The San Diego State Aztecs were tough to watch on offense in the first half of the national championship game.
Things started well, as the Aztecs led 10-6 less than 3 1/2 minutes into the contest.
Then came a lot of ugliness. The Aztecs did not hit another field goal until the 5:26 mark, a drought of 11:08. By that time they were behind 26-17, and they’d go on to trail by as many as 16 before heading into halftime down 36-24.
"We should probably be up 20. We missed three to four layups at the rim and we should be up 20." – Dan Hurley 👀 pic.twitter.com/ysBIFW4IUC
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) April 4, 2023
After shooting just 28.6% (8-of-28) from the field in the first half, the general consensus on Twitter held that SDSU was fortunate to only be down 12.
“I feel good about San Diego State — they can’t play any worse,” CBS Sports analyst Charles Barkley said at halftime.
Fans were not kind to the Aztecs on Twitter. One fan tweeted, “The whiplash going from LSU/Iowa yesterday and both teams shooting the ball well to whatever the heck this game is with San Diego State going 11 minutes without a field goal is like eating at a 5-star restaurant and then eating the next day at a restaurant on Kitchen Nightmares.”
“Is it too late for San Diego State to sign Caitlin Clark?” joked another fan.
Other fans used San Diego State’s bricks as a chance to polish their meme-making skills.
San Diego State's offense: pic.twitter.com/k4csk6P3k2
— Pickswise (@Pickswise) April 4, 2023
The whiplash going from LSU/Iowa yesterday and both teams shooting the ball well to whatever the heck this game is with San Diego State going 11 minutes without a field goal is like eating at a 5-star restaurant and then eating the next day at a restaurant on Kitchen Nightmares
— JaguarGator9 (@JaguarGator9NFL) April 4, 2023
San Diego State forgot how to score the basketball. Not ideal in a Championship Game.#analysis
— Jake Marsh (@PMTsportsbiz) April 4, 2023
San Diego State trying to score on UConn’s defensehttps://t.co/quJr7s4kk6
— Overtime (@overtime) April 4, 2023
The rim San Diego State is shooting at pic.twitter.com/i9BKhK2ElZ
— Ethan (@BuiIt_Different) April 4, 2023
San Diego State going Full Chelsea. Lots of Possession. Tons of shots. Woefully unable to score
— Men in Blazers (@MenInBlazers) April 4, 2023
is it too late for san diego state to sign caitlin clark?
— stoolie memes (@StoolieMemes) April 4, 2023
Honestly, that's as good of a half as you could expect if you're UConn and as bad of a half as you could expect if you're San Diego State.
And it's just a 12-point game. Feels like it should be *much* more than that.
— Brian Rauf (@brauf33) April 4, 2023
It's 36-20, UConn, and it really should be worse. San Diego State has been that bad.
— Zach Braziller (@NYPost_Brazille) April 4, 2023
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