Hemsley, Mensah lead SDSU to 84-56 win vs San Jose State
SAN DIEGO (AP) After San Diego State was routed at Utah State on Tuesday night, coach Brian Dutcher told the Aztecs to treat the next opponent, San Jose State, like the Golden State Warriors.
It was total coach speak, but it worked against the last-place team in the Mountain West Conference.
Jeremy Hemsley scored 15 points, Nathan Mensah had 13 points and 11 rebounds, and Jalen McDaniels added 13 points to lead San Diego State to an 84-56 victory over San Jose State on Saturday night, keeping the Aztecs in position to play for the No. 3 seed in the conference tournament.
''That's only something that a coach would say, but I wanted our level of play to go up,'' Dutcher said. ''I wanted us to play super hard, put everything into this game. I didn't want to take an opponent lightly. I thought we came out ready to play.''
Devin Watson and Jordan Schakel had 12 points apiece for the Aztecs (19-10, 11-5 Mountain West), who clinched a bye into the quarterfinals of the conference tournament. If SDSU beats Fresno State at home on Wednesday night, it will clinch the No. 3 seed.
It was the second double-double for Mensah, a freshman. McDaniels, a redshirt sophomore, fell one rebound shy of his eighth double-double in 15 games.
Zach Chappell had 14 points, Michael Steadman 12 points and 11 rebounds, and Seneca Knight 12 points for San Jose State (4-24, 1-15), which has lost 18 of its last 19.
The Aztecs didn't have any trouble with the Spartans. McDaniels scored nine points in helping them take a 19-9 lead, including a 3-pointer, a jumper in the paint, a dunk to finish a fast break and a nice left-handed layup.
Later in the first half, McDaniels and Nathan Mensah each blocked a shot during a Spartans possession and the Aztecs responded with a fast break that resulted with Devin Watson feeding Hemsley for a dunk.
SDSU led 41-29 at halftime.
The Aztecs were coming off a 70-54 loss at Utah State in which they shot only 36.2 percent and were outrebounded 44-30.
Up until then, Dutcher had told his players that they could still win the regular-season title, although ''it would have taken a perfect storm to do it.''
Going into the Utah State game, SDSU had won five straight and eight of nine.
''I told them after the Utah State game, we know we didn't play great, but I don't want them to lose the swagger that we developed,'' Dutcher said. ''I didn't want to come in there and beat them down because we lost a game. I want them confident. This time of the year, confidence is as important as anything. You have to believe you're going to win games. So I don't want them in there thinking we played horrible, we're backsliding. We played a very good team.''
Utah State beat No. 12 Nevada 81-76 Saturday night to take the conference lead. San Diego State beat Utah State 68-63 on Feb. 2 and then-No. 6 Nevada 65-57 on Feb. 20, both at home.
San Diego State has won nine straight home games. Its last loss on Steve Fisher Court at Viejas Arena was on Dec. 29, when it was stunned 82-61 by Brown.
SDSU shot 48.5 percent, including making 14 of 33 3-pointers, while holding San Jose State to 32.2 percent.
''We just couldn't make a shot today,'' San Jose State coach Jean Prioleau said. ''That happens. It is just a learning process for us and that's all it comes down to. I'm proud of our team, proud of our guys and we are incrementally getting better. It is just not moving as fast as the masses want to see, but we are getting better.''
As for the Aztecs, ''It's getting late in the season and they are a really good team,'' he said. ''They are playing really well right now.''
BIG PICTURE
San Jose State: The Spartans were coming off an 89-82 victory against New Mexico that snapped a 17-game losing streak. They have won consecutive games only once this season, at home against Bethune Cookman on Dec. 6 and Northern Arizona on Dec. 15.
San Diego State: The Aztecs improved to 8-0 in home MWC games. If they beat Fresno State here on Wednesday night, they'll finish with a perfect home league record for just the second time in the conference's 20-season history.
UP NEXT
San Jose State hosts Wyoming in its home finale on Wednesday night.
San Diego State finishes its home schedule Wednesday night against Fresno State.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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0.0 | End of period | |||
20:00 | Jumpball received by San Diego State | |||
19:40 | Jeremy Hemsley missed jump shot | |||
19:40 | Offensive rebound by Nathan Mensah | |||
19:40 | Nathan Mensah missed jump shot | |||
19:38 | Defensive rebound by Ashtin Chastain | |||
19:15 | +2 | Michael Steadman made layup, assist by Zach Chappell | 2-0 | |
18:50 | +3 | Jalen McDaniels made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by Jeremy Hemsley | 2-3 | |
18:27 | +3 | Seneca Knight made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by Ashtin Chastain | 5-3 | |
18:05 | +2 | Jalen McDaniels made running Jump Shot | 5-5 | |
17:46 | +2 | Michael Steadman made layup, assist by Zach Chappell | 7-5 | |
17:25 | +3 | Jeremy Hemsley made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by Jalen McDaniels | 7-8 | |
17:06 | Michael Steadman missed jump shot | |||
17:04 | Offensive rebound by Seneca Knight | |||
17:04 | Lost ball turnover on Noah Baumann, stolen by Jeremy Hemsley | |||
16:45 | +2 | Jalen McDaniels made dunk, assist by Jeremy Hemsley | 7-10 | |
16:35 | Noah Baumann missed 3-pt. jump shot | |||
16:33 | Defensive rebound by Nathan Mensah | |||
16:33 | +3 | Matt Mitchell made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by Jeremy Hemsley | 7-13 | |
15:55 | Ashtin Chastain missed 3-pt. jump shot | |||
15:53 | Defensive rebound by Jalen McDaniels | |||
15:47 | Lost ball turnover on Matt Mitchell, stolen by Seneca Knight | |||
15:39 | Seneca Knight missed layup | |||
15:37 | Offensive rebound by Michael Steadman | |||
15:33 | +2 | Michael Steadman made dunk | 9-13 | |
15:20 | Offensive foul on Devin Watson | |||
15:20 | Turnover on Devin Watson | |||
15:20 | Commercial timeout called | |||
15:05 | Defensive rebound by Jalen McDaniels | |||
15:02 | Traveling violation turnover on Devin Watson | |||
14:42 | Zach Chappell missed jump shot | |||
14:40 | Defensive rebound by Jordan Schakel | |||
14:34 | +3 | Jordan Schakel made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by Jeremy Hemsley | 9-16 | |
14:06 | Seneca Knight missed layup, blocked by Jordan Schakel | |||
14:04 | Defensive rebound by San Diego State | |||
13:47 | Devin Watson missed 3-pt. jump shot | |||
13:45 | Defensive rebound by Michael Steadman | |||
13:17 | Seneca Knight missed jump shot | |||
13:15 | Offensive rebound by Christian Anigwe | |||
13:13 | Christian Anigwe missed layup | |||
13:04 | Defensive rebound by Jalen McDaniels | |||
13:04 | Shooting foul on Seneca Knight | |||
13:04 | Jeremy Hemsley missed 1st of 3 free throws | |||
13:04 | Jeremy Hemsley missed 2nd of 3 free throws | |||
12:56 | Offensive foul on Brae Ivey | |||
13:04 | +1 | Jeremy Hemsley made 3rd of 3 free throws | 9-17 | |
12:56 | Offensive foul on Brae Ivey | |||
12:56 | Turnover on Brae Ivey | |||
12:42 | +2 | Jalen McDaniels made layup, assist by Nolan Narain | 9-19 | |
12:27 | +2 | Michael Steadman made layup, assist by Zach Chappell | 11-19 | |
12:17 | +3 | Jordan Schakel made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by Jeremy Hemsley | 11-22 | |
11:52 | Zach Chappell missed layup | |||
11:50 | Defensive rebound by Nolan Narain | |||
11:44 | Devin Watson missed 3-pt. jump shot | |||
11:30 | Seneca Knight missed jump shot | |||
11:03 | Shooting foul on Matt Mitchell | |||
9:34 | +3 | Seneca Knight made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by Brae Ivey | 18-22 | |
9:09 | Shooting foul on Brae Ivey | |||
8:48 | Michael Steadman missed hook shot, blocked by Nathan Mensah | |||
8:46 | Defensive rebound by San Diego State | |||
7:45 | Brae Ivey missed jump shot | |||
7:43 | Offensive rebound by Ashtin Chastain | |||
7:37 | Shooting foul on Joel Mensah | |||
7:37 | +1 | Noah Baumann made 1st of 2 free throws | 19-24 | |
7:37 | +1 | Noah Baumann made 2nd of 2 free throws | 20-24 | |
7:24 | Devin Watson missed floating jump shot | |||
7:22 | Offensive rebound by Nathan Mensah | |||
7:22 | +2 | Nathan Mensah made dunk | 20-26 | |
7:02 | Seneca Knight missed layup, blocked by Nathan Mensah | |||
7:00 | Offensive rebound by Michael Steadman | |||
6:52 | Michael Steadman missed layup, blocked by Jalen McDaniels | |||
6:52 | Defensive rebound by Matt Mitchell | |||
6:52 | +2 | Jeremy Hemsley made alley-oop shot, assist by Devin Watson | 20-28 | |
6:32 | +2 | Michael Steadman made layup, assist by Noah Baumann | 22-28 | |
6:21 | Personal foul on Zach Chappell | |||
6:09 | +2 | Nathan Mensah made dunk | 22-30 | |
5:56 | Personal foul on Devin Watson | |||
5:47 | Lost ball turnover on Seneca Knight, stolen by Jalen McDaniels | |||
5:29 | Jalen McDaniels missed jump shot | |||
5:27 | Defensive rebound by Brian Rodriguez-Flores | |||
5:19 | Zach Chappell missed jump shot | |||
5:17 | Offensive rebound by Brian Rodriguez-Flores | |||
5:11 | Seneca Knight missed jump shot | |||
5:09 | Defensive rebound by Jordan Schakel | |||
4:59 | +2 | Nathan Mensah made hook shot, assist by Jalen McDaniels | 22-32 | |
4:36 | Seneca Knight missed 3-pt. jump shot | |||
4:34 | Offensive rebound by Michael Steadman | |||
4:32 | Offensive foul on Michael Steadman | |||
4:32 | Turnover on Michael Steadman | |||
4:15 | +3 | Jeremy Hemsley made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by Jalen McDaniels | 22-35 | |
4:00 | Zach Chappell missed layup | |||
3:58 | Offensive rebound by Noah Baumann | |||
3:52 | Noah Baumann missed 3-pt. jump shot | |||
3:51 | Offensive rebound by Brian Rodriguez-Flores | |||
3:50 | Brian Rodriguez-Flores missed layup, blocked by Matt Mitchell | |||
3:49 | Defensive rebound by Jordan Schakel | |||
3:42 | Jalen McDaniels missed 3-pt. jump shot | |||
3:40 | Defensive rebound by Zach Chappell | |||
3:37 | +2 | Zach Chappell made layup | 24-35 | |
3:12 | +2 | Jalen McDaniels made turnaround jump shot | 24-37 | |
2:53 | Noah Baumann missed jump shot | |||
2:51 | Defensive rebound by Nathan Mensah | |||
2:45 | Jordan Schakel missed 3-pt. jump shot | |||
2:43 | Defensive rebound by Michael Steadman | |||
2:36 | +2 | Seneca Knight made layup, assist by Noah Baumann | 26-37 | |
2:16 | +2 | Jeremy Hemsley made jump shot, assist by Nathan Mensah | 26-39 | |
1:38 | Defensive rebound by San Diego State | |||
1:40 | Brian Rodriguez-Flores missed jump shot | |||
1:38 | Defensive rebound by San Diego State | |||
1:25 | Lost ball turnover on Jalen McDaniels, stolen by Brian Rodriguez-Flores | |||
1:18 | Shooting foul on Nolan Narain | |||
1:17 | Trey Smith missed 1st of 2 free throws | |||
58.0 | Lost ball turnover on Jeremy Hemsley, stolen by Zach Chappell | |||
1:17 | +1 | Trey Smith made 2nd of 2 free throws | 27-39 | |
58.0 | Lost ball turnover on Jeremy Hemsley, stolen by Zach Chappell | |||
50.0 | +2 | Seneca Knight made layup, assist by Noah Baumann | 29-39 | |
40.0 | Nolan Narain missed 3-pt. jump shot | |||
38.0 | Defensive rebound by Zach Chappell | |||
18.0 | Personal foul on Nolan Narain | |||
12.0 | Noah Baumann missed 3-pt. jump shot | |||
10.0 | Defensive rebound by Jalen McDaniels | |||
9.0 | Personal foul on Seneca Knight | |||
2.0 | +2 | Nathan Mensah made alley-oop shot, assist by Devin Watson | 29-41 |
Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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18:40 | Personal foul on Michael Steadman | |||
18:35 | Personal foul on Brae Ivey | |||
17:48 | Offensive foul on Devin Watson | |||
17:20 | Personal foul on Jalen McDaniels | |||
17:04 | Shooting foul on Noah Baumann | |||
16:20 | Shooting foul on Nathan Mensah | |||
15:51 | Shooting foul on Jalen McDaniels | |||
15:51 | +1 | Brae Ivey made free throw | 39-53 | |
14:40 | +2 | Jalen McDaniels made turnaround jump shot, assist by Jeremy Hemsley | 39-58 | |
14:40 | Shooting foul on Zach Chappell | |||
14:33 | Offensive foul on Brian Rodriguez-Flores | |||
14:00 | Personal foul on Jordan Schakel | |||
12:45 | Shooting foul on Jalen McDaniels | |||
12:06 | Offensive foul on Ashtin Chastain | |||
11:09 | Shooting foul on Ashtin Chastain | |||
11:09 | Jeremy Hemsley missed free throw | |||
10:07 | Offensive foul on Nolan Narain | |||
9:50 | Personal foul on Jordan Schakel | |||
8:27 | Offensive foul on Michael Steadman | |||
8:08 | Offensive rebound by Jalen McDaniels | |||
8:01 | Shooting foul on Brae Ivey | |||
7:35 | Personal foul on Matt Mitchell | |||
7:35 | Noah Baumann missed free throw | |||
6:32 | Seneca Knight missed layup | |||
6:30 | Offensive rebound by Christian Anigwe | |||
6:30 | Shooting foul on Nathan Mensah | |||
6:29 | +1 | Christian Anigwe made 1st of 2 free throws | 48-72 | |
6:29 | Christian Anigwe missed 2nd of 2 free throws | |||
6:29 | Defensive rebound by Jalen McDaniels | |||
6:19 | Personal foul on Seneca Knight | |||
6:19 | Nathan Mensah missed 1st of 2 free throws | |||
6:19 | +1 | Nathan Mensah made 2nd of 2 free throws | 48-73 | |
6:19 | +1 | Nathan Mensah made 2nd of 2 free throws | 48-73 | |
6:01 | Noah Baumann missed 3-pt. jump shot | |||
5:59 | Defensive rebound by Nathan Mensah | |||
5:53 | Devin Watson missed 3-pt. jump shot | |||
5:51 | Defensive rebound by Ashtin Chastain | |||
5:45 | +2 | Seneca Knight made layup | 50-73 | |
5:22 | Matt Mitchell missed 3-pt. jump shot | |||
5:20 | Defensive rebound by Seneca Knight | |||
5:14 | Bad pass turnover on Seneca Knight | |||
5:00 | Jalen McDaniels missed jump shot | |||
4:58 | Defensive rebound by Michael Steadman | |||
4:50 | Zach Chappell missed jump shot | |||
4:48 | Defensive rebound by Jalen McDaniels | |||
4:40 | Bad pass turnover on Jalen McDaniels | |||
4:25 | Brae Ivey missed jump shot | |||
4:23 | Defensive rebound by Matt Mitchell | |||
4:14 | Ed Chang missed 3-pt. jump shot | |||
4:12 | Defensive rebound by Zach Chappell | |||
4:05 | Personal foul on Ed Chang | |||
4:05 | Zach Chappell missed 1st of 2 free throws | |||
4:05 | Zach Chappell missed 2nd of 2 free throws | |||
4:05 | Zach Chappell missed 2nd of 2 free throws | |||
4:05 | Defensive rebound by Devin Watson | |||
3:53 | Bad pass turnover on Ed Chang | |||
3:42 | Michael Steadman missed jump shot | |||
3:40 | Personal foul on Joel Mensah | |||
3:40 | +1 | Ashtin Chastain made 1st of 2 free throws | 51-73 | |
3:40 | Ashtin Chastain missed 2nd of 2 free throws | |||
3:40 | Defensive rebound by Joel Mensah | |||
3:17 | Joel Mensah missed jump shot | |||
3:15 | Defensive rebound by Ashtin Chastain | |||
3:08 | Noah Baumann missed jump shot | |||
3:06 | Defensive rebound by Jordan Schakel | |||
2:48 | +3 | Michael Sohikish made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by Nolan Narain | 51-76 | |
2:31 | Trey Smith missed 3-pt. jump shot | |||
2:29 | Defensive rebound by Jordan Schakel | |||
2:13 | Lost ball turnover on Ed Chang, stolen by Brae Ivey | |||
2:06 | Brae Ivey missed 3-pt. jump shot | |||
2:04 | Defensive rebound by San Diego State | |||
1:50 | +2 | Michael Sohikish made floating jump shot | 51-78 | |
1:30 | Brae Ivey missed 3-pt. jump shot | |||
1:28 | Personal foul on Brae Ivey | |||
1:28 | +1 | Ed Chang made 1st of 2 free throws | 51-79 | |
1:28 | Ed Chang missed 2nd of 2 free throws | |||
1:28 | Defensive rebound by Michael Steadman | |||
1:12 | Bad pass turnover on Ashtin Chastain, stolen by Jordan Schakel | |||
1:06 | +3 | Ed Chang made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by Jordan Schakel | 51-82 | |
47.0 | +2 | Noah Baumann made running Jump Shot | 53-82 | |
30.0 | +2 | Joel Mensah made jump shot, assist by Michael Sohikish | 53-84 |
Min. Per Game | ||
Pts. Per Game | ||
Ast. Per Game | ||
Reb. Per Game | ||
Field Goal % | ||
Three Point % | ||
Free Throw % |
+ 2 | Joel Mensah made jump shot, assist by Michael Sohikish | 30.0 |
+ 2 | Noah Baumann made running Jump Shot | 47.0 |
+ 3 | Ed Chang made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by Jordan Schakel | 1:06 |
Bad pass turnover on Ashtin Chastain, stolen by Jordan Schakel | 1:12 |
Defensive rebound by Michael Steadman | 1:28 |
Ed Chang missed 2nd of 2 free throws | 1:28 |
+ 1 | Ed Chang made 1st of 2 free throws | 1:28 |
Personal foul on Brae Ivey | 1:28 |
Brae Ivey missed 3-pt. jump shot | 1:30 |
+ 2 | Michael Sohikish made floating jump shot | 1:50 |
Defensive rebound by San Diego State | 2:04 |
Team Stats | ||
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Points | 0 | 0 |
Field Goals | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
3-Pointers | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
Free Throws | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
Total Rebounds | 0 | 0 |
Offensive | 0 | 0 |
Defensive | 0 | 0 |
Team | 0 | 0 |
Assists | 0 | 0 |
Steals | 0 | 0 |
Blocks | 0 | 0 |
Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
Fouls | 0 | 0 |
Technicals | 0 | 0 |
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Team Stats | |||
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San Jose State 4-24 | 65.9 PPG | 40.1 RPG | 13.6 APG |
San Diego State 19-10 | 71.7 PPG | 39.1 RPG | 14.3 APG |
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Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |