Final
SDSU downs Pitt in Maui; Fisher sets school record
Nov 26, 2014 - 5:23 AM Maui, HI (SportsNetwork.com) - Trey Kell scored 15 points on 7-of-9 shooting and Steve Fisher set a school record for wins as No. 15 San Diego State cruised past Pittsburgh, 74-57, in the semifinals of the Maui Invitational.Fisher has amassed the most victories as a head coach in SDSU history, surpassing the 316 George Ziegenfuss accumulated from 1948-69.
The Aztecs (5-0) led virtually wire-to-wire with a 58.7 percent shooting display and advanced to play No. 2 Arizona in Wednesday's final.
Winston Shepard and Angelo Chol contributed 13 and 10 points, respectively, in the rout.
Pitt (3-2) committed 17 turnovers, shot just 37.7 percent from the floor and only had one player, James Robinson, score in double figures. Robinson netted 17 points on 5-of-12 shooting.
There was no rust for SDSU coming off Monday's double-overtime win over BYU, as the Aztecs connected on 62.5 percent from the field in building a 14-point halftime lead.
Kevin Zabo's 3-pointer in the final minute of the opening half capped a 9-2 run and gave SDSU a 39-25 cushion at the break.
Kell followed up his 12-point first half with a corner 3 out of the break, and Shepard's three-point play stretched the margin to 20.
The closest it got from there was 13.
Game Notes
Pitt came in averaging 73.0 ppg ... The Aztecs won the battle in the paint, 38-20 ... SDSU has won 16 straight games when it has 24 hours or less to prepare for an opponent.
- PITTSBURGH: 57
SAN DIEGO STATE: 74
Final
Nov 26 12:14 AM - PITTSBURGH: 25
SAN DIEGO STATE: 39
Halftime
Nov 25 11:02 PM - PITTSBURGH: 0
SAN DIEGO STATE: 0
1st Half - 20:00
Nov 25 10:16 PM
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