No. 23 San Diego State beats Cal Baptist 81-75 after nearly blowing 19-point lead
SAN DIEGO (AP) Miles Byrd scored 19 points and made two highlight-reel plays for No. 23 San Diego State, which blew most of a 19-point lead before beating California Baptist 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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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Â | Kendal Coleman vs. Magoon Gwath (Lancers gains possession) | Â |
| 19:47 | | Â | Miles Byrd shooting foul (Kendal Coleman draws the foul) | Â |
| 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 | | Â | Miles Byrd misses two point dunk | Â |
| 19:32 | | Â | AJ Braun defensive rebound | Â |
| 19:20 | | Â | Sam Silverstein turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 19:02 | | +2 | Magoon Gwath makes two point jump shot | 2-2 |
| 18:46 | | Â | Dominique Daniels Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Nick Boyd steals) | Â |
| 18:41 | | Â | Miles Byrd turnover (lost ball) (Adam Moussa steals) | Â |
| 18:25 | | Â | Kendal Coleman misses two point hook shot | Â |
| 18:23 | | Â | Magoon Gwath defensive rebound | Â |
| 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 | | Â | Magoon Gwath misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 17:23 | | Â | Sam Silverstein defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:15 | | +3 | Kendal Coleman makes three point jump shot (Adam Moussa assists) | 7-5 |
| 16:40 | | Â | Adam Moussa shooting foul (Nick Boyd draws the foul) | Â |
| 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 | | Â | AJ Braun turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 16:13 | | Â | Pharaoh Compton offensive foul (Dominique Daniels Jr. draws the foul) | Â |
| 16:13 | | Â | Pharaoh Compton turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 16:02 | | Â | Kendal Coleman misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 16:00 | | Â | Nick Boyd defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:53 | | Â | AJ Braun blocks BJ Davis's two point layup | Â |
| 15:51 | | Â | AJ Braun defensive rebound | Â |
| 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 | | Â | Dominique Daniels Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 14:56 | | Â | Pharaoh Compton defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:46 | | +2 | Nick Boyd makes two point layup | 10-12 |
| 14:35 | | Â | Pharaoh Compton personal foul (AJ Braun draws the foul) | Â |
| 14:35 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 14:14 | | Â | Official timeout | Â |
| 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 | | Â | Dominique Daniels Jr. shooting foul (Wayne McKinney III draws the foul) | Â |
| 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 | | Â | Jonathan Griman personal foul (Magoon Gwath draws the foul) | Â |
| 12:08 | | Â | Wayne McKinney III misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 12:06 | | Â | Adam Moussa defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:59 | | Â | Adam Moussa offensive foul (Wayne McKinney III draws the foul) | Â |
| 11:59 | | Â | Adam Moussa turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 11:59 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 11:45 | | Â | Magoon Gwath misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 11:43 | | Â | Miles Heide offensive rebound | Â |
| 11:40 | | Â | Magoon Gwath misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 11:38 | | Â | Tylen Riley defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:09 | | +2 | Tylen Riley makes two point jump shot | 21-18 |
| 10:41 | | Â | Magoon Gwath misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 10:39 | | Â | Tylen Riley defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:28 | | Â | Bradey Henige misses two point hook shot | Â |
| 10:26 | | Â | Magoon Gwath defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:06 | | +3 | Magoon Gwath makes three point jump shot (Taj DeGourville assists) | 21-21 |
| 9:43 | | Â | Dominique Daniels Jr. misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 9:41 | | Â | Lancers offensive rebound | Â |
| 9:36 | | Â | AJ Braun turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 9:36 | | Â | AJ Braun flagrant 1 (Nick Boyd draws the foul) | Â |
| 9:36 | | Â | Official timeout | Â |
| 9:36 | | Â | Miles Byrd misses flagrant free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 9:36 | | +1 | Miles Byrd makes flagrant free throw 2 of 2 | 21-22 |
| 9:20 | | Â | Miles Byrd misses two point layup | Â |
| 9:19 | | Â | Aztecs offensive rebound | Â |
| 9:16 | | Â | Dominique Daniels Jr. personal foul (Wayne McKinney III draws the foul) | Â |
| 8:59 | | +2 | Wayne McKinney III makes two point layup | 21-24 |
| 8:33 | | Â | Javonte Johnson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 8:31 | | Â | BJ Davis defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:15 | | Â | Jared Coleman-Jones misses two point hook shot | Â |
| 8:13 | | Â | Lancers defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:13 | | Â | Demarshay Johnson Jr. personal foul (Javonte Johnson draws the foul) | Â |
| 8:03 | | Â | Javonte Johnson turnover (bad pass) (BJ Davis steals) | Â |
| 7:59 | | +2 | BJ Davis makes two point layup | 21-26 |
| 7:25 | | Â | AJ Braun turnover (lost ball) (BJ Davis steals) | Â |
| 7:25 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 7:00 | | +2 | Demarshay Johnson Jr. makes two point jump shot | 21-28 |
| 6:31 | | Â | BJ Davis shooting foul (Dominique Daniels Jr. draws the foul) | Â |
| 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 | | Â | Sam Silverstein personal foul (Jared Coleman-Jones draws the foul) | Â |
| 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 | | Â | Javonte Johnson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 5:41 | | Â | Jared Coleman-Jones defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:33 | | Â | Nick Boyd turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 5:16 | | Â | Tylen Riley misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 5:14 | | Â | Nick Boyd defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:05 | | +3 | Magoon Gwath makes three point jump shot (Nick Boyd assists) | 23-33 |
| 5:02 | | Â | Lancers 30 second timeout | Â |
| 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 | | Â | Sam Silverstein misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 3:22 | | Â | Taj DeGourville defensive rebound | Â |
| 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 | | Â | Jared Coleman-Jones misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 2:27 | | Â | Adam Moussa defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:02 | | Â | Adam Moussa misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 2:00 | | Â | Kendal Coleman offensive rebound | Â |
| 1:57 | | Â | Adam Moussa misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 1:55 | | Â | Taj DeGourville defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:46 | | Â | Aztecs 30 second timeout | Â |
| 1:46 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 1:34 | | Â | BJ Davis misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 1:32 | | Â | Lancers defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:20 | | +2 | Dominique Daniels Jr. makes two point jump shot | 33-40 |
| 1:00 | | Â | Taj DeGourville misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:58 | | Â | Miles Heide offensive rebound | Â |
| 0:55 | | Â | Wayne McKinney III misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:50 | | Â | Adam Moussa defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:50 | | Â | Jump ball. Adam Moussa vs. BJ Davis (Adam Moussa gains possession) | Â |
| 0:50 | | Â | BJ Davis personal foul (Adam Moussa draws the foul) | Â |
| 0:31 | | Â | Magoon Gwath blocks Bradey Henige's two point layup | Â |
| 0:29 | | Â | Bradey Henige offensive rebound | Â |
| 0:26 | | Â | Bradey Henige turnover (lost ball) (Miles Heide steals) | Â |
| 0:02 | | Â | Nick Boyd misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:01 | | Â | Taj DeGourville offensive rebound | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |