San Diego State men’s basketball kicked off its opening round match in the Wooden Legacy with a blowout 89-52 victory over Sacramento State University on Thanksgiving night.
SDSU (4-1) showed no ill effects from the game’s 10:08 p.m. tip off time, scoring the first 12 points and ending the opening half on an 18-3 run to go into the break with a 49-14 lead.
Sac. State (1-4) had a historically bad first half performance, finishing with a tournament record-low 14 points while shooting only 23 percent (6 for 26) from the field and committing nearly as many turnovers (13) as points.