It has been no secret that the San Diego State Aztecs have been shooting poorly behind the 3-point line this season.
Entering the Footprint Center in Phoenix, SDSU had shot 29.3% from three-point land — good for 311th in the country.
Against the Saint Mary’s Gaels (10-3), the Aztecs (7-3) flipped the script, shooting 7-of-10 from downtown to down the Gaels 63-53 in a much-needed quality win against a nonconference opponent.
The win qualifies as an early Quad 2 win (with the potential flip to Quad 1) in KenPom rankings, something SDSU needed pretty badly after losing to Michigan and USC.