National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
San Diego St. 74, Colorado St. 66
When: 10:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 25, 2012
Where: Viejas Arena, San Diego, California
Officials: # David Hall, # Michael Irvine, # Mike Scyphers
Attendance: 12414

SAN DIEGO STATE 74, COLORADO STATE 66: Jamaal Franklin matched a career-high with 31 points and set a career-best with 16 rebounds and the No. 25 Aztecs moved into a tie for first place in the Mountain West with the victory over the visiting Rams.

Xavier Thames scored 15 points and James Rahon had 14 points and made four 3-pointers for San Diego State (22-6, 8-4), which is tied with New Mexico and UNLV with two regular-season games remaining.

Wes Eikmeier and Dorian Green scored 14 points apiece for Colorado State (17-10, 6-6), which is only 2-9 on the road and has lost 10 of the last 11 meetings with the Aztecs.

The Rams led 52-51 after a 3-pointer by Jesse Carr with just over eight minutes left but Thames scored five points during a 7-0 run that saw the Aztecs take the lead for good.

Colorado State pulled within 58-57 on Eikmeier’s driving hoop with 4:42 left before Franklin scored the Aztecs’ next seven points to help them boost the lead to eight points with 1:37 to play.

San Diego State’s last first-half lead was at 3-2 and Colorado State took a 21-12 lead midway through the half after back-to-back 3-pointers by Eikmeier and Kaipo Sabas. Franklin scored San Diego State’s next 12 points and the Aztecs rallied within 34-30 at intermission.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Aztecs guard Chase Tapley had only five points on 1-of-7 shooting and hit only 4 of 24 shots in two games against the Rams. … Colorado State forward Will Bell returned from a one-game absence because of a knee injury and had four points. … Rahon was 1 for 10 from 3-point range over the previous four games. … Colorado State has lost nine straight games on San Diego State’s homecourt.
Top Game Performances
 
Colorado St.   San Diego St.
Wes Eikmeier 14 Scoring Jamaal Franklin 31
Jesse Carr 2 Assists LaBradford Franklin 5
Pierce Hornung 9 Rebounds Jamaal Franklin 16
Dorian Green 4 Free Throws Made Jamaal Franklin 14
Pierce Hornung 2 Steals Tim Shelton 1
Jesse Carr 1 Blocks Garrett Green 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Colorado St. 66 39.4 5-14 9-11 9 31 3 3 5
San Diego St. 74 42.9 6-16 20-24 10 37 8 2 7