After back-to-back Sweet 16 runs in the NCAA Basketball Tournament, San Diego State got all they wanted from UC San Diego in the opening game of the season.
The Aztecs used a late 12-0 run to rally past the Tritons Wednesday night at Viejas Arena. Before the game, SDSU unveiled a Sweet 16 banner from the previous season.
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UCSD led by 6 with under nine minutes to play, but the SDSU offense finally found a flow that pushed them to a narrow win.
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SDSU took a 24-22 lead into halftime thanks to a late three-pointer by Nick Boyd. The transfer from Florida Atlantic scored 11 points in his SDSU debut.
Junior wing Miles Byrd led the Aztecs in scoring with a team high 20 points.
The Tritons leading scorer was Tyler McGhie with 21 points. McGhie had five of the Tritons 10 three-pointers.
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SDSU blocked eight shots — four by Byrd and three by 7-foot freshman Magoon Gwath.
UCSD hosts Pepperdine on Nov. 9 in the Tritons' home opener.
SDSU's next game is Nov. 12 at home against Occidental.
