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SPOKANE, Wash. -- Jordan Mathews missed a couple of shots early in No. 14 Gonzagas game against San Diego State.The guys said keep shooting, Mathews said.So he did.Mathews scored 17 points, going 5 of 7 on 3-pointers, and the Bulldogs beat San Diego State 69-48 while holding the Aztecs to 28 percent shooting Monday night.We executed our game plan, made them do what we wanted them to do, Mathews said.Zach Collins added 15 points and Nigel Williams-Goss 10 for Gonzaga (2-0) in the ESPN College Hoops Marathon game.Trey Kell and Jeremy Hemsley each had 14 points for San Diego State (1-1).The teams, which last played in 2010, have been among the most successful in the West in recent years. But on this night the Aztecs had trouble scoring, making only 16 of 56 shots and going long periods without a basket.Weve been working on that zone for a while, Mathews said about Gonzagas defense. It makes it really hard for anybody to score on us.Gonzaga won despite shooting just 39 percent.The defense was awesome, coach Mark Few said. They were flying around and anticipating, helping each other.Mathews is a graduate transfer from California who did not arrive on campus until September.On game night he raises his game up, Few said.San Diego State coach Steve Fisher thought the Aztecs hurt themselves.We lost our mental capacity to think at the offensive end, Fisher said.Everything we did was too fast, he added. It looked like we were trying to score 10 points in one possession, and you cant do that. We helped do ourselves in.The Aztecs made only five of their first 21 shots and fell behind 23-12.Mathews had a dunk and a 3-pointer during a 9-0 run to lift Gonzaga to a 34-17 lead.Gonzaga led 36-21 at halftime after holding the Aztecs to 20 percent shooting. They did not have a field goal in the final 6:27 of the first.We played a team tonight that is just as good as any team in the country, Fisher said. So in order for us to hang tough, you have to be able to shoot better than 20 percent.After San Diego State got within 10, Mathews sank a trio of 3-pointers in the span of a couple of minutes to push Gonzagas lead to 45-29.The Zags followed that with a 16-0 run, getting three baskets from Collins, for a 61-31 lead. The Aztecs were scoreless for more than 9 minutes, missing 11 shots from the field, and did not threaten again.POLL IMPLICATIONSSan Diego State was receiving votes in The Associated Press Top 25, but likely will get fewer now. ... Gonzaga has been No. 14 for two straight weeks and might move up.NO ASSISTSSan Diego State did not have an assist in the first half and wound up with only five in the game on 16 field goals. Gonzaga had 16 assists.BIG PICTURESan Diego State: The Aztecs came in with three straight victories in Spokane, beating Gonzaga in 2010 and winning two NCAA Tournament games here in 2014. But they couldnt muster much offense against the Zags.Gonzaga: A good early-season test for the Bulldogs, who proved they can beat a strong defensive team. Their 2010 loss to San Diego State was only their fifth home loss in the McCarthey Athletic Center since it opened in 2004.UP NEXTSan Diego State hosts San Diego Christian on Wednesday.Gonzaga hosts Bryant on Friday. NFL Jerseys China . He said Tuesday thats a big reason why he is now the new coach of the Tennessee Titans. Whisenhunt said he hit it off quickly with Ruston Webster when interviewing for the job Friday night. Nike NFL Jerseys Outlet . 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The SEC leads all conferences with 12 players on the list.The list includes 22 offensive tackles, 20 offensive guards, 17 defensive tackles and 11 centers. It can be trimmed or enlarged during the regular season as players emerge or drop out of play.The Outland Trophy winner is chosen from three finalists who are a part of the annual FWAA All-America Team. The FWAA All-America Committee, after voting input from the entire membership, selects a 26-man first team and eeventually the three Outland finalists.ddddddddddddCommittee members, then by individual ballot, select the winner. Only interior linemen on offense or defense are eligible for the award; ends are not eligible.SEC players on the 2016 Outland Trophy watch listPlayerSchoolPositionMontravius AdamsAuburnDTAvery GennesyTexas A&MOTDavon GodchauxLSUDTMartez IveyFloridaGAlex KozanAuburnGEthan PocicLSUCGreg PykeGeorgiaGCam RobinsonAlabamaOTDan SkipperArkansasOTBraden SmithAuburnGJon TothKentuckyCDylan WiesmanTennesseeG ' ' '