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San Diego State Game Notes:SDSU beat the spread by 8.0 points. That makes the 12th time this season the Aztecs have beat the spread.The Aztecs have been unlucky 2 times this season in games decided by 5 or fewer points. Since 2006, San Diego State has lost 18 close games.Prior to this game, SDSU played 24 Top 25 opponents in the last 5 seasons with a record of 11-13.SDSU set a season low for steals.Chase Tapley accounted for 34.9% of the team's points.The top two rebounders (Jamaal Franklin and Tim Shelton) accounted for 40.5% of the rebounds.Chase Tapley has led the team in scoring in 10 out of 24 games this season.Jamaal Franklin has led the team in rebounding in 11 out of 24 games this season.Jamaal Franklin has 12 straight double-digit point games.This marks the 8th 20-point game of Chase Tapley's career.Chase Tapley has 18 straight double-digit point games.UNLV Game Notes:UNLV won, but did not cover the spread.The Rebels won this one, but have lost 2 times this season in games decided by 5 or fewer points. Since 2006, UNLV has lost 15 close games.Mike Moser recorded a team season high in steals with 6 and field goals attempted with 20.The top two scorers (Mike Moser and Oscar Bellfield) accounted for 52.3% of the points.The top two rebounders (Mike Moser and Anthony Marshall) accounted for 42.8% of the rebounds.Mike Moser has led the team in scoring 10 times and in rebounding 22 times in 26 games this season.Mike Moser has 7 straight double-digit point games.Oscar Bellfield has 5 straight double-digit point games.Brice Massamba set a career high with 6 field goals made.

Tark was sitting courtside, Flava Flav rolled into the student section and stood just in front of the mammoth life-sized head of UNLV star Mike Moser.

The Rebels led by as much as 13 in the second half, but the game wasn't decided until Justin Hawkins' last-second steal UNLV guard Justin Hawkins gets the ball away from San Diego State guard Xavier Thames to clinch their Mountain West Conference game Saturday, Feb.

Mike Moser scored 19 points and made a key steal that sent No. 14 UNLV past No. 13 San Diego State 65-63 on Saturday.

Jamaal Franklin battles UNLV's Brice Massamba during SDSU's home game last month.

Expect a thriller at Thomas & Mack Center on Saturday as San Diego State travels to meet UNLV in Mountain West action.

By now you should all know what happened the last time these two teams got together.

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Strength and conditioning coach Jason Kabo watches as Carlos Lopez tries out a piece of equipment in the Joel Anthony weight room during the grand opening of UNLV's new basketball practice facility, the $11.7 million Mendenhall Center, Thursday, Jan.

Wyoming's Leonard Washington has been selected as the StatSheet Mountain West Player of the Week for the week ending February 6th.

UNLV guard Oscar Bellfield guards Wyoming's JayDee Luster during an NCAA college basketball game Saturday Feb.

Tied with San Diego State atop the Mountain West Conference standings, the 11th-ranked UNLV Runnin' Rebels are again out on the road this afternoon as they tangle with the Wyoming Cowboys at Arena Auditorium in Laramie.

Since opening Mountain West play with one of the worst shooting performances of his career, UNLV senior point guard Oscar Bellfield has started to find his range.

Jackson hit a three-pointer with 17 seconds remaining to put Baylor on top and added two free throws to give the Bears a 63-60 victory over Texas A&M on Wednesday night.

The popular, homespun coach who put Missouri State on the map with five NCAA tournament appearances and led Saint Louis to three more with a mixture of sharpshooting and tenacious defense known as Spoonball, died Wednesday after a two-year battle with a lung disease.

Single Sign-On: You can use Facebook account to log in to LasVegasSun.com. UNLV forward Quintrell Thomas drives in for a layup against Colorado State during their Mountain West Conference game Wednesday, Feb.

Single Sign-On: You can use Facebook account to log in to LasVegasSun.com. UNLV forward Brice Massamba grabs a rebound from Colorado State forward Greg Smith during their Mountain West Conference game Wednesday, Feb.

Reggie Smith buried a deep 3-pointer that snapped UNLV's offensive funk and gave the Rebels a 22-19 lead with 7:55 left in the first half.

UNLV escaped with two road wins last week to move into a tie for first place in the Mountain West Conference.

The UNLV basketball team's three conference road trips have resulted in a last-second loss, two trips to overtime and countless skipped heart beats for coach Dave Rice.