D.J. Gay, Billy White lead No. 6 SDSU to 20th straight win

By Bernie Wilson

Associated Press

Published: Wednesday, Jan. 19 2011 10:23 p.m. MST

San Diego State's Kawhi Leonard, left, steals the ball from Air Force's Michael Lyons, leading to a basket during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in San Diego, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011.

Lenny Ignelzi, Associated Press

SAN DIEGO — D.J. Gay scored 20 points and Billy White had 10 of his 12 during a decisive 13-3 run, and No. 6 San Diego State beat Air Force 68-55 on Wednesday night to extend the country's longest active winning streak to a school-record 20 games.

The Aztecs (20-0, 5-0 Mountain West) remain one of Division I's three unbeaten teams. They are off until a showdown at conference rival and ninth-ranked BYU next Wednesday night.

Tom Fow scored 21 points for Air Force (10-7, 1-3).

Sophomore forward Kawhi Leonard had 10 points and 10 rebounds for SDSU, his 13th double-double this season and 30th of his career.

Air Force stuck around long enough to make the Aztecs to earn it, which they did over the final 7½ minutes. The Falcons got consecutive 3-pointers from Fow and Derek Brooks to pull to 48-44 before suddenly going cold.

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