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SAN DIEGO -- The San Diego State Aztecs didnt pay much attention to Alabama States record.They just knew that a fourth straight loss would have been nightmarish for a program not used to faltering badly.Malik Pope scored 16 points and the San Diego State Aztecs breezed to a 73-41 victory against the Hornets on Monday night to snap a three-game losing streak.The Aztecs (5-4) needed a laugher after losing at Loyola and Grand Canyon, and at home to Arizona State.They got it against the Hornets (1-8) by jumping to a 10-0 lead in the first four minutes. They were up 42-22 at halftime.It feels a lot better after you find a way to get a victory, coach Steve Fisher said. It doesnt matter who you play, it feels good to win.Zylan Cheatham and Montaque Gill-Caesar scored 11 apiece while Dakarai Allen had 10 for the Aztecs.I think it was a step in the right direction to say the least, Cheatham said. Coach Fisher definitely challenged us, definitely. Wanted us to bounce back pretty much and like I said he challenged us and we stepped up. Weve got a long way to go.It just seemed like it was a different feeling in the locker room. Guys were just so anxious, so ready. Not to say that we werent for any other game, but we executed, we made the right plays, and we played for each other.Pope said SDSU is not known to be like a losing team. So, were just as hurt as everybody else and we just had to get back to the grind and fix what was broken. So thats what were trying to do, making progress, so when we go to Hawaii, were just going to keep this momentum going and go from there.Its all about being hungry. You dont get anything you dont deserve, Pope added.Point guard Jeremy Hemsley, SDSUs leading scorer at 17 points per game, sat out with a right foot injury. He would have been available in an emergency. Forward Matt Shrigley started in his place and scored five points.Torloft Thomas led the Hornets with 14 points.The Hornets knew it would be a tough game.They took us out of everything we were trying to do, coach Lewis Jackson said. We got down and they were long and athletic. This gives us something to build on, but they moved the ball well, they ran their sets, they executed well. It was a tough night for us.BIG PICTUREAlabama State: The Hornets only victory this season was 76-67 against Cal State Fullerton in the Global Sports Classic in Las Vegas on Nov. 26. Coming into Monday night, theyd been outscored by an average of 80-65.San Diego State: After playing two games in three days, the Aztecs will take off 10 days for final exams.STATSThe Hornets made only 15 of 60 shots (25 percent).Youre not going to be very competitive shooting that percentage, Jackson said.Each team had 15 turnovers.UP NEXTAlabama State plays at Tennessee State on Wednesday night.San Diego State faces Southern Miss on Dec. 22 in its opening game in the Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic in Honolulu. Stan Smith Sneakers Wholesale .Y. - Rob Manfred was promoted Monday to Major League Baseballs chief operating officer, which may make him a candidate to succeed Bud Selig as commissioner. Nike Cortez Store . A forerunning sled crashed into the worker Thursday at the Sanki Sliding Center. The unidentified worker broke both legs and was airlifted to a nearby hospital. http://www.cheapshoesstorewholesale.com/air-max-90-online-outlet.html . 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The euphoria of the Bulldogs finals win in Perth was tempered by the powerful image of an injured Lin Jong in tears on the bench after playing what may be his last game for the AFL club.The midfielder suffered a serious right shoulder injury during the second quarter after landing on it when caught in a heavy tackle by Jeremy McGovern.Club doctors quickly ruled him out of the rest of the match and the distressed 23-year-old appeared to also believe his season was over - unlike his teams - when TV cameras captured the painful image of him being consoled by a trainer.Jong had six possessions up to the 13-minute mark of the second quarter when he was injured.It might be his last match for the club given he is out of contract and being pursued by Gold Coast and Collingwood, but he was desperate to be part of the Bulldogs campaign in Thursday nights 47-point elimination final win in front of a stunned crowd of 42,079 at Domain Stadium.dddddddddddd.The Bulldogs had already rolled the dice with recently injured players including captain Easton Wood, Jackson Macrae, Jordan Roughead and Tom Liberatore but it paid off.Next week the Bulldogs play the loser of Hawthorn and Geelong while the Eagles season is over. 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