San Diego State routs St. Katherine College

Sophomore forward Winston Shepard scored a career-high 21 points and Dwayne Polee had 19 points and 12 rebounds as No. 20 San Diego State overwhelmed St. Katherine College 118-35 on Friday night for its ninth straight win.

SDSU (10-1) finished a three-game stretch against outmanned teams. The competition gets considerably tougher when coach Steve Fisher's Aztecs open Mountain West Conference play at Colorado State on Wednesday and then visit No. 16 Kansas on Jan. 5.

The 83-point win was San Diego State's largest victory margin since moving to Division I in 1970-71.