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SAN DIEGO -- With San Diego State leading Savannah State 99-65 with a minute left, the Aztecs student section started chanting One more point!They got it when Valentine Izundu made the front end of a one-and-one with 46 seconds left to finish off a 100-67 victory.We did what we were supposed to do and we did it in nice fashion, San Diego State coach Steve Fisher said.Zylan Cheatham scored 18 points and Matt Shrigley had 15, all on 3-pointers in the first half, to lead the Aztecs on their romp.Max Hoetzel added 15, Jeremy Hemsley 14 and Montaque Gill-Caesar 12 for the Aztecs (4-1), who were playing for the first time in a week following a 77-65 victory against California at Sacramento.Dexter McClanahan scored 13 for Savannah State (2-6).It was nice to see, Fisher said. This is a team that plays at a pace we dont see very often.Savannah State came in averaging 94 points while giving up 104. The Tigers were averaging 17 3-pointers, on 42 attempts, but made only 10 of 38.The Aztecs took 40 3-pointers, making 14.SDSU had 22 assists. Hemsley had nine, with no turnovers.Weve got a group of really good young people who are very unselfish, Fisher said. We were taking too many hard shots. We took a few tonight, but we did a better job of moving the ball and making one more pass to go from a good shot to a better shot and it wins for you.Shrigley made his five 3-pointers in a span of less than seven minutes in the first half, helping the Aztecs take a 43-24 lead. After Shrigley made his fifth shot from behind the arc, Cheatham dribbled the length of the court for a tomahawk dunk.We do that all the time in practice. Take your shot and make your shot, as coach preaches, Shrigley said. Thats what we did the first half.Hitting 100 just means we scored the ball well, Shrigley said. We made our shots.SDSU used a 22-8 run during the final 7:23 to take a 60-32 halftime lead. The Tigers went nearly six minutes without making a field goal, until Robert Kelly hit a 3-pointer with 32 seconds left.BIG PICTURESavannah State: The Tigers dropped to 0-6 away from Savannah, including losses in two neutral-court games. After Thursday nights home game against Georgia Southern, the Tigers will play at No. 23 Oregon on Saturday, at Oregon State on Dec. 11 and at William & Mary on Dec. 19.San Diego State: The Aztecs are as healthy as theyve been all season. They had their second straight home blowout, sandwiched around their victory against Cal.UP NEXTSavannah State hosts Georgia Southern on Thursday.San Diego State plays at Loyola on Sunday. Anthony Sherman Womens Jersey . Denis Coderre, the former federal MP who was elected mayor on Nov. 3, has drawn the ire of some Montreal Canadiens. During last nights game he tweeted: "Hello? Can we get a one-way ticket to (minor-league) Hamilton for David Desharnais please. 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Mathews said the team had been batting on granite to try and get used to extra bounce ahead of the three-Test series beginning on December 26.With Dushmantha Chameera coming back into the team and young Vikum Sanjaya earning his spot, we have got a fairly decent pace attack which can put them under pressure, but we need to score runs as a batting unit, Mathews said ahead of the teams departure for South Africa. Its going to be our main challenge; the boys have worked extremely hard in the past few weeks.Part of that hard work was facing deliveries coming off granite surfaces to try and mimic the conditions in South Africa. The pace the boys are used to, its just the the bounce and the conditions that we need to get used to, Mathews said. We used a lot of granite stuff, especially the batters. When you use a piece of granite, the ball is coming on to you quicker. The granite is laid down on the pitch and you can throw the ball on it so that it comes on quicker.Weve done everything possible to try and counterattack the South African fast bowlers and get used to their conditions. We have about 12 days before we play our first Test on Boxing Day. Well try and use those days to the maximum so that we get things right.Mathews was aiming to break the predominant trend in modern-day cricket, where teams struggle to win away from home. Sri Lanka won a Test series 2-0 in Zimbabwe in October and November but South Africa, who won 2-1 in Australia recently, aare significantly tougher opponents.dddddddddddd When Sri Lanka last toured South Africa, in 2011-12, they lost the three-Test series 1-2.Most of the teams do well and win at home but struggle overseas. It happens to any team but we want to try and achieve some wins overseas and turn the tables, Mathews said. I am confident that my team can do it. We got a good combination where we have five fast bowlers, two experienced spinners and a solid batting order.Sri Lankas batting was boosted by the return of Mathews, who recovered from a leg injury, and Dinesh Chandimal, whose broken hand had healed. They will slot into the middle order along with Kusal Mendis and Dhananjaya de Silva. Mathews hoped that his side would have stability, which he said was a reason for South Africas success.Except for one or two changes, they are pretty much a settled team for the past four-five years, Mathews said of South Africa. They have been going with the same sort of players, maximum 20. They have managed a set combination and now the results are showing. The settled combination is the one that has led to their success today.We are now doing the same, we talked about it a lot. The solution is not to chop and change but be patient with the players.Sri Lanka have a three-day warm-up game in Potchefstroom before the first Test in Port Elizabeth from December 26. The second Test is in Cape Town from January 2 and the third in Johannesburg from January 12, after which the teams play three T20Is and five ODIs. ' ' '