of offense against Air Force as the Spartans won 82-52 Tuesday night inside the Provident Credit Union Event Center. Three Spartans scored in double figures - Omari Moore with 26, Robert Vaihola with 18 and Alvaro Cardenas with 12. As a team, SJSU shot 57.6 percent from the field (34-59). All 14 dressed players saw action in the game.
LARGEST MARGIN OF VICTORY IN MW PLAY: The 30-point win over Air Force on January 24, (82-52) is the largest margin of victory for San José State in a Mountain West game since joining the conference in 2013-14. Ironically, the previous largest margin was 21 against Air Force on January 30, 2016.
40+ POINT HALVES: The Spartans have scored 40 or more points in nine halves this season, the latest coming against Air Force on Tuesday when SJSU opened the game with 46 points. The Spartans are 7-1 in those games (scored 40+ in both halves against Bethesda).
47 - 1st half vs. Oakland, 11/26 (W)
46 - 2nd half at Santa Clara, 12/10 (W)
46 - 1st half vs. Air Force, 1/24 (W)
45 - Both halves vs. Bethesda, 11/12 (W)
45 - 2nd half at Colorado State, 12/31 (W)
41 - 1st half vs. Hofstra, 11/17 (L)
41 - 1st half at Northern Colorado, 11/19 (W)
41 - 1st half vs. UNLV, 12/28 (W)
UP NEXT: The Spartans return to the Provident Credit Union Event Center for the only meeting of the year against Wyoming on Saturday, February 4. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m., and fans can call the Spartan Ticket Office to purchase tickets, 408-924-SJTX. The game will be shown live on CBS Sports Network.
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