Sport | Men's basketball |
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First meeting | December 8, 1962 San Diego State 68, San Diego 49 |
Latest meeting | November 20, 2019 San Diego State 66, San Diego 49 |
Next meeting | TBD |
Statistics | |
Meetings total | 51 |
All-time series | San Diego State leads, 32–19 |
Largest victory | San Diego, 73-45 (1999) San Diego State, 77-49 (2010) |
Longest win streak | San Diego State, 9 (2006–2014) |
Current win streak | San Diego State, 1 (2019–present) |
The City Championship is an American men's college basketball rivalry game between the Aztecs of San Diego State University and Toreros of the University of San Diego. The winner of the game becomes City Champions. [1] [2] [3]
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.
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.
Date | Site | Winning team | Losing team | Series | Notes | |||
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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.
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