TULSA WORLD HOMEPAGE | WIRELESS

Follow us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Follow us on RSS
Sports Extra! Sports Extra Tulsa World Follow us on ...


SPORTS EXTRA BLOGS
    Sports Editor
Mike Strain

Sports Columnist
Dave Sittler

The Picker
Entertaining & Infuriating

LOCAL PROS

ALL SPORTS

PHOTOS & VIDEOS

OUTDOORS

FIND A STORY

EMAIL ALERTS

SOCIAL MEDIA

RSS FEEDS

CONTACT US
BUY PHOTOS & PAGES

TULSA WORLD

ADVERTISE ON SPORTS EXTRA

National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
San Diego St. 62, San Francisco 56
When: 10:00 PM ET, Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Where: Viejas Arena, San Diego, California
Officials: # Landon Brandes, # Lee Cassell, # Jeff Smith
Attendance: 1202

Kawhi Leonard had 23 points and 14 rebounds and No. 7 San Diego State held off upset-minded San Francisco 62-56 at the Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic on Tuesday.

The Aztecs (13-0), who are ranked in the Top 10 for the first time in school history, trailed 49-48 with 5:33 remaining after San Francisco’s Angelo Caloiaro hit one of his four 3-pointers.

San Diego State answered with a 9-2 run, but the Dons refused to go away, and cut the Aztecs’ lead to 57-55 on a 3-point play with 31 seconds left. D.J. Gay (14 points) made four free throws to secure the win.

Michael Williams scored 14 of his team-high 16 points in the first half, which ended 31-31. Caloiaro and Perris Blackwell each finished with 14 points for San Francisco (4-7).

It was the second unexpected close call for the Aztecs in two weeks as Cal Poly gave San Diego State a scare Dec. 13 before losing 51-45. The Aztecs hold the second longest active winning streak in the nation behind Duke’s 21.

San Diego State struggled from 3-point range against the Dons as they shot 5 for 19 (26.3 percent). The Aztecs were also outrebounded 22-18.

Malcolm Thomas and Billy White scored 10 points each for the Aztecs, who play Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis for the second time this season on Wednesday in Las Vegas. The Aztecs beat IUPUI 61-46 on Nov. 21 in Oxford, Ohio.
Top Game Performances
 
San Francisco   San Diego St.
Michael Williams 16 Scoring Kawhi Leonard 23
Cody Doolin 3 Assists D.J. Gay 3
Angelo Caloiaro 6 Rebounds Kawhi Leonard 14
Perris Blackwell 4 Free Throws Made D.J. Gay 4
Perris Blackwell 3 Steals Kawhi Leonard 2
N/A Blocks Malcolm Thomas 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
San Francisco 56 42.0 6-16 8-14 11 26 0 10
San Diego St. 62 51.1 5-17 9-13 10 27 6 6