New Year. New tournament. Same old Aztecs.
For the second year in a row, San Diego State has won its first two games in the NCAA basketball tournament.
On Sunday night in Spokane, Washington, the 5th-seeded SDSU Aztecs defeated the 12th-seeded Yale Bulldogs, 85-57, in a second-round matchup in the East Region.
The Aztecs were led in scoring by All-American Jadon Leddy, who scored 26 points on 9 of 12 shooting.
SDSU started the game on a 10–0 run and never looked back. By the 8th minute, SDSU led 28–12, with the Lady scoring 15 of the Aztecs’ first 28 points.
By the 6:44 mark of the first half, SDSU had increased its lead to 18 points behind 6 of 10 shooting from the three-point stripe.
At halftime, SDSU increased the lead to 45–21 with SDSU shooting 51% from the field and 47% from three-point range, making 7 of 15 attempts. Lady leads all scorers with 17 points in the first half.
Coming out of halftime, SDSU picked up where they left off as Darian Trammell hit a 3-pointer to increase the lead to 48–21. Trammell was the Aztecs’ second leading scorer with 18 points.
The Aztecs finished with a season-high 13 3-pointers, making 13 of 26 attempts for the game.
SDSU will play UConn in a Sweet 16 game in the East Regional on Thursday in Boston, Massachusetts. The Huskies are the #1 seed in the East Region, the defending national champions, and the team looking to beat SDSU in the 2023 national title game.
SDSU will enter the game with a 24-9 record, while UConn will come in with a 33-3 mark.
