Before tip-off, Spartan Ryan Welage was honored as one of the top Sparta scorers in the over 100-year history of the San Jose State program - reaching the 1,000+ point club. He proceeded to manage a hard-earned nine points for the evening, as the Aztec defense played tight on Welage all night.
Before game day, Aztec senior Malik Pope was held out and didn’t make the trip up to San Jose. Pope was caught up in the FBI’s NCAA corruption case and there’s a good chance Pope won’t complete what’s left of his senior year.