Four players scored in double figures to help No. 24 San Diego State pull away in the second half for a 74-57 home win over cross-town rival San Diego on Saturday.Florida Atlantic transfer Nick Boyd led the Aztecs (6-2) with 17 points, while Miles Byrd and Jared Coleman-Jones each added 13. Freshman Pharaoh Compton came off the bench to tally 12 points.Bendji Pierre tallied 17 points in a reserve role for the Toreros (3-6), who struggled to make shots against San Diego State’s typically tough defense. San Diego hit just 30.9 percent from the field, including a 6-of-32 performance from 3-point range, and committed 16 turnovers. Kjay Bradley Jr., who leads San Diego in scoring this season at 16.8 points per game, managed only seven points and committed eight turnovers.The Toreros took a 35-33 lead with 18:40 left in the game via two foul shots from Deven Dahlke before the Aztecs began to take control. Byrd and Boyd hit layups on consecutive possessions to put them ahead for good.Boyd canned a 3-pointer to cap an 11-2 run that made it 44-37 with 15:31 remaining. From there, the margin grew to as many as 18 points down the stretch as San Diego State went from making 37.1 percent of its field goals in the first half to 51.6 after halftime.
No. 24 San Diego State uses balanced attack to roll past San Diego
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