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City Championship

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

City Championship
San Diego Toreros
San Diego State Aztecs
SportMen's basketball
First meetingDecember 8, 1962
San Diego State 68, San Diego 49
Latest meetingNovember 20, 2019
San Diego State 66, San Diego 49
Next meetingDecember 7, 2024
Statistics
Meetings total51
All-time seriesSan Diego State leads, 32–19
Largest victorySan Diego, 73-45 (1999)
San Diego State, 77-49 (2010)
Longest win streakSan Diego State, 9 (2006–2014)
Current win streakSan Diego State, 1 (2019–present)
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Background

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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

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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] By the 2014–15 season, SDSU had won 9 consecutive games in the series, the longest win streak in the series.

The 2015 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

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Date Site Winning team Losing team Series Notes
1 12-08-1962 San Diego, CA San Diego State       68 San Diego 49 SDSU 1–0
2 12-06-1963 San Diego, CA San Diego State       70 San Diego 69 SDSU 2–0
3 1-22-1965 San Diego, CA San Diego       89 San Diego State 85 SDSU 2–1 2 OT
4 12-16-1965 San Diego, CA San Diego       54 San Diego State 47 Tied 2–2
5 12-15-1966 San Diego, CA San Diego State       55 San Diego 50 SDSU 3–2 OT
6 12-09-1967 San Diego, CA San Diego State       69 San Diego 59 SDSU 4–2
7 2-20-1969 San Diego, CA San Diego       72 San Diego State 65 SDSU 4–3
8 2-3-1970 San Diego, CA San Diego State       70 San Diego 67 SDSU 5–3
9 1-26-1971 San Diego, CA San Diego State       97 San Diego 82 SDSU 6–3
10 1-25-1972 San Diego, CA San Diego State       87 San Diego 69 SDSU 7–3
11 2-27-1973 San Diego, CA San Diego       78 San Diego State 67 SDSU 7–4
12 2-25-1975 San Diego, CA San Diego State       84 San Diego 61 SDSU 8–4
13 12-19-1975 San Diego, CA San Diego State       78 San Diego 69 SDSU 9–4
14 12-08-1976 San Diego, CA San Diego       67 San Diego State 63 SDSU 9–5
15 12-04-1979 San Diego, CA San Diego State       67 San Diego 58 SDSU 10–5 OT
16 12-02-1980 San Diego, CA San Diego State       60 San Diego 52 SDSU 11–5
17 12-10-1981 San Diego, CA San Diego State       41 San Diego 36 SDSU 12–5
18 12-09-1982 San Diego, CA San Diego State       47 San Diego 45 SDSU 13–5
19 1-05-1984 San Diego, CA San Diego State       61 San Diego 47 SDSU 14–5
20 12-06-1984 San Diego, CA San Diego State       57 San Diego 53 SDSU 15–5
21 12-14-1985 San Diego, CA San Diego       81 San Diego State 64 SDSU 15–6
22 12-11-1986 San Diego, CA San Diego       83 San Diego State 67 SDSU 15–7
23 12-19-1987 San Diego, CA San Diego       76 San Diego State 53 SDSU 15–8
24 12-06-1989 San Diego, CA San Diego State       85 San Diego 75 SDSU 16–8
25 11-27-1990 San Diego, CA San Diego       75 San Diego State 74 SDSU 16–9
26 11-22-1991 San Diego, CA San Diego       60 San Diego State 57 SDSU 16–10
27 12-01-1992 San Diego, CA San Diego       85 San Diego State 60 SDSU 16–11
28 12-02-1995 San Diego, CA San Diego       69 San Diego State 65 SDSU 16–12
29 12-08-1996 San Diego, CA San Diego State       87 San Diego 70 SDSU 17–12
30 12-19-1998 San Diego, CA San Diego       52 San Diego State 51 SDSU 17–13
31 12-04-1999 San Diego, CA San Diego       73 San Diego State 45 SDSU 17–14
32 12-09-2000 San Diego, CA San Diego       55 San Diego State 52 SDSU 17–15
33 12-05-2001 San Diego, CA San Diego       72 San Diego State 67 SDSU 17–16
34 1-08-2003 San Diego, CA San Diego State       78 San Diego 72 SDSU 18–16
35 12-03-2003 San Diego, CA San Diego State       66 San Diego 63 SDSU 19–16
36 12-01-2004 San Diego, CA San Diego State       83 San Diego 63 SDSU 20–16
37 11-30-2005 San Diego, CA San Diego       90 San Diego State 80 SDSU 20–17
38 11-29-2006 San Diego, CA San Diego State       79 San Diego 76 SDSU 21–17
39 11-19-2007 San Diego, CA San Diego State       69 San Diego 64 SDSU 22–17
40 12-06-2008 San Diego, CA San Diego State       57 San Diego 46 SDSU 23–17
41 12-02-2009 San Diego, CA San Diego State       69 San Diego 62 SDSU 24–17 OT
42 12-11-2010 San Diego, CA #14 San Diego State       77 San Diego 49 SDSU 25–17
43 12-07-2011 San Diego, CA San Diego State       74 San Diego 62 SDSU 26–17
44 12-15-2012 San Diego, CA #18 San Diego State       72 San Diego 56 SDSU 27–17
45 12-5-2013 San Diego, CA #24 San Diego State       65 San Diego 64 SDSU 28–17
46 12-4-2014 San Diego, CA #13 San Diego State       57 San Diego 48 SDSU 29–17
47 12-6-2015 San Diego, CA San Diego        53 San Diego State 48 SDSU 29–18
48 11-11-2016 San Diego, CA San Diego State       69 San Diego 59 SDSU 30–18
49 11-30-2017 San Diego, CA San Diego State       66 San Diego 57 SDSU 31–18
50 12-5-2018 San Diego, CA San Diego        73 San Diego State 61 SDSU 31–19
51 11-20-2019 San Diego, CA San Diego State       66 San Diego 49 SDSU 32–19

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

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  1. ^ "Toreros fall 65-64 to #24 SDSU in City Championship - USDTOREROS.COM - University of San Diego Official Athletic Site". usdtoreros.cstv.com. Archived from the original on 2013-12-13.
  2. ^ "San Diego State Goes For Third Consecutive City Championship, Concludes Four-Game Season-Opening Homestand with First of Three Games in Seven Days Against USD". GoAztecs.com. San Diego State University. November 30, 2004. Archived from the original on December 26, 2014. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
  3. ^ "San Diego State Plays Host to City Championship; Aztecs Put 7-0 Record on the Line Against Toreros". GoAztecs.com. San Diego State University. November 27, 2006. Archived from the original on December 26, 2014. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
  4. ^ Drooz, Alan (November 22, 1991). "USD, SDSU Hoping to Take Big First Step". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
  5. ^ a b "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 14, 2014. Retrieved December 6, 2014.
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