The San Diego State men’s basketball team surged in the second half over the Saint Mary’s Gaels in a 79-54 victory in their first game of the Continental Tires Main Event at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Senior Jaedon LeDee had a game-high 25 points while also collecting eight rebounds. Junior guard Reese Waters recorded 19 points and went 7-of-9 from the field.
The Aztecs’ (3-1) first made field goal was recorded by sophomore forward Elijah Saunders as he followed up LeDee’s missed layup with a putback.
Early in the first half, Saunders had back-to-back blocks at the rim to help keep Saint Mary’s scoreless for the first two minutes of the contest.