San Diego (6-2)
San Diego State (5-2)
Viejas Arena (12,414)  •  San Diego, Calif.  •  7 p.m. PT
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SAN DIEGO – San Diego will take a short bus ride east to take on San Diego State on Wednesday at 7 p.m. PT in Viejas Arena.
 
The Toreros (6-2) have won four of their past five games and are coming off a 74-70 win against Long Beach State. The Aztecs (5-2) have won three of their past four matchups and defeated Illinois State 75-65 this past Saturday.
 
The game will streamed on Facebook Live with Ari Wolfe (play-by-play), Doug Gottlieb (color analyst) and Kristen Balboni (sideline) on the call.  Jack Cronin will call the radio broadcast on ESPN 1700AM. Live statistics will be available via USDToreros.com.
 
LAST TIME OUT
• Olin Carter III scored a team-high 21 points and San Diego shot 52 percent in the second half to earn a 74-70 victory against Long Beach State this past Saturday night at the Jenny Craig Pavilion.
 
• Carter III has scored in double-digits in every game this season and eclipsed the 20-point mark for the fourth time this year. Carter III made his biggest impact midway through the second half when he went on a 11-2 run himself, and drew a charge on the defensive end, to erase a two-point deficit and put the Toreros in front 47-43 with 13:09 to play.
 
• USD sealed the victory by converting each of its final 10 free throws over the last 5:21 of the game.
 
• After a slow start offensively, the Toreros found their rhythm and finished the game at 45 percent from the field and 40 percent from 3-point range – including a 6-for-10 clip during the second half.
 
• Tyler Williams and Isaiah Pineiro contributed 17 points apiece, and Isaiah Wright added 11. Williams matched his career high of five 3-pointers in a game on 5-of-8 shooting.
 
•  Pineiro was one rebound shy of a double-double, leading the team with nine. Wright distributed a team-high six assists.
 
• With the absence of starting center Yauhen Massalski due to injury, the Toreros needed significant contributions from its bench and they delivered. Andrew Ferguson helped spark USD's offense early in the first half when he entered the game and knocked down a 3-pointer then found Pineiro on a baseline cut to the basket for a dunk on the following offensive possession.
 
• With the Toreros holding on to a four-point lead, Finn Sullivan knocked down a 3-pointer with 4:29 remaining to put USD in control down the stretch.

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ALL-TIME SERIES VS. SAN DIEGO STATE
• USD is 18-31 all-time against the Aztecs and are 1-2 in the past three meetings. The Toreros most recent victory against SDSU was a 53-48 decision on Dec. 6, 2015, when the teams played at Petco Park.
 
• USD's last victory at the Aztecs home court was on Dec. 9, 2000, when the Toreros earned a 55-52 victory.
 
HOT STARTS FOR PINEIRO AND CARTER III
• Isaiah Pineiro led the Toreros in scoring in four of the first six games and Olin Carter III has led the team in three contests.
 
•  Pineiro is averaging 21.3 points and 8.1 rebounds per game. He is also averaging 2.9 assists and 1.6 steals per game. Pineiro is shooting 53 percent from the field and 36 percent from 3-point range.
 
• Carter III is averaging 17.6 points per game and is shooting 50 percent from the field. He has been one of USD's most dangerous shooter from behind the arc, connecting on 38 percent of his 3-point attempts. Carter III is also contributing 2.5 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game.
 
WRIGHT HEATING UP
• Wright started the season well but has excelled in the past three games against Jackson State, at Ole Miss and against Long Beach State. He shot 46 percent from the field, 35 percent from 3-point range, and averaged 17.7 points, 5.7 assists, 3.3 rebounds and 1.7 steals during those three contests.
 
• Wright is contributing 12.1 points, 5.0 assists, 4.0 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game on the season.
 
NUMBERS UP FOR MASSALSKI
• Yauhen Massalski increased nearly every offensive and defensive numbers through the first six games this season. He was averaging 8.2 points, 8.2 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 1.5 blocks and is shooting 70 percent from the field. (2017-18 » 4.2 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 1.3 bpg, 65 FG pct.)
 
•  Massalski was limited to three minutes of playing time in the Toreros seventh game of the season at Ole Miss due to injury. His status is currently "day-to-day."
 
BALANCED PLAY BY WILLIAMS
• Tyler Williams does a little of everything for the Toreros on both sides of the floor. He is averaging 7.8 points, 4.8 rebounds and 3.6 assists. He holds a 4.8 assists to turnover ratio.
 
EFFICIENCY IS KEY FOR FLORESCA
• Through the first six games of the season, Alex Floresca was one of the Toreros most efficient players. He was averaging 6.2 points and 3.3 rebounds in 16.0 minutes per game. He shot 71 percent (15-of-21) from the field and was 3-of-5 (60 percent) from behind the arc.
 
• His minutes have significantly increased with the injury to Massalski and has averaged 27.5 minutes in the past two games. On the season, Floresca is averaging 5.6 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game in 18.9 minutes.
 
FINISHING STRONG
• USD has outscored opponents 338-273 during the second half this season. The Toreros are shooting 49 percent from the field and 42 percent from 3-point range during second halves this season. They are holding opponents to 44 percent from the field and 30 percent from behind the arc.
 
NARROW DEFEATS ON THE ROAD
• USD's two losses this year have been by a combined 10 points and both coming on the road. The Toreros dropped a 66-63 decision at Washington and fell 93-86 at Ole Miss.