San Diego State forward Micah Parrish nails a 3-pointer with 2.4 seconds left, providing game-winning points in No. 24 SDSU's 72-69 victory at Viejas Arena
When Ohio State coach Chris Holtmann was trying to decide whether to lobby for the Buckeyes to get into the Maui Invitational, he solicited advice from coaches who had been there.
“My only downside,” Holtmann said, “is I had heard the toll it takes when you get back. That was my only hesitation in doing it — the jet lag and the effect it has on your team when you get back.”The Aztecs experienced it Tuesday night, needing a Micah Parrish corner 3 with 2.4 seconds left to beat UC Irvine 72-69 in what is known in the business as “buy game,” meaning the Aztecs paid the visitors in the mid-five figures to play at Viejas Arena without a return date next season.The No.
SDSU coach Brian Dutcher talked in the days after returning from Maui about his deep concern for this game, seeing the effects of last week on his team in practice and knowing that the Anteaters had already gone to No. 21 Oregon and led by 27 before winning 69-56.The Aztecs compensated for a lack of sharpness with an elevation of effort, forcing turnovers on UCI’s first three possessions and four of the first five.
The game plan was to exploit SDSU’s size advantage — UCI typically plays with one big and four guards — by pounding the ball inside. And they did, with Nathan Mensah scoring 18 points.
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