Why play defense when you can just outscore people?

That appears to be the new normal for San Diego State’s basketball team, so steeped in defensive history and suddenly better at scoring points than preventing them.

Or so Lamar, a defensive-oriented program, found out Wednesday night at Viejas Arena in an 89-71 Aztecs win that featured 51 first-half points from variety of methods – dunks, layups, bank shots, mid-range jumpers, 3s, free throws, lots of free throws.

The Aztecs had a balanced attack, with six players scoring eight or more points, led by 19 from Miles Byrd to go with five rebounds, four assists, two steals and two blocks. BJ Davis had 16 points on 5 of 8 shooting. Magoon Gwath had 10 points, six rebounds and two blocks. Reese Dixon-Waters had nine points in a season-low 22

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