SAN JOSE, Calif. - San José State men’s basketball (10-11, 3-6 MW) will play San Diego State (13-5, 6-3 MW) at Viejas Arena in San Diego on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. PT on FS1 and KTRB 860 AM.
- The Spartans are coming off a 67-58 victory at home over Wyoming.
- The Spartans have won three of their last four games.
- The Spartans have not defeated the Aztecs since Feb. 7, 2017 at home. SJSU's last road win over SDSU came on Feb. 27, 1997.
- SJSU had five players score double-digits against Nevada (1/18/25). This was the third time this season where the Spartans have had five or more players score in double figures.
- Seven out of nine of the Spartans' conference games have been decided by single digits.
- The Spartans are fourth in the Mountain West in scoring, averaging 74.6 points per game.
- The Spartans are averaging the fewest turnovers per game in the Mountain West (10.3).
- The Spartans are holding opponents to .324 percent from beyond the arc, the second lowest in the conference.
- SJSU is third in the Mountain West in free throw percentage (.764). Four Spartans, Donavan Yap, Will McClendon, Sadaidriene Hall and Josh Uduje, are shooting over 80 percent from the foul line.
- The Spartans scored 100 points in back-to-back games for the first time in school history (107 vs. Cal Poly & 117 vs. Lincoln).
- The Spartans' 8.33 threes per game in conference play is the fourth most in the Mountain West. SJSU also has the third highest 3pt. percentage in conference play, shooting .371.
- The Spartans are 8-1 on the season when they shoot better than their opponent. They are also 9-1 when they out rebound their opponent.
- The reigning Mountain West Sixth Man of the Year, Uduje, currently leads the Spartans with 15.7 points per game which is also good for seventh in the Mountain West.
- Uduje has recorded double-digit points in 17 out of 21 games this season. He has also scored 20+ eight times this year.
- Uduje became the first Spartan to score 20+ in five consecutive games since Adrian Oliver in 2011.
- Uduje is fourth in the conference in field goal percentage at .512 (125-244 & min. 5 FGM/G average).
• McClendon is second on the team in scoring, averaging 12.7 points per game. He has scored double-figures in 15 out of 20 games played this season. - McClendon recorded his first career double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds against Wyoming (1/25/25).
- McClendon leads the Spartans with 39 made threes on the season. His 1.95 threes per game is good for eighth in the Mountain West.
- In conference play, McClendon is averaging 2.33 threes per game which is tied for fourth most in the Mountain West.
- Robert Vaihola leads the Mountain West with 3.11 offensive rebounds per game in conference play. No one else in the conference is averaging more than 2.9.
- Vaihola’s 18 rebounds against Lincoln (12/9/24) is tied for the most recorded in a game by any player in the Mountain West this season. Vaihola is also the first Spartan to grab 18 rebounds in a game since Chris Cunningham on Feb. 2, 2013 against Idaho.
- Vaihola leads the team in rebounding with 7.1 boards per game which is also good for fifth in the conference. Vaihola's 2.4 offensive rebounds per game also ranks third in the Mountain West.
- Vaihola is also fourth in the conference with 1.3 blocks per game.
- Hall leads the Spartans with 22 steals on the season.
- The Spartans are 9-6 since Hall joined the starting lineup.
- The Spartans’ have recorded eight double-doubles on the season (two by Vaihola, two by Hall, two by Sadraque NgaNga, one by Uduje and one by McClendon).
- Latrell Davis is the Spartans' leading scorer off the bench, averaging 9.1 points per game.
- Davis scored a career-high 22 points on 8-11 shooting against Wyoming (1/25/25). He also grabbed five rebounds and hit three threes in the game.
- Davis has scored 20 or more points in four games this season.
- Yap scored a season-high 22 points and made a career-high six threes against No. 25 Utah State (1/7/25). His six threes are the most made by any Spartan in a game this season. Yap is also one of three players in the Mountain West to hit six or more threes in a conference game this season.
- Yap was named to the Outrigger Rainbow Classic All-Tournament Team. Yap hit six threes across the tournament's three games, including three against Hawai'i, one of which was an and-one.
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