LeDee scores 16 points to lead San Diego State to 81-67 win vs. No. 17 Utah State
SAN DIEGO (AP) Jaedon LeDee had 16 points and nine rebounds to lead San Diego State to an 81-67 win against Great Osobor and No. 17 Utah State on Saturday to pull the defending Mountain West champion Aztecs within one game of the first-place Aggies.
LeDee scored nine points in the second half of the showdown between the conference's top two scorers and rebounders. Osobor had 17 points and seven rebounds for the surprise conference leaders, who were picked ninth in the preseason media poll.
The Aztecs (17-5, 6-3 Mountain West) beat the Aggies (19-3, 7-2) for the fifth straight time. That streak includes a win in the conference tournament championship game, and the Aztecs went on to reach their first Final Four, where they lost to UConn in the national championship game.
Jay Pal scored 16 for the Aztecs while Micah Parrish added 14 and Darrion Trammell 12.
SDSU, which lost three of its previous five games, including at Colorado State on Tuesday night, once again benefited from its loud home crowd at Viejas Arena. SDSU has won 33 straight games when a loss is followed by a home game.
“This crowd is incredible,” coach Brian Dutcher said. “You just play at a higher level at home than you do on the road. This was a critical game. If we’d have lost we would have been three back in the standings and we’d be going on the road for two. Then we’d be sitting there going, ‘Man, we cannot lose three or four in a row.’
“That’s this conference though. It’s hard to win on the road in this conference. So you have to protect home court at all costs. … We have to enjoy this like crazy tonight, but tomorrow morning we’ve got to get up and we’ve got to go to work again."
Mason Falslev scored 16 and Darius Brown II 13 for Utah State.
SDSU took a 42-36 halftime lead on Reese Waters' corner 3-pointer with four seconds left.
LeDee took over by scoring nine points in the first 4 1/2 minutes of the second half, including a 3-pointer, to help the Aztecs take a 54-44 lead.
The Aggies pulled within seven points with seven minutes to go before Elijah Saunders made consecutive shots for the Aztecs, including a 3-pointer that pushed the lead to 70-58.
While the big matchup was LeDee vs. Osobor, Dutcher shook up his lineup by starting Pal and Trammell over Parrish and Saunders.
“I don’t like doing it much but I thought I’d shake up the lineup a little bit,” Dutcher said. “As much as I was happy with Darrion and Jay Pal, I was equally happy with Elijah and Micah coming off the bench, because it would have been so easy for them to be upset, to be in a funk over not starting. But they both came out making plays, some of the better basketball they’ve played in a while. That just shows this team is focused on winning.”
BIG PICTURE
Utah State: The Aggies will have to wait at least one more game to clinch its 34th 20-win season.
San Diego State: The Aztecs improved to 10-0 at home against Utah State since it joined the Mountain West in 2013-14. Eight have been by double digits. ... The Aztecs held a moment of silence for Carl Weathers, the actor and former SDSU linebacker who died Thursday, as well as for former coach Claude Gilbert and star receiver Tom Nettles.
UP NEXT
Utah State hosts Nevada on Tuesday night.
San Diego State is at Air Force on Tuesday night.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Great Osobor vs. Jaedon LeDee (Aztecs gains possession) | |||
19:47 | Lamont Butler misses two point layup | |||
19:45 | Aggies defensive rebound | |||
19:22 | Isaac Johnson misses three point jump shot | |||
19:20 | Reese Waters defensive rebound | |||
19:09 | +2 | Jaedon LeDee makes two point hook shot | 0-2 | |
18:43 | +2 | Mason Falslev makes two point layup | 2-2 | |
18:27 | Jaedon LeDee misses two point jump shot | |||
18:25 | Darius Brown II defensive rebound | |||
18:10 | +3 | Ian Martinez makes three point jump shot (Darius Brown II assists) | 5-2 | |
17:39 | +2 | Jaedon LeDee makes two point jump shot | 5-4 | |
17:19 | +2 | Darius Brown II makes two point jump shot | 7-4 | |
17:03 | +2 | Jay Pal makes two point dunk (Jaedon LeDee assists) | 7-6 | |
16:47 | Isaac Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Jaedon LeDee steals) | |||
16:43 | Jaedon LeDee turnover (lost ball) (Great Osobor steals) | |||
16:35 | +2 | Great Osobor makes two point dunk | 9-6 | |
16:23 | Isaac Johnson shooting foul (Darrion Trammell draws the foul) | |||
16:23 | +1 | Darrion Trammell makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 9-7 | |
16:23 | Darrion Trammell misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
16:23 | Great Osobor defensive rebound | |||
16:16 | Darius Brown II misses three point jump shot | |||
16:14 | Jaedon LeDee defensive rebound | |||
15:56 | Jaedon LeDee turnover (bad pass) | |||
15:56 | TV timeout | |||
15:49 | Ian Martinez turnover (lost ball) (Lamont Butler steals) | |||
15:43 | Mason Falslev personal foul | |||
15:35 | +2 | Micah Parrish makes two point jump shot | 9-9 | |
15:10 | +3 | Mason Falslev makes three point jump shot (Ian Martinez assists) | 12-9 | |
14:50 | +2 | Micah Parrish makes two point jump shot (Lamont Butler assists) | 12-11 | |
14:30 | +3 | Darius Brown II makes three point jump shot | 15-11 | |
14:29 | Darrion Trammell shooting foul (Darius Brown II draws the foul) | |||
14:29 | +1 | Darius Brown II makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 16-11 | |
14:10 | Jaedon LeDee misses three point jump shot | |||
14:08 | Great Osobor defensive rebound | |||
13:57 | Josh Uduje misses three point jump shot | |||
13:55 | Jaedon LeDee defensive rebound | |||
13:31 | Josh Uduje personal foul | |||
13:16 | Elijah Saunders misses three point jump shot | |||
13:14 | Darius Brown II defensive rebound | |||
13:00 | Miles Byrd blocks Darius Brown II's two point layup | |||
12:58 | Jaedon LeDee defensive rebound | |||
12:52 | Josh Uduje personal foul | |||
12:51 | +3 | Micah Parrish makes three point jump shot (Lamont Butler assists) | 16-14 | |
12:24 | Ian Martinez misses three point jump shot | |||
12:22 | Mason Falslev offensive rebound | |||
12:17 | Mason Falslev misses two point layup | |||
12:15 | Micah Parrish defensive rebound | |||
12:11 | Micah Parrish misses two point layup | |||
12:10 | Miles Heide offensive rebound | |||
12:10 | Karson Templin shooting foul (Miles Heide draws the foul) | |||
12:10 | Miles Heide misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
12:10 | Miles Heide misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
12:10 | Mason Falslev defensive rebound | |||
11:54 | Micah Parrish personal foul | |||
11:54 | TV timeout | |||
11:46 | Ian Martinez misses three point jump shot | |||
11:44 | Darrion Trammell defensive rebound | |||
11:35 | +3 | Darrion Trammell makes three point jump shot | 16-17 | |
11:11 | +2 | Karson Templin makes two point layup (Darius Brown II assists) | 18-17 | |
10:41 | Karson Templin blocks Micah Parrish's two point layup | |||
10:39 | Aztecs offensive rebound | |||
10:39 | Darrion Trammell turnover (bad pass) (Mason Falslev steals) | |||
10:35 | Elijah Saunders shooting foul (Ian Martinez draws the foul) | |||
10:35 | +1 | Ian Martinez makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 19-17 | |
10:35 | Ian Martinez misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
10:35 | Miles Byrd defensive rebound | |||
10:15 | Reese Waters misses three point jump shot | |||
10:13 | Ian Martinez defensive rebound | |||
10:05 | +3 | Mason Falslev makes three point jump shot (Ian Martinez assists) | 22-17 | |
9:49 | Darrion Trammell turnover (lost ball) (Darius Brown II steals) | |||
9:35 | Darius Brown II misses three point jump shot | |||
9:33 | Miles Byrd defensive rebound | |||
9:28 | Miles Byrd turnover (bad pass) (Great Osobor steals) | |||
9:23 | +2 | Great Osobor makes two point layup | 24-17 | |
9:11 | +2 | Jaedon LeDee makes two point layup | 24-19 | |
8:54 | Jaedon LeDee personal foul | |||
8:53 | Javon Jackson turnover (bad pass) (Reese Waters steals) | |||
8:48 | Mason Falslev shooting foul (Jay Pal draws the foul) | |||
8:48 | Jay Pal misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
8:48 | +1 | Jay Pal makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 24-20 | |
8:37 | Javon Jackson turnover (bad pass) (Jay Pal steals) | |||
8:32 | +2 | Jay Pal makes two point dunk | 24-22 | |
8:12 | +2 | Great Osobor makes two point layup (Ian Martinez assists) | 26-22 | |
7:48 | Jaedon LeDee misses two point jump shot | |||
7:46 | Jay Pal offensive rebound | |||
7:41 | Reese Waters misses three point jump shot | |||
7:39 | Great Osobor defensive rebound | |||
7:27 | Darius Brown II turnover (lost ball) (Darrion Trammell steals) | |||
7:23 | Ian Martinez personal foul | |||
7:23 | TV timeout | |||
7:23 | +1 | Reese Waters makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 26-23 | |
7:23 | +1 | Reese Waters makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 26-24 | |
6:59 | Javon Jackson misses three point jump shot | |||
6:57 | Jaedon LeDee defensive rebound | |||
6:49 | Isaac Johnson shooting foul (Darrion Trammell draws the foul) | |||
6:49 | +1 | Darrion Trammell makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 26-25 | |
6:49 | +1 | Darrion Trammell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 26-26 | |
6:24 | +3 | Darius Brown II makes three point jump shot | 29-26 | |
6:07 | Micah Parrish misses three point jump shot | |||
6:05 | Darius Brown II defensive rebound | |||
5:59 | Darius Brown II turnover (bad pass) | |||
5:45 | +3 | Jay Pal makes three point jump shot (Jaedon LeDee assists) | 29-29 | |
5:25 | Great Osobor misses two point layup | |||
5:23 | Josh Uduje offensive rebound | |||
5:19 | Josh Uduje misses two point layup | |||
5:17 | Jay Pal defensive rebound | |||
5:11 | +2 | Lamont Butler makes two point layup | 29-31 | |
5:06 | Darius Brown II turnover (bad pass) | |||
4:52 | Micah Parrish misses three point jump shot | |||
4:50 | Aggies defensive rebound | |||
4:34 | Ian Martinez turnover (bad pass) (Jaedon LeDee steals) | |||
4:34 | Karson Templin personal foul | |||
4:34 | +1 | Darrion Trammell makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 29-32 | |
4:34 | +1 | Darrion Trammell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 29-33 | |
4:14 | Darrion Trammell shooting foul (Ian Martinez draws the foul) | |||
4:14 | +1 | Ian Martinez makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 30-33 | |
4:14 | +1 | Ian Martinez makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 31-33 | |
4:14 | +1 | Ian Martinez makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 32-33 | |
3:51 | Kalifa Sakho personal foul | |||
3:51 | TV timeout | |||
3:51 | +1 | Jaedon LeDee makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 32-34 | |
3:51 | Jaedon LeDee misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
3:51 | Micah Parrish offensive rebound | |||
3:48 | +2 | Micah Parrish makes two point layup | 32-36 | |
3:22 | Great Osobor misses two point layup | |||
3:21 | Micah Parrish personal foul | |||
3:18 | +2 | Darius Brown II makes two point jump shot (Kalifa Sakho assists) | 34-36 | |
3:02 | Reese Waters misses two point jump shot | |||
3:00 | Great Osobor defensive rebound | |||
2:50 | Ian Martinez misses three point jump shot | |||
2:48 | Jaedon LeDee defensive rebound | |||
2:38 | Kalifa Sakho personal foul (Lamont Butler draws the foul) | |||
2:38 | Lamont Butler misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
2:38 | +1 | Lamont Butler makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 34-37 | |
2:27 | Darius Brown II misses two point jump shot | |||
2:25 | Darius Brown II offensive rebound | |||
2:04 | Great Osobor misses two point layup | |||
2:02 | Aztecs defensive rebound | |||
1:35 | Lamont Butler misses two point jump shot | |||
1:33 | Ian Martinez defensive rebound | |||
1:25 | Aggies 30 second timeout | |||
1:14 | Great Osobor misses three point jump shot | |||
1:12 | Kalifa Sakho offensive rebound | |||
1:00 | +2 | Josh Uduje makes two point layup (Great Osobor assists) | 36-37 | |
0:46 | Jaedon LeDee misses two point jump shot | |||
0:44 | Jay Pal offensive rebound | |||
0:39 | +2 | Jay Pal makes two point layup | 36-39 | |
0:15 | Darius Brown II misses three point jump shot | |||
0:13 | Jay Pal defensive rebound | |||
0:12 | Aztecs 30 second timeout | |||
0:03 | +3 | Reese Waters makes three point jump shot (Lamont Butler assists) | 36-42 | |
0:00 | End of period |