Always thought far too much is made about teams getting “payback” victories in the regular season over teams that beat them in playoff competition the previous season.
If the Chargers were to beat the Jets next November would that really be “payback” for the playoff loss last Sunday? Of course not.
Nevertheless, both the SDSU men’s and women’s basketball teams did pick up a small measure of redemption this week. The men defeated Utah, 70-68, in Salt Lake City on Tuesday night.
Then the women followed suit with a 51-42 win over the Utes on Wednesday night at Viejas Arena, led by preseason Mountain West Conference Player of the Year Jene Morris, who scored a game-high 22 points.
In bouncing back from its first conference defeat of the season Saturday at TCU, Beth Burns’ team (12-5, 4-1) moved back into sole possession of first place. Utah, now with a long road ahead to repeat as MWC champs fell to 10-7, 1-3.
“It’s always going to be a tough fight against Utah,” said Burns, whose team has split the last six meetings with the Utes following a stretch of 16-consecutive losses. “They play great defense, and they made things hard for us. But we found a way to get just enough done and protect our home court.”
SDSU, which has now won 13-straight conference games at home, plays at BYU on Saturday. The Cougars (12-4, 3-1) are just a half-game back of the Aztecs, as is TCU.
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