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MBK: Aztecs Handle Shockers, 83-69


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SAN DIEGO -- Billy White scored 11 points during a 21-3 run in the second half and the San Diego State Aztecs (No. 19 ESPN/USA Today, No. 17 AP) beat Wichita State 83-69 on Saturday night to remain undefeated.


White finished with 24 points while Kawhi Leonard had 16 points and 12 rebounds for the Aztecs, who are 8-0 for the third time in their 90-year history. They also opened with eight wins in 2006-07 and 1984-85. Leonard, a sophomore, has six double-doubles this year and 23 in his career. D.J. Gay had 14 and Malcolm Thomas 12.

David Kyles scored 18 for Wichita State (5-2), which had won four straight coming in. Toure' Murry had 11.

The game was part of the Mountain West-Missouri Valley Challenge.

Wichita State got six straight points from Murry early in the second half, four during a 7-0 run, to take a 47-46 lead with 14:43 left. That was the Shockers' last lead.

San Diego State scored the next 14 points in a span of 1 minute, 7 seconds, to go ahead 60-47. White started the run with a three-point play, followed by Leonard's three-point play and a fastbreak layup by White.

White was intentionally fouled by Gabe Blair, and the referees mistakenly had Leonard take the two free throws, making one. After a review, White went to the line and made both shots. Malcolm Thomas made a shot off the inbounds pass and White had a steal and a slam dunk to finish the run and force the Shockers to call a timeout.

David Kyles made a 3-pointer for the Shockers, their first field goal in 2˝ minutes. Chase Tapley had a fastbreak layup and White banked one in for a 67-50 lead that led to another WSU timeout.

San Diego State used a 9-0 run, capped by Leonard's 3-pointer, to take a 31-24 lead with just more than six minutes left in the first half.

The Shockers gradually closed the gap on 3-point shots by Demetric Williams, Ben Smith and Joe Ragland, cutting the lead to 37-36 at halftime.