Utah State’s Ian Martinez sailed down the lane and ran over Miles Byrd, but the officials called a block – much to the chagrin of soldout Viejas Arena. It was Byrd’s fifth foul, and he went to the bench. Martinez scored on the play and got one free throw, which he made to cut it to 65-61.

Utah State rallied to take down SDSU after Aztecs fail to gain momentum in second half. The San Diego State Aztecs hosted

Allen was back practicing with the team this week and will be a game-time decision when Utah State visits No. 20 San Diego State on Saturday, head coach Jerrod Calhoun said. “He’s made a great comeback, a really good seven-to-10 days,” the coach said.

Series history: SDSU leads 20-10 and is 10-1 at Viejas Arena. The last four home meetings have been by an average of 17.5 points, including 86-67 last season.

The Utah State Aggies hadn’t beaten a top-25 team on the road since 1991. They hadn’t beaten San Diego State on the road since ′98. And it didn’t look like any of that would change, as they fell behind by 18 points at Viejas Arena early on Saturday.