SAN JOSE, Calif. - Colby Garland tied his career-high 30 points, finishing a perfect 14-for-14 at the free-throw line to lead the San José State men’s basketball team (5-8, 0-2 MW) in an 81-68 loss to San Diego State (8-4, 2-0 MW) Tuesday night from the Provident Credit Union Event Center.
San José State shot 40.0 percent from the field in the first half and would trail by as many as 11, but went into the break down 42–38. The Spartans briefly took the lead midway through the second half, but San Diego State responded with a late run to secure the game.
San José State won the free-throw battle, converting 22-of-24 attempts (91.7 percent), and matched San Diego State with 15 second-chance points. The Spartans also forced 16 turnovers. The Aztecs finished with a 44–22 advantage in points in the paint and scored 24 fast-break points, while also holding San José State to 28.6 percent shooting in the second half.
- Garland has now scored 20 or more points in five consecutive games
- Garland joins Adrian Oliver and Josh Uduje as the only Spartans to score 20 or more points in five straight games since 2011
- Garland is the first Spartan to score 30 or more in multiple games in a season since Richard Washington during the 2020-21 season
- Garland has now scored 20 or more in eight games this season, the most in the Mountain West
- Garland is also the only player in the Mountain West to have multiple 30 point games
- Garland’s 14 made free throws set a new career-high and his 14 attempted free throws tied his career-high
- Garland has now made 28 free throws in a row
- Garland’s 21 field goal attempts and 11 three point attempts were both career-highs
- Melvin Bell Jr. registered a career-high 13 points and two threes in the game
- Douglas Langford tallied a career-high seven points and eight rebounds in his second career start
- Adrian Myers recorded a career-high three blocks and has six blocks in his last three games
- Jermaine Washington notched 10 points and three assists in the game
- Japhet Moupadele had a career-high two steals
UP NEXT: The Spartans will face Utah State on Saturday, January 3, at 1 p.m. PT from the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum in Logan, Utah. The game can be watched on Mountain West Network.
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