SAN JOSE — San Diego State and Cal’s men’s basketball matchup on Saturday night at SAP Center could truthfully be described as the Adversity Bowl.
One team barely made it to the arena before tipoff. The other had to cancel shootaround after a rim was about six inches short of regulation height.
Those circumstances created a first-half rock fight that would have made old-school basketball fans proud. San Diego State led 25-16 at halftime after making the game’s first 3-pointer with 44 seconds remaining in the first half.