Shorthanded San Diego State beats Colorado State, remains in first place

For those wondering what San Diego State’s basketball team might look like with a shorter rotation, they got their wish Wednesday night. The 11-man rotation became nine when starters Magoon Gwath and Elzie Harrington were both scratched with injuries. The result: The Aztecs looked pretty much the same as before, rolling to another Mountain West victory, this one 73-50 against Colorado State at soldout Viejas Arena that kept them in first place heading into Saturday’s showdown at second-place Utah State. Gwath’s absence was expected. He has now missed three games with a hip injury, although coach Brian Dutcher has...