Same Old Aztecs

San Diego State did so many things wrong Saturday in its 56-51 loss to No. 13 Air Force, we can't possibly remember them all.
For starters, somebody might want to remind Steve Fisher's kids that, as soon as the refs throw up the jump ball and the clock starts ticking away to open the game, the idea is you're supposed to put the ball in the basket.
We're not sure the Aztecs understand that.
They didn't score their first point Saturday until Jerome Habel made a free throw 6:58 into the game. Thus began a putrid first half in which the Aztecs were 8-for-27 (29.6 percent) from the field and 0-for-10 (0.0 percent) from 3-point territory.
Yet, there they were at the end with a chance to win. But of course, being the Aztecs, that's all it was.
Twice in the final 18 seconds, they missed shots that could have been the difference.
So now, the Aztecs are 13-6, 2-3 in the Mountain West Conference, giving them as many conference losses as they had all last season.
And the most glaring stat of all: San Diego State falls to 1-41 in road games against nationally ranked teams.
But would you expect anything different from the Aztecs?