He just plays with an incredibly high motor.'' None of Franklin's teammates reached double figures, though. Xavier Thames also shot 3 for 13 from the field and San Diego State finished 21 of 58 overall (36 percent), including 4 of 23
night. HERE'S A TIP Check out the latest scores and automatic bid winners from all the conference tournaments . Xavier Thames scored 18 points and Chase Tapley 17 for the fourth-seeded Aztecs (22-9), who advanced to Friday's semifinals
sure the ball is in his hands, make sure he does what he has to do to keep his team rolling,'' Franklin said. Xavier Thames ' layup brought the Aztecs within 54-52 with 11:33 to play but the Eagles were off on their spurt about 90 seconds
an emphasis to go right at them. We kept up the intensity. We got defensive stops and we kept going at them.'' Xavier Thames and Chase Tapley each led San Diego State with 14 points apiece. The Lobos used a 24-4 run that lasted from late
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making it 31 straight games in double figures. He also had seven rounds and five assists. DeShawn Stephens and Xavier Thames contributed 10 points each for San Diego State. The Aztecs missed six straight shots early on and found themselves
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undisputed king of hoops in California, the No. 18 San Diego State Aztecs finished off San Diego County on Tuesday night. Xavier Thames scored 17 points and Chase Tapley added 15 as No. 18 San Diego State beat Point Loma Nazarene 76-49, the Aztecs
in seven games. SDSU was the third MWC team to beat Bakersfield this season, joining Wyoming and Colorado State. Xavier Thames , Tapley and Franklin all made a 3-pointer and freshman Skylar Spencer had a slam dunk to help the Aztecs to an 18-9