The San Diego State Aztecs men’s basketball team won their eighth game of the season after rallying to defeat UC Irvine 63-62 at Viejas Arena on Saturday, Dec. 9th.
SDSU (8-2) entered the game ranked No. 25 in the country after coming off their loss against Grand Canyon University on Tuesday. UCI (6-4) has taken two losses in a row, most recently falling to Utah State 79-69 last Saturday on Dec. 2.
Coming off of the bench, Jay Pal led the Aztecs in scoring with 15 points. Reese Waters led the team in rebounds with 12 and Micah Parrish led the team in assists with 3.