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03/12 23:12 CDT Byrd scores 12, San Diego State beats Colorado State in
Mountain West Conference Tournament 71-62
Byrd scores 12, San Diego State beats Colorado State in Mountain West
Conference Tournament 71-62
By The Associated Press
LAS VEGAS (AP) --- Miles Byrd had 12 points in No. 2 seed San Diego State's
71-62 win against seventh-seeded Colorado State on Thursday night in the
quarterfinals of the Mountain West Conference Tournament.
San Diego State (21-10) plays the winner between third-seeded New Mexico vs.
No. 11 seed San Jose State in the semifinals Friday.
Byrd added eight rebounds for the Aztecs. Pharaoh Compton shot 4 of 4 from the
field and 3 for 4 from the free-throw line to add 11 points. Reese Waters shot
3 of 9 from the field and 5 for 6 from the free-throw line to finish with 11
points.
Brandon Rechsteiner led the way for the Rams (21-12) with 16 points. Colorado
State also got 14 points and three steals from Jase Butler. Kyle Jorgensen also
had 10 points. The loss ended an eight-game winning streak for the Rams.
San Diego State took the lead for good with 6:34 to go in the first half. The
score was 39-27 at halftime, with Compton racking up 10 points. San Diego State
was outscored by Colorado State in the second half by a three-point margin, but
still wound up on top, while Sean Newman Jr. led the way with a team-high seven
second-half points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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