The San Diego State men’s basketball locker room board had a pair of numbers written on it before the game: 77-1 — Gonzaga’s record at home over the past five seasons.
Better make that second number a two, after a signature road win for the 2023-2024 SDSU (11-2) season in the showdown between the last two West Coast teams to play for the National Championship.
Fittingly, the 84-74 Aztecs win was also their second win against the Bulldogs (9-4) in Spokane, Washington, and just the fourth-ever double-digit win by a visitor at McCarthey Athletic Center.
“It was a team effort, but there’s no water flying around, we expected to win,” said assistant coach Dave Velasquez.