One way of knowing how good San Diego State basketball coach Brian Dutcher thinks his team might be is to look at his nonconference schedule. The harder it is, the better he thinks they’ll be.

“Heck of a basketball game,” said Coach Brian Dutcher. “I’ve said this is as gritty team. They’ve got a lot of grit about them. They had it again tonight. Got 21 down and found a way to ...