GAMEDAY Mens Basketball
San Diego State 82, Nevada-Las Vegas 71
(AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
By BERNIE WILSON
AP Sports Writer
SAN DIEGO - Adam Seiko scored all 18 points on 3-pointers and Matt Bradley added 17 points for No. 25 San Diego, the Mountain West Conference front-runner that beat UNLV 82-71 for its third straight win and seventh in eight games.
The Aztecs (20-5, 11-2 MWC) buried the Runnin' Rebels in a blizzard of 3-pointers and slam dunks, including during a 14-0 run midway through the first half, to sweep the season series and top UNLV the fifth straight time. Keshad Johnson scored 11 of his 14 points in the game's first 6 1/2 minutes and Nathan Mensah had 11 points and 11 rebounds.
Elijah Harkless scored 24 for UNLV (16-9, 5-8) before fouling out with 2:05 to go. Keshon Gilbert added 19 for the Runnin' Rebels, who didn't get their first assist until two minutes into the second half.
SDSU led by 23 points with 7:45 to play before the Rebels cut the gap. The Aztecs made 12 of 28 3-pointers overall and 7 of 19 in the first 20 minutes, when they dominated from the opening tip and led 43-23 at halftime.
SDSU opened the game with alley-oop slam dunks by Mensah and Johnson, with Lamont Butler assisting on both, and then began raining 3s on the Runnin' Rebels.
Seiko and Micah Parrish opened the 14-0 run with 3-pointers before the Aztecs showed a strong inside game with three straight slam dunks by Butler, Mensah - who converted a 3-point play - and Bradley to take a 30-11 lead.
Johnson's early points included a 3-pointer and a steal, after which he went coast-to-coast for a layup. Seiko had three 3-pointers in each half.
BIG PICTURE
UNLV: The Runnin' Rebels, who lost 76-67 at home to SDSU on Dec. 31, didn't have an assist in the first half.
San Diego State: The Aztecs should solidify their spot in The Associated Press Top 25 after winning 63-61 at Utah State on Wednesday night and then easily handling UNLV. SDSU held on against Utah State after blowing most of a 16-point halftime lead.
February 11, 2023
| UNLV | ||||||||||||
| Player | Pos | Min | FG-FGA | FT-FTA | 3P-3PA | OR-TR | Ast | Blk | Stl | TO | PF | Pts |
| V. Iwuakor | F | 20 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| E. Harkless | G | 29 | 5-12 | 11-13 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 24 |
| L. Rodriguez | G | 27 | 0-8 | 3-4 | 0-6 | 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| K. Gilbert | G | 26 | 7-12 | 5-5 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 19 |
| E. Parquet | G | 20 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| S. Nowell | 23 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| D. Muoka | 20 | 5-6 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | |
| J. Webster | 17 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| J. McCabe | 16 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Totals | 198 | 22-54 (.407) |
21-26 (.808) |
6-22 (.273) |
10-23 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 71 | |
| San Diego State | ||||||||||||
| Player | Pos | Min | FG-FGA | FT-FTA | 3P-3PA | OR-TR | Ast | Blk | Stl | TO | PF | Pts |
| N. Mensah | F | 24 | 4-7 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 7-11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| K. Johnson | F | 22 | 6-9 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 1-4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 14 |
| L. Butler | G | 25 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 1-5 | 3-7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 |
| M. Bradley | G | 24 | 6-8 | 2-2 | 3-5 | 0-4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 17 |
| D. Trammell | G | 23 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| A. Seiko | 24 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 6-10 | 0-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 18 | |
| M. Parrish | 23 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | |
| J. LeDee | 20 | 2-5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
| A. Arop | 9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| E. Saunders | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 197 | 31-60 (.517) |
8-12 (.667) |
12-28 (.429) |
18-42 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 23 | 82 | |
