Saint Mary's Falls To No. 17 San Diego State
SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Chase Tapley scored 14 points and keyed a 12-3 run late in the first half that helped carry undefeated and 17th-ranked San Diego State to a 69-55 win over Saint Mary's on Wednesday night.
Malcolm Thomas had 12 points and six of SDSU's 10 blocked shots. The Aztecs scored 14 of the game's first 16 points and looked sharp five days after a somewhat lethargic effort in an 88-69 home-opening win against San Diego Christian College of the NAIA.
Rob Jones, a transfer from the University of San Diego, made five 3-pointers and finished with a game-high 17 points for Saint Mary's. Matthew Dellavedova scored 15.
SDSU is 7-0 for the first time since 2006-07, when it won its first eight games. Saint Mary's (6-2) has lost two straight. The Gaels were coming off a 74-73 loss to No. 21 BYU, a Mountain West Conference rival of SDSU.
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