National Basketball Association
San Diego St. 65, Nevada 56
When: 9:00 PM ET, Friday, March 15, 2019
Where: Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada
Officials:
# Tony Padilla, # David Hall, # Larry Spaulding
Attendance:
17923
By Field Level Media
Devin Watson scored 20 points to lead San Diego State to a 65-56 win over the No. 14 Nevada Wolf Pack in a Mountain West Conference tournament semifinal game on Friday at Las Vegas.
The fourth-seeded Aztecs (21-12) beat the top-seeded Wolf Pack (29-4) for the fourth time in the past five meetings and kept the Wolf Pack from a school-record 30th win.
The Aztecs will play second-seeded Utah State on Saturday for the Mountain West tournament championship, after the Aggies routed third-seeded Fresno State later Friday evening.
Nevada was without second-leading scorer and leading rebounder Jordan Caroline because an Achilles issue that flared up earlier in the day.
The Aztecs watched the Wolf Pack erase a 13-point, second-half deficit and take a 51-49 lead with 7:29 left in the game. But Nevada would go the next seven minutes without scoring and San Diego State would take control.
Jeremy Hemsley tied the game at 51-all and Nathan Mensah's layup put San Diego State up 53-51.
After Cody Martin was called for an offensive foul, Jalen McDaniels' jumper extended the lead to 55-51. McDaniels went to the free-throw line with 1:09 left and made one of two attempts.
Matt Mitchell's free throws with 30.8 clinched the win for the Aztecs.
McDaniels recorded a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds before fouling out.
Cody Martin led the Wolf Pack with 16 points. Tre'Shawn Thurman helped offset the loss of Caroline, recording a double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds.
The Wolf Pack's leading scorer, Caleb Martin, picked up two fouls in the first 64 seconds of the game. He re-entered with 3:11 left in the half but was back on the bench 36 seconds later.
Caleb Martin, averaging 19.6 points per game, didn't score his first point until the 14:43 mark of the second half. His first field goal, a 3-point jumper from the top of the key, cut the Wolf Pack deficit to just 46-43. He finished with eight points.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| San Diego St. |
|
Nevada |
|
Devin Watson 20 |
Scoring |
Cody Martin 16 |
|
Devin Watson 5 |
Assists |
Corey Henson 2 |
|
Jalen McDaniels 10 |
Rebounds |
Tre'Shawn Thurman 11 |
|
Devin Watson 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Trey Porter 4 |
|
Jalen McDaniels 2 |
Steals |
Corey Henson 1 |
|
Aguek Arop 1 |
Blocks |
Trey Porter 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| San Diego St.
|
65 |
42.6 |
6-13 |
13-17 |
11 |
29 |
1 |
3 |
10 |
| Nevada
|
56 |
37.9 |
6-24 |
6-13 |
5 |
36 |
5 |
5 |
12 |
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