After First Road Victory, Aztecs Ready for City Championship
By: Tony Fantano
San Diego State’s
Men’s Basketball team is off to a 5-2 start after earning a hard-fought road
win over Illinois State. It took a team effort with senior leadership from
Jeremy Hemsley and Devin Watson. The Aztecs seized the lead quickly in the
first minute and never let it go. There was a palpable confidence in the
Aztec’s game and it showed. Early in the second half when Illinois St. cut the
lead to three, NBA -hopeful Jalen McDaniels shut up the home crowd with an
emphatic dunk that extended SDSU’s lead back to five. The Aztecs never looked
back and secured the road win with a 75-65 score line. 
Up next the Aztecs are set to square off against their
cross-town rival USD in the San Diego City Championship. The USD Toreros have
clawed-out one of their best non-conference records in recent years and their
senior-laden team is hungry. USD has already beaten the Pac 12’s Colorado and
is eager to take on anyone with a higher rating than themselves. With both
team’s coming off victories in their last game, this matchup will pit two teams
who are riding a wave of confidence, against one another.
USD and SDSU are playing at a high level. The cross-town
clash is going to be a bitter, grueling, and epic battle to decide who has the
best basketball team in San Diego. Tip-off is set for Wednesday Dec 5th at
7pm in Viejas Arena. Every seat in Viejas will be filled and for one night, the
San Diego sports community will live and die on the hardwood.
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