Halftime Report
San Jose State has overcome an early deficit to take the lead back in this one. They have a bit of a cushion as they currently lead San Diego State 41-29.
San Jose State came into the game with some extra motivation after the defeat they were dealt the last time these two teams faced off. We’ll see if they’re able to flip the script or if it’ll just be more of the same.
Who’s Playing
San Jose State Spartans @ San Diego State Aztecs
Current Records: San Jose State 10-11, San Diego State 13-5
How To Watch
- When: Tuesday, January 28, 2025 at 10:40 p.m. ET
- Where: Viejas Arena — San Diego, California
- TV: Fox Sports 1
- Follow: CBS Sports App
- Online streaming: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
- Ticket Cost: $3.00
What to Know
San Diego State is 10-0 against San Jose State since March of 2019, and they’ll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. Both will face off in a Mountain West battle at 10:40 p.m. ET at Viejas Arena. Coming in fresh off a victory as the underdog, the Aztecs will stroll into this one as the favorite.
San Diego State is headed into this one after the oddsmakers set last week’s over/under low at 130, but even that wound up being too high. Everything went their way against Nevada on Saturday as San Diego State made off with a 69-50 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Aztecs.
San Diego State can attribute much of their success to Magoon Gwath, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 13 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Taj DeGourville, who scored 14 points.
San Diego State was working as a unit and finished the game with 21 assists. That’s the most assists they’ve posted since back in November of 2024.
Meanwhile, there’s no place like home for San Jose State, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Saturday. They walked away with a 67-58 victory over Wyoming on Saturday.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead San Jose State to victory, but perhaps none more so than Latrell Davis, who went 8 for 11 en route to 22 points plus five rebounds. Davis is trending in the right direction considering he’s improved his point production for three straight games. Sadaidriene Hall was another key player, earning 13 points along with seven rebounds and two blocks.
San Diego State has been performing well recently as they’ve won ten of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. As for San Jose State, their win bumped their record up to 10-11.
San Diego State was able to grind out a solid victory over San Jose State in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, winning 72-64. Will San Diego State repeat their success, or does San Jose State have a better game plan this time around? We’ll find out soon enough.
Odds
San Diego State is a big 14.5-point favorite against San Jose State, according to the latest college basketball odds.
The oddsmakers were right in line with the betting community on this one, as the game opened as a 14.5-point spread, and stayed right there.
The over/under is 136.5 points.
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Series History
San Diego State has won all of the games they’ve played against San Jose State in the last 6 years.
- Feb 27, 2024 – San Diego State 72 vs. San Jose State 64
- Jan 09, 2024 – San Diego State 81 vs. San Jose State 78
- Mar 10, 2023 – San Diego State 64 vs. San Jose State 49
- Jan 28, 2023 – San Diego State 72 vs. San Jose State 51
- Feb 25, 2022 – San Diego State 77 vs. San Jose State 52
- Feb 09, 2022 – San Diego State 72 vs. San Jose State 62
- Feb 10, 2021 – San Diego State 77 vs. San Jose State 55
- Feb 08, 2021 – San Diego State 85 vs. San Jose State 54
- Dec 08, 2019 – San Diego State 59 vs. San Jose State 57
- Mar 02, 2019 – San Diego State 84 vs. San Jose State 56
