City Championship

City Championship
Sport Men's basketball
First meeting December 8, 1962
San Diego State 68, San Diego 49
Latest meeting November 11, 2016
San Diego State 69, San Diego 59,
Next meeting TBD
Statistics
Meetings total 48
All-time series San Diego State leads, 30–18
Largest victory San Diego, 73-45 (1999)
San Diego State, 77-49 (2010)
Longest win streak San Diego State, 9 (2006–2014)
Current win streak San Diego State, 1 (2016–present)

The City Championship is an American men's college basketball rivalry game between the Aztecs of San Diego State University and Toreros of the University of San Diego. The winner of the game becomes City Champions.[1][2][3]

Background

Founded in 1897, San Diego State University (SDSU) is a public research university in the California State University system. The San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team is a member of the Mountain West Conference. The University of San Diego (USD), founded in 1949, is a private, Roman Catholic university, whose Toreros men's basketball team is a member of the West Coast Conference.

History

The first game between SDSU and USD was in the 1962–63 college basketball season.[4] SDSU won 68-49 at home in Peterson Gym. USD's first win in the series was on January 22, 1965, an 89-85 victory at Peterson Gym.[5]

The series has been played most recently annually since the 1998–99 season, on a home-and-home basis alternating between the SDSU Cox Arena (now Viejas Arena) in seasons beginning with even years and the USD Sports Center (now Jenny Craig Pavilion) in seasons beginning with odd years.[5] As of the 2014–15 season, SDSU has won 9 consecutive games in this series.

The most recent matchup took place on neutral ground at Petco Park, home of the San Diego Padres, as part of the first ever Bill Walton Basketball Festival. The City Championship game was played on December 6, 2015 after a week of events including high school contests, corporate play, and physical education classes. The hardwood court was placed between home plate and third base, additional seating was added on the north and east sides of the court. The Toreros had a strong first half, outscoring the Aztecs 31-13. In the second half, the Aztecs came back strong, but the Toreros were able to hold on for a final 53-48 score.

Results

Date Site Winning team Losing team Series Notes
112-08-1962 San Diego, CA San Diego State       68 San Diego 49 SDSU 1–0
212-06-1963 San Diego, CA San Diego State       70 San Diego 69 SDSU 2–0
31-22-1965 San Diego, CA San Diego       89 San Diego State 85 SDSU 2–1 2 OT
412-16-1965 San Diego, CA San Diego       54 San Diego State 47 Tied 2–2
512-15-1966 San Diego, CA San Diego State       55 San Diego 50 SDSU 3–2 OT
612-09-1967 San Diego, CA San Diego State       69 San Diego 59 SDSU 4–2
72-20-1969 San Diego, CA San Diego       72 San Diego State 65 SDSU 4–3
82-3-1970 San Diego, CA San Diego State       70 San Diego 67 SDSU 5–3
91-26-1971 San Diego, CA San Diego State       97 San Diego 82 SDSU 6–3
101-25-1972 San Diego, CA San Diego State       87 San Diego 69 SDSU 7–3
112-27-1973 San Diego, CA San Diego       78 San Diego State 67 SDSU 7–4
122-25-1975 San Diego, CA San Diego State       84 San Diego 61 SDSU 8–4
1312-19-1975 San Diego, CA San Diego State       78 San Diego 69 SDSU 9–4
1412-08-1976 San Diego, CA San Diego       67 San Diego State 63 SDSU 9–5
1512-04-1979 San Diego, CA San Diego State       67 San Diego 58 SDSU 10–5 OT
1612-02-1980 San Diego, CA San Diego State       60 San Diego 52 SDSU 11–5
1712-10-1981 San Diego, CA San Diego State       41 San Diego 36 SDSU 12–5
1812-09-1982 San Diego, CA San Diego State       47 San Diego 45 SDSU 13–5
191-05-1984 San Diego, CA San Diego State       61 San Diego 47 SDSU 14–5
2012-06-1984 San Diego, CA San Diego State       57 San Diego 53 SDSU 15–5
2112-14-1985 San Diego, CA San Diego       81 San Diego State 64 SDSU 15–6
2212-11-1986 San Diego, CA San Diego       83 San Diego State 67 SDSU 15–7
2312-19-1987 San Diego, CA San Diego       76 San Diego State 53 SDSU 15–8
2412-06-1989 San Diego, CA San Diego State       85 San Diego 75 SDSU 16–8
2511-27-1990 San Diego, CA San Diego       75 San Diego State 74 SDSU 16–9
2611-22-1991 San Diego, CA San Diego       60 San Diego State 57 SDSU 16–10
2712-01-1992 San Diego, CA San Diego       85 San Diego State 60 SDSU 16–11
2812-02-1995 San Diego, CA San Diego       69 San Diego State 65 SDSU 16–12
2912-08-1996 San Diego, CA San Diego State       87 San Diego 70 SDSU 17–12
3012-19-1998 San Diego, CA San Diego       52 San Diego State 51 SDSU 17–13
3112-04-1999 San Diego, CA San Diego       73 San Diego State 45 SDSU 17–14
3212-09-2000 San Diego, CA San Diego       55 San Diego State 52 SDSU 17–15
3312-05-2001 San Diego, CA San Diego       72 San Diego State 67 SDSU 17–16
341-08-2003 San Diego, CA San Diego State       78 San Diego 72 SDSU 18–16
3512-03-2003 San Diego, CA San Diego State       66 San Diego 63 SDSU 19–16
3612-01-2004 San Diego, CA San Diego State       83 San Diego 63 SDSU 20–16
3711-30-2005 San Diego, CA San Diego       90 San Diego State 80 SDSU 20–17
3811-29-2006 San Diego, CA San Diego State       79 San Diego 76 SDSU 21–17
3911-19-2007 San Diego, CA San Diego State       69 San Diego 64 SDSU 22–17
4012-06-2008 San Diego, CA San Diego State       57 San Diego 46 SDSU 23–17
4112-02-2009 San Diego, CA San Diego State       69 San Diego 62 SDSU 24–17 OT
4212-11-2010 San Diego, CA #14 San Diego State       77 San Diego 49 SDSU 25–17
4312-07-2011 San Diego, CA San Diego State       74 San Diego 62 SDSU 26–17
4412-15-2012 San Diego, CA #18 San Diego State       72 San Diego 56 SDSU 27–17
4512-5-2013 San Diego, CA #24 San Diego State       65 San Diego 64 SDSU 28–17
4612-4-2014 San Diego, CA #13 San Diego State       57 San Diego 48 SDSU 29–17
4712-6-2015 San Diego, CA San Diego        53 San Diego State 48 SDSU 29–18
4611-11-2016 San Diego, CA San Diego State       69 San Diego 59 SDSU 30–18

San Diego State victories are shaded in ██
San Diego victories shaded in ██.
Numbers with (#) indicate a team's Associated Press Top 25 rank at the time of the games.

References

  1. http://usdtoreros.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/120513aaa.html
  2. http://www.goaztecs.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/113004aaa.html
  3. http://www.goaztecs.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/112706aaa.html
  4. Drooz, Alan (November 22, 1991). "USD, SDSU Hoping to Take Big First Step". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
  5. 1 2 "Series history" (PDF). San Diego State Basketball 2014-15 Men's Basketball Game Notes: Game 7. San Diego State University. December 2, 2014. p. 3.
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