There went Kawhi Leonard, grabbing a rebound in traffic, fighting off a foul, and making a backhand layup. There was Malcolm Thomas, angling his athletic body between defenders for an offensive rebound and stick-back.
There went Billy White, reaching in to make a steal, racing the length of the floor on the dribble at 6-foot-8 and making a tough layup. There was point guard D.J. Gay dribbling around a pick at the elbow, pulling up and hitting a 10-footer.
The young, talented, acrobatic athletes of the San Diego State basketball team. All making big plays to open up overtime, and leading the Aztecs to a 69-62 victory over USD in the 41st renewal of the City Championship on Wednesday night at the Jenny Craig Pavilion.
When this group — featuring three freshman and three transfers all playing considerable minutes — learns how to mesh all of the talent together, it’s going to be dangerous.
For now the Aztecs are 5-2, their terrific and precocious individual skills being just enough to win the cross-town rivalry for a fourth consecutive year over a USD team that may have run out of gas following a week-long trek to Anchorage for the Great Alaskan Shootout.
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