FINAL SHOOTOUT RELEASE- SDSU 76 vs. Hampton 47

ANCHORAGE (Nov. 29) – Powered by a lights-out shooting display from guard D.J. Gay, San Diego State scored the game's first 15 points and went on to a 76-47 rout of Hampton on Saturday night to claim the Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout title.

The Aztecs (5-1) got 20 points, three assists and a pair of steals from Gay, who made his first five three-point shots and finished 6 of 8 from long range. Tournament Most Outstanding Player Kyle Spain, a 6-5 senior forward, managed 17 points, eight rebounds and shot 8 of 8 from the free-throw line.

Hampton (3-3) was led by 15 points from guard Vincent Simpson, but no other Pirate managed more than seven points as the Virginia school shot just 4 of 21 from three-point range.

The Aztecs set Shootout championship-game records for fewest points allowed in a half and largest halftime lead with their 37-16 advantage at the break. The 29-point victory margin was also a title-game record, besting Kentucky's 92-65 win over College of Charleston in 1996.

The Pirates opened with the first two buckets of the second half but would get no closer than a 17-point deficit.

San Diego State senior Ryan Amoroso had five points, eight rebounds and a pair of blocks as he became the first player in the tourney's 31-year history to win two titles. Before transferring to SDSU, Amoroso played for Marquette on their 2005-06 squad, scoring 30 points in the Golden Eagles' championship-game win over South Carolina.

Aztecs coach Steve Fisher also joined an exclusive club, becoming the 12th head coach to win both a Shootout and an NCAA title, along with Jim Boeheim, Denny Crum, Joe B. Hall, Jud Heathcote, Mike Krzyzewski, Lute Olson, Rick Pitino, Dean Smith, Jim Valvano and Roy Williams.

2008 Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout
All-Tournament Team

Ryan Amoroso, San Diego State
Darion Anderson, Northern Illinois
Kenny Barker, Alaska Anchorage
Jordan Brooks, Hampton
Michael Freeman, Hampton
D.J. Gay, San Diego State
Harouna Mutombo, Western Carolina
Phil Nelson, Portland State
Austen Powers, Seattle
Dominic Waters, Portland State
Most Outstanding Player: Kyle Spain, San Diego State

UAA 62, LA TECH 57

ANCHORAGE (Nov. 29) – Senior guard Kenny Barker scored 17 of his game-high 23 points after halftime to lead host Alaska Anchorage to a 62-57 victory over Louisiana Tech in the 7th-place game of the Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout at Sullivan Arena on Saturday.

Sophomore Lonnie Ridgeway added a career-high 13 points for the Seawolves (1-5), who avoided going winless in back-to-back Shootouts for the first just the second time in 31 years (1981 & '82).

Standout guard Kyle Gibson led the Bulldogs (2-4) with 17 points, while 6-10 center Kenneth Cooper was effective on the inside with 15 points on 5-of-9 shooting.

The smaller Seawolves were able to outrebound the Bulldogs by a significant margin, 46-32, including a career-high 11 boards from Barker. The 6-2 senior, who redshirted last year after transferring from arch-rival Alaska Fairbanks, also dished five assists and sank the game-clinching free throws with 8 seconds left.

UAA also used its best three-point shooting of the season (9 of 21, 43 percent) to come back from a 30-29 halftime deficit. Sophomore Kevin White sank both of his trey attempts, while Ridgeway and fellow sophomore guard Brandon Walker were both 2 of 4.

Seawolf center Jeremiah Trueman helped UAA significantly on the interior, totaling a season-high eight rebounds and scoring seven points (3-6 FG).

The victory was UAA's 47th all-time over a Division I opponent, with 29 of those coming in the Shootout.

UAA is off next week before traveling to Fairbanks for the Glacier Classic, Dec. 12-13. The Seawolves will face Virginia State and St. Thomas (Fla.) in those contests.