Now it’s really going to be tough for Steve Fisher’s SDSU men’s basketball team. For Beth Burns’ women’s team the Mountain West Conference stretch run isn’t going to be any easier.
New Mexico dealt blows to both on Saturday. At The Pit in Albuquerque, the Aztec men fell in overtime, 88-86, as Darington Hobson hit two free throws with 2.7 seconds remaining and Kelvin Davis’ good-look but desperation three at the other end fell off the left side of the rim.
SDSU (16-7, 5-4) now trails 15th-ranked New Mexico, 10th-ranked BYU and UNLV (all 7-2 in conference) by two games apiece with just seven left to play. Needing a marquee road win to improve their NCAA Tournament chances, the Aztecs nearly got one after rallying from six points down in the final 34 seconds of regulation. D.J. Gay, who scored a career-high 25 points, was fouled on a three-point attempt with one second left and SDSU down by two. Gay could convert only two of the three free throws, however, sending the game to overtime.
On the women’s side, the Aztecs (14-7, 6-3) fell back into a second-place tie with New Mexico and BYU — a game back of TCU — as the Lobos won, 65-58, breaking away from a 53-53 tie in the final minutes by making their free throws (19-4 advantage in the game) and making their way to the boards (31-20 rebounding edge). The loss snapped SDSU’s 14-game home conference winning streak.
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