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San Diego State Basketball: 2019-20 keys vs Nevada in regular season finale

By John Vaccaro

SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 11: Matt Mitchell #11 of the San Diego State Aztecs cuts a piece of the net after defeating New Mexico Lobos 82-59 in a game at Viejas Arena on February 11, 2020 in San Diego, California. San Diego State Aztecs moves to 25-0 for the season and clinched a share of the Mouintain West Championship. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 11: Matt Mitchell #11 of the San Diego State Aztecs cuts a piece of the net after defeating New Mexico Lobos 82-59 in a game at Viejas Arena on February 11, 2020 in San Diego, California. San Diego State Aztecs moves to 25-0 for the season and clinched a share of the Mouintain West Championship. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images) /
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SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 01: Malachi Flynn #22 of the San Diego State Aztecs (Photo by Kent Horner/Getty Images)
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 01: Malachi Flynn #22 of the San Diego State Aztecs (Photo by Kent Horner/Getty Images) /

Make Better Decisions

One thing I noticed a little bit during the game against UNLV and even more during the Colorado State game is that San Diego State was making too many bad decisions on the offensive end. The most glaring issue against CSU was the way that San Diego State was forcing up shots on the fast break. Malachi Flynn, Matt Mitchell, KJ Feagin, and Jordan Schakel all tried to attack on the fastbreak situations where they were outnumbered and all it led to was poor shots, missed layups, a charge, and more turnovers.

The other problem was that when Colorado State started to get hot, it gave them the opportunity to set up their defense and SDSU struggled to attack that defense for long stretches. As CSU’s lead extended in the first half, the Aztecs started to force contested shots too early in the shot clock to try and get themselves in a rhythm, but all it really did was make it easier for CSU to defend them.

Against Nevada, the Aztecs could run into the same issues. The Wolf Pack boasts some of the best 3-point numbers on both the offensive and defensive ends of the floor. If they get hot, then SDSU could once again be in a  situation where they have to attack a set defense while the score is moving in the wrong direction. If they make the same poor decisions in Reno on Saturday, then it is going to be tough for them to keep pace against a Nevada team that can certainly score points.

SDSU needs to keep its composure, play their game, and make the right decisions to secure the best record in the Mountain West.