National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
San Diego St. 66, Boise St. 53
When: 10:00 PM ET, Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Where: Taco Bell Arena, Boise, Idaho
Officials: # Larry Spaulding, # Eric Curry, # Randy McCall
Attendance: 6145

SAN DIEGO STATE 66, BOISE STATE 53: Jamaal Franklin had 18 points and 12 rebounds and the No. 23 Aztecs remained tied for first place in the Mountain West Conference with a dominant win over the host Broncos.

When the teams met last month in San Diego, Boise State lost 58-56 when Thomas Bropleh missed a wide-open 3-pointer at the buzzer. This time the Aztecs led by 16 at halftime and cruised to their third straight win.

San Diego State (23-6, 9-4 Mountain West) shot 50 percent from the field and closed the first half on a 14-4 run to draw clear of Boise State (13-15, 3-10), which remains tied for last in the MWC with Air Force.

Derrick Marks scored 13 points and Anthony Drmic added 10 for the Broncos, who trailed by 21 with eight minutes left and made only two of their 16 3-point attempts.

San Diego State, which is looking to close the regular season with two road wins for the first time since 1977, outrebounded the Broncos 30-25. Tim Shelton and Chase Tapley added 11 points apiece.

The Aztecs, who are tied for first with New Mexico, one game ahead of UNLV, finish the regular season at TCU on Saturday.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Franklin, who had 31 points and a career-high 16 rebounds in the Aztecs’ 74-66 victory over Colorado State on Saturday, is 20 of 22 from the free throw line over his last two games. … Boise State dropped to 11-5 at home. The Broncos are 1-10 on the road. … Marks moved past Trent Johnson into eighth on the all-time freshman scoring list at Boise State. … The Aztecs matched a season low with 31.3 percent shooting in their game against the Broncos last month.
Top Game Performances
 
San Diego St.   Boise St.
Jamaal Franklin 18 Scoring Derrick Marks 13
Jamaal Franklin 3 Assists Derrick Marks 2
Jamaal Franklin 12 Rebounds Kenny Buckner 6
Jamaal Franklin 6 Free Throws Made Anthony Drmic 6
LaBradford Franklin 1 Steals Derrick Marks 2
N/A Blocks Jarrell Crayton 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
San Diego St. 66 50.0 4-13 18-23 7 30 0 4 12
Boise St. 53 40.8 2-16 11-25 6 25 2 4 11
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