DIAMOND HEAD CLASSIC

December 22-25, 2012

(Honolulu, Hawai’i) Game 12 of the Diamond Head Classic, the finals, will see the winner of game 6, San Diego State (11-1), playing the winner of game 8, Arizona (11-0). Game time is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. HST on Tuesday December 25, 2012. Merry Christmas!

In the new US national rankings - San Diego State moves from 18 up to 17 and Arizona moves from 4 to 3.

Hotly contested 1st half has Arizona up by two at 29-27.

State is lucky it's so close given to the fact that they have turned the ball over 10 times to Arizona's three.

State has picked up their play in the 2nd half and have taken the lead.

11:00 to go in the 2nd half and San Diego State leads 48-47.

10:30 - team trade buckets - 50-49 for SD State

7:50 - tied at 54

6:26 - tied at 58

3:30 - 62-61 for Arizona

3:10 - 64-62 for SD State

2:42 - 64-62 for SD State - offensive foul on SD State, Arizona ball

2:16 - 65-64 for Arizona thanks to a huge three from Kevin Parrom

1:15 - Two foul shots makes it 66-65 SD State

:59.9 - Deshawn Stephens fouls out for SD State - Soloman Hill at the line for two for Arizona. Hill misses the first

Time-out SD State - Hill has one more shot to come.

Hill ties it at 66.

SD State brings it up the floor - misses their shot, gets their own board. Then is fouled with :31.4 on the clock. SD State going to the line for two.

Jamaal Franklin misses the first - makes the second.

:27.7 - Time-out Arizona - SD State leads 67-66

:13.1 - Foul on SD State - Arizona's Mark Lyons at the line for two. Makes the first and ties the game at 67.

SD State calls a time-out. Lyons has more more to come from the charity stripe.

Lyons makes the second shot.

Nick Johnson blocks what appears to be a wide open lay-up by Chase Tapley. Loose ball recovered by Arizona and the horn sounds to end the game.

Arizona wins it and goes to 12-0 - first time since 1988. San Diego State sees their 11-game win streak end.