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No. 13 San Diego State beats Wyoming 52-42

LARAMIE, Wyo. — Jamaal Franklin had 12 points and 11 rebounds and No. 13 San Diego State extended its winning streak to 11 games with a 52-42 victory over Wyoming on Tuesday night.

Chase Tapley added 12 points for the Aztecs (18-2, 4-0 Mountain West).

The victory was the 250th at San Diego State for coach Steve Fisher, who is in his 13th season with the Aztecs.

Leonard Washington had 12 points and eight rebounds and Luke Martinez added 11 points for Wyoming (16-4, 2-2).

The Cowboys trailing only 25-22 at halftime behind Washington’s 10 points and five rebounds.

But San Diego State opened the second half with a 16-4 run, keyed by seven points from James Rahon, to open a 41-26 lead with 12:15 to go. Wyoming struggled with its shooting the rest of the game and got no closer than eight points.

San Diego State held the Cowboys to 31 percent shooting from the field (15 of 49), including 23 percent from 3-point range.

The Aztecs shot 51 percent (21 of 41), including going 5 of 11 from 3-point range (45 percent).

During its winning streak, the Aztecs have not allowed any opponent to score more than 70 points. Entering Tuesday night’s game, San Diego State had limited its opponents to 37 percent shooting from the field and 29.9 percent from beyond the 3-point line.

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