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Fresno State hosted San Diego State in a game that went back and forth but it was the Aztecs who pulled it out:

Fresno State men lose to San Diego State
Aztecs thrive on second chances to sneak home with late victory.
Marek Warszawski
he Fresno Bee
November 23, 2009

Most of the time, it's a good thing when the other team shoots an air ball.

Monday night at the Save Mart Center before an announced 8,041, the opposite was true.

San Diego State's Billy White scored 22 points, none bigger than an easy putback with 2 minutes, 2 seconds remaining after he snuck behind Fresno State's zone defense and corralled a teammate's air ball.

The Aztecs' 15 to 8 edge on the offensive glass, including White's six offensive boards, was the biggest reason why Fresno State coach Steve Cleveland was left trying to make sense of a 62-58 nonconference loss.

"You've got to get a body on people, but it would've been nice to see the ball hit the rim," Cleveland said. "At the end of the day, it's three or four offensive rebounds that really hurt us..."

Go here for the remainder.

Nick Jezierny has a feature on 'slumping Thomas' -- no known relation to 'doubting Thomas' -- in today's Idaho Statesman. We have to believe that AT will turn it around.

Fields, Shaw and Kraemer is not a Reno law firm but Nevada's senior class and each is getting the job done as Chris Murray/Reno Gazette-Journal reports today.

Scott Ficklin has a post rating the WAC teams to date at his TrueBlueA site.

The Refraction-ers give Idaho State the special treatment in their latest issue. Shawn Harrison/Herald-Journal previews the contest as the Aggies are thankful to be off the road.

Ferd Lewis/Honolulu Advertiser has more and new details on Coach Bob Nash's contract. It's patience -- not panic time -- for Hawaii hoops per Coach Nash. Dayton Morinaga/Honolulu Advertiser has the story. Brian McInnis/Honolulu Star-Bulletin also has the story plus a Bill Amis update.

GAMES: Boise State plays at Eastern Washington tonight. New Mexico State is at Cal; State Fullerton. Utah State hosts Idaho State and Idaho welcomes Sacramento State.