Moore Goes for Career-High 33, Spartans Erase 20-Point Deficit in 63-61 WinMoore Goes for Career-High 33, Spartans Erase 20-Point Deficit in 63-61 Win

Moore Goes for Career-High 33, Spartans Erase 20-Point Deficit in 63-61 Win

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USAFA, Colo. – Omari Moore had a career-high 33 points and a huge block at the end to preserve a 63-61 win for San José State (19-12, 10-8 Mountain West) over Air Force (14-17, 5-13 Mountain West) after being down by 20 points in the second half Saturday afternoon at Clune Arena.

The 20-point second half deficit is the most for the Spartans to come back from for a win since joining the Mountain West.

  • Moore ended the game going 14-for-24 from the field with two steals and two blocks
  • It was Moore's 12th 20-point game of the season and ninth in conference play
  • His 1247 career points are good for seventh in SJSU history
  • His 543 points this season are good for ninth best in single-season history
  • Moore's 146 assists this season are good for fifth all-time in single-season history
  • Moore's 88 blocks are good for fourth all-time
  • Ibrahima Diallo has 77 career blocks at SJSU which is good for seventh all-time
  • Diallo's 57 blocks this season leads the Mountain West
  • Alvaro Cardenas added 10 in the win
  • Ryen Perry made a critical three late for his first career basket after being a student manager last season and played a career-best 11:35 while being a plus 16
  • Tibet Görener was a plus 15 in the comeback win
  • The 19 wins are the most for the Spartans since the 1980-81 season when they had 21
  • The 19 wins are the second most in program history dating back to 1937
  • The last time the Spartans ended the regular season with a plus .500 conference record was the 1993-94 season.
  • This is the fifth time in SJSU history with double-digit conference wins and first time since joining the Mountain West
  • The Spartans clinched the No.5 seed and a trip to the Mountain West Championship quarterfinals for the first time in school history

 
UP NEXT: The Spartans head to the Mountain West Championship in Las Vegas, Nev. as the No. 5 seed for a quarterfinal match against either Nevada or Utah State on March 9 at 2:30 p.m. on CBS Sports Network.
 
 
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