SDSU Downs UCSD In Season Opener, 59-40

White, Spain key Aztecs to win over Gauchos.

Billy White
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Nov. 15, 2008

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SAN DIEGO --(AP) Billy White scored 15 points and Kyle Spain added 14 to lead San Diego State to a 59-40 win over UC San Diego in the season opener for both teams on Saturday.

San Diego State, which trailed 21-19 at halftime, went ahead for good when Tim Shelton scored consecutive baskets and D.J. Gay hit a 3-pointer for a 26-21 lead less than two minutes into the second half.

The Aztecs have won all 10 games against its Division II opponents, winning the previous nine by an average margin of nearly 26 points. The outcome was the closest since 1969 when San Diego State won by five points.