Aztecs get their swagger back, rout Oregon at Players Era Festival
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LAS VEGAS — Maybe Michigan is just that good. For all the hand-wringing and soul searching after a 40-point thumping by the Wolverines on Monday night in the opener of the Players Era Festival, perhaps the best therapy for San Diego State came Tuesday night as they walked onto the Michelob Ultra Arena floor and looked up at the scoreboard from the previous game: Michigan 102, No. 21-ranked Auburn 72. The Aztecs were tangling with Ducks instead of Wolverines. How hard could this be? And it wasn’t, building a 24-point lead in the second half and riding it to a 97-80 win against Oregon that saved their Thanksgiving and, perhaps, their season. Oregon, which lost to Auburn by 11 on Monday, isn’t...