SAN DIEGO (AP) — Devin Watson scored 15 points and Max Montana came off the bench to score 14 and lead San Diego State to its 10th straight victory against Utah State, 79-59 on Saturday night.
The Aztecs (9-4, 1-1 Mountain West) rebounded from a deflating defeat at Wyoming in the conference opener on Wednesday night, when they blew a five-point lead in the second half and lost 82-69.
Malik Pope and Jalen McDaniels scored 13 apiece for SDSU, which had a 21-point lead with seven minutes to play.
The Aztecs led the whole game and had their first double-digit lead fewer than eight minutes in, when Montana hit a 3-point shot. Jeremy Hemsley made a layup a minute later to push the lead to 21-7. The Aztecs led 43-29 at halftime.
Watson scored five of his points late, including a 3-pointer just before the shot clock expired with two minutes to go and a putback in the final seconds.
Sam Merrill scored 18 for Utah State (8-7, 1-1), which had its three-game win streak snapped. Koby McEwen and DeAngelo Isby had 15 points apiece.
BIG PICTURE
Utah State: The Aggies dropped to 0-10 against SDSU since joining the Mountain West Conference in the 2013-14 season. Overall, SDSU leads the series 10-3.
San Diego State: Junior guard Montaque Gill-Caesar has left the program due to what the school called a “medical issues.” He remains on scholarship and in school. He played in seven games, averaging 4.3 points 2.1 rebounds. He transferred from Missouri after the 2014-15 season.
UP NEXT
Utah State hosts Fresno State on Wednesday night.
San Diego State goes back on the road to face Colorado State on Tuesday night.
