Coming into Saturday night’s men’s basketball game against the University of Texas-Arlington (1-3), the San Diego State Aztecs (3-1) had played the third toughest schedule among the top 65 teams according to the Sagarin rankings. With UTA’s only win coming against Division III opponent Mary Hardin-Baylor and coming off a 64-36 loss to North Texas, Saturday was an opportunity for SDSU to capture an easy win — something that has eluded them this season after three close games to start the year.
Saturday’s 68-62 Aztec win at Viejas Arena proved to be anything but that as SDSU’s defense had to shoulder the load once again.