UTSA's second-half rally falls short in loss at San Diego State

UTSA scored just 13 points in the opening half and could not complete a second-half rally, losing 65-56 to San Diego State on Sunday at Viejas Arena in San Diego.  

The Roadrunners (0-2) finished the first half just 6-of-27 shooting (22.2%) with 11 turnovers, falling into a 37-13 hole at halftime. UTSA outscored San Diego State 26-10 in the third quarter to cut the deficit, but the Aztecs (3-0) maintained at least a five-point lead through the final period.  

Damara Allen scored a team-high 13 points with six rebounds for UTSA, while Taylor Ross had 12 points with seven rebounds. Idara Udo and Adriana Robles each scored 10.  

San Diego State shot 50% for the game.  

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UTEP 79, UIW 60 

D’arrae Goodwin netted 16 points and Brandon McCreesh added 13, but UIW (0-3) could not keep pace with hot-shooting UTEP (1-1), losing 79-60 on Sunday at the Don Haskins Center in El Paso.  

The Miners shot 50.9% overall and 37.9% from beyond the arc, while the Cardinals were 39.6% shooting and 25.9% from 3-point range. 

UIW never led as UTEP built a margin as large as 22 points, going up 38-16 late in the first half.  

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