Aztecs D takes the air out of Wyoming, hot shooting pushes win streak to 6

Whether it was knocking down open 3 pointers and finding open teammates, or swatting shots and picking pockets, Miles Byrd’s effort on both ends mirrored the dominance by the San Diego State Aztecs in a 74-57 win over the Wyoming Cowboys on Wednesday night at Arena-Auditorium.

SDSU (12-4, 6-0 Mountain West) held a Wyoming (11-6, 2-4) team that had been averaging 90.5 points at home to just 24.1% shooting from the field in the first half and a season-low 30.9% for the game. Meanwhile the Aztecs’ offense shot 50% (28 of 56) and knocked down 41.9% from downtown.

Advertisement

Byrd had 12 points with a team-best four assists and two blocks along with a steal, while Reese-Dixon Waters scored a game-high 13 points on 3-for-5 shooting beyond the arc and Tae Simmons added 10 points off the bench.

Don’t look now, but that’s now five games in a row that the Aztecs have had with their veteran guard duo of Byrd and Dixon-Waters both scoring in double-figures. The effect has helped rise the tide across the entire offense, with SDSU shooting 49.3% from the field as a team over the stretch.

About the only thing that didn’t go the Scarlet and Black’s way was Byrd leaving the game with just under two minutes remaining after appearing to jam his taped thumb on his right hand on a defensive play, and Sean Newman Jr. leaving in the second half with an issue with his foot.

The Aztecs took advantage of a nine-plus minute first half stretch after the midway mark where their offense caught fire and defensive pressure knocked their opponents unbalanced, turning a 1-point deficit into a 13-point edge.

Advertisement

While Wyoming was going 1-for-15, five different players contributed to a 23-6 surge as the mix of inside and outside offense kept things rolling for the side in scarlet uniforms. Dixon-Waters knocked down a pair of triples to go with a mid-range pull up, while Simmons got a couple of buckets in transition to go with a pair of made free-throws.

Were it not for the Cowboys making five…

Source link : https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/aztecs-d-takes-air-wyoming-034920971.html

Author :

Publish date : 2026-01-15 03:49:00

Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.