No. 23 San Diego State beats Cal Baptist 81-75 after nearly blowing 19-point lead
AP
Dec 12, 2024
SAN DIEGO (AP) Miles Byrd scored 19 points and made two highlight-reel plays for No. 23 San Diego State Aztecs, which blew most of a 19-point lead before beating California Baptist Lancers 81-75 Wednesday night for its fourth straight win.
Byrd made a no-look bounce pass to Magoon Gwath for a slam dunk and a 54-45 lead with 14:40 to go. A few minutes later, Byrd stole a pass and went in for a dunk to make it 66-49.
The Lancers cut it to 77-73 on Javonte Johnson’s 3-pointer with two minutes left, but Nick Boyd made a bank shot and Byrd hit two free throws to seal the win.
Boyd added 16 points and played with a bandage over his left eye after getting elbowed by AJ Braun midway through the first half. Gwath and Miles Heide each scored 10 for the Aztecs (7-2).
Dominique Daniels Jr. scored 22 points for the Lancers (5-5). Kendal Coleman added 13 and Adam Moussa 10.
California Baptist: The Lancers beat Fresno State 86-81 in double overtime on Nov. 28 during a holiday tournament but couldn't beat another Mountain West school on Wednesday.
San Diego State: The Aztecs were facing the Lancers for the first time and have now played all 25 California Division I teams.
Boyd was elbowed by Braun with 9:36 left in the first half. Braun was called for a flagrant foul and Boyd made the second of two free throws to put the Aztecs ahead 22-21, and the Lancers never got the lead back.
San Diego State shot 52.9% from 3 while Cal Baptist shot 36.4% from behind the arc.
Cal Baptist visits Middle Tennessee on Monday. San Diego State plays California in San Jose on Dec. 23.
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1st Half
CABP
Lancers
33
SDSU
Aztecs
40
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Kendal Coleman vs. Magoon Gwath (Lancers gains possession)
19:47
Miles Byrd shooting foul (Kendal Coleman draws the foul)
19:47
+1
Kendal Coleman makes regular free throw 1 of 2
1-0
19:47
+1
Kendal Coleman makes regular free throw 2 of 2
2-0
19:34
Miles Byrd misses two point dunk
19:32
AJ Braun defensive rebound
19:20
Sam Silverstein turnover (traveling)
19:02
+2
Magoon Gwath makes two point jump shot
2-2
18:46
Dominique Daniels Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Nick Boyd steals)
18:41
Miles Byrd turnover (lost ball) (Adam Moussa steals)
18:25
Kendal Coleman misses two point hook shot
18:23
Magoon Gwath defensive rebound
18:15
+3
Nick Boyd makes three point jump shot (Jared Coleman-Jones assists)
2-5
17:46
+2
AJ Braun makes two point layup (Kendal Coleman assists)
4-5
17:25
Magoon Gwath misses two point jump shot
17:23
Sam Silverstein defensive rebound
17:15
+3
Kendal Coleman makes three point jump shot (Adam Moussa assists)
7-5
16:40
Adam Moussa shooting foul (Nick Boyd draws the foul)
16:40
+1
Nick Boyd makes regular free throw 1 of 2
7-6
16:40
+1
Nick Boyd makes regular free throw 2 of 2
7-7
16:23
AJ Braun turnover (traveling)
16:13
Pharaoh Compton offensive foul (Dominique Daniels Jr. draws the foul)
16:13
Pharaoh Compton turnover (offensive foul)
16:02
Kendal Coleman misses three point jump shot
16:00
Nick Boyd defensive rebound
15:53
AJ Braun blocks BJ Davis's two point layup
15:51
AJ Braun defensive rebound
15:39
+3
Dominique Daniels Jr. makes three point jump shot (Adam Moussa assists)
10-7
15:15
+3
Miles Byrd makes three point jump shot (Nick Boyd assists)
10-10
14:58
Dominique Daniels Jr. misses three point jump shot
14:56
Pharaoh Compton defensive rebound
14:46
+2
Nick Boyd makes two point layup
10-12
14:35
Pharaoh Compton personal foul (AJ Braun draws the foul)
14:35
TV timeout
14:14
Official timeout
14:12
+2
Adam Moussa makes two point jump shot
12-12
13:59
+2
Miles Heide makes two point layup (Miles Byrd assists)
12-14
13:40
+3
Dominique Daniels Jr. makes three point jump shot (Bradey Henige assists)
15-14
13:17
Dominique Daniels Jr. shooting foul (Wayne McKinney III draws the foul)
13:17
+1
Wayne McKinney III makes regular free throw 1 of 2
15-15
13:17
+1
Wayne McKinney III makes regular free throw 2 of 2
15-16
13:04
+2
Dominique Daniels Jr. makes two point layup
17-16
12:45
+2
Miles Heide makes two point jump shot
17-18
12:34
+2
Kendal Coleman makes two point hook shot
19-18
12:12
Jonathan Griman personal foul (Magoon Gwath draws the foul)
12:08
Wayne McKinney III misses two point jump shot
12:06
Adam Moussa defensive rebound
11:59
Adam Moussa offensive foul (Wayne McKinney III draws the foul)
11:59
Adam Moussa turnover (offensive foul)
11:59
TV timeout
11:45
Magoon Gwath misses two point jump shot
11:43
Miles Heide offensive rebound
11:40
Magoon Gwath misses three point jump shot
11:38
Tylen Riley defensive rebound
11:09
+2
Tylen Riley makes two point jump shot
21-18
10:41
Magoon Gwath misses two point jump shot
10:39
Tylen Riley defensive rebound
10:28
Bradey Henige misses two point hook shot
10:26
Magoon Gwath defensive rebound
10:06
+3
Magoon Gwath makes three point jump shot (Taj DeGourville assists)
21-21
9:43
Dominique Daniels Jr. misses two point jump shot
9:41
Lancers offensive rebound
9:36
AJ Braun turnover (bad pass)
9:36
AJ Braun flagrant 1 (Nick Boyd draws the foul)
9:36
Official timeout
9:36
Miles Byrd misses flagrant free throw 1 of 2
9:36
+1
Miles Byrd makes flagrant free throw 2 of 2
21-22
9:20
Miles Byrd misses two point layup
9:19
Aztecs offensive rebound
9:16
Dominique Daniels Jr. personal foul (Wayne McKinney III draws the foul)
8:59
+2
Wayne McKinney III makes two point layup
21-24
8:33
Javonte Johnson misses three point jump shot
8:31
BJ Davis defensive rebound
8:15
Jared Coleman-Jones misses two point hook shot
8:13
Lancers defensive rebound
8:13
Demarshay Johnson Jr. personal foul (Javonte Johnson draws the foul)
8:03
Javonte Johnson turnover (bad pass) (BJ Davis steals)
7:59
+2
BJ Davis makes two point layup
21-26
7:25
AJ Braun turnover (lost ball) (BJ Davis steals)
7:25
TV timeout
7:00
+2
Demarshay Johnson Jr. makes two point jump shot
21-28
6:31
BJ Davis shooting foul (Dominique Daniels Jr. draws the foul)
6:31
+1
Dominique Daniels Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2
22-28
6:31
+1
Dominique Daniels Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2
23-28
6:12
Sam Silverstein personal foul (Jared Coleman-Jones draws the foul)
6:12
+1
Jared Coleman-Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2
23-29
6:12
+1
Jared Coleman-Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2
23-30
5:43
Javonte Johnson misses three point jump shot
5:41
Jared Coleman-Jones defensive rebound
5:33
Nick Boyd turnover (bad pass)
5:16
Tylen Riley misses three point jump shot
5:14
Nick Boyd defensive rebound
5:05
+3
Magoon Gwath makes three point jump shot (Nick Boyd assists)
23-33
5:02
Lancers 30 second timeout
4:33
+2
Tylen Riley makes two point layup
25-33
4:22
+2
Nick Boyd makes two point layup
25-35
4:04
+3
Kendal Coleman makes three point jump shot (Adam Moussa assists)
28-35
3:42
+3
Nick Boyd makes three point jump shot (Jared Coleman-Jones assists)
28-38
3:24
Sam Silverstein misses three point jump shot
3:22
Taj DeGourville defensive rebound
3:11
+2
Jared Coleman-Jones makes two point dunk (Taj DeGourville assists)
28-40
2:50
+3
Adam Moussa makes three point jump shot
31-40
2:29
Jared Coleman-Jones misses three point jump shot
2:27
Adam Moussa defensive rebound
2:02
Adam Moussa misses three point jump shot
2:00
Kendal Coleman offensive rebound
1:57
Adam Moussa misses three point jump shot
1:55
Taj DeGourville defensive rebound
1:46
Aztecs 30 second timeout
1:46
TV timeout
1:34
BJ Davis misses three point jump shot
1:32
Lancers defensive rebound
1:20
+2
Dominique Daniels Jr. makes two point jump shot
33-40
1:00
Taj DeGourville misses three point jump shot
0:58
Miles Heide offensive rebound
0:55
Wayne McKinney III misses three point jump shot
0:50
Adam Moussa defensive rebound
0:50
Jump ball. Adam Moussa vs. BJ Davis (Adam Moussa gains possession)
0:50
BJ Davis personal foul (Adam Moussa draws the foul)
0:31
Magoon Gwath blocks Bradey Henige's two point layup
