Jan. 22, 2007
SAN DIEGO - SAN DIEGO STATE GAME NOTES | SDSU BROADCAST FLIP CARD | UNLV GAME NOTES
San Diego State (13-6/2-3 MWC) at UNLV (16-4/3-2 MWC)
Television
Versus (formerly OLN). Tim Neverett (play-by-play), Craig Ehlo (analysis).
Channel Listings: San Diego Cox Cable 65, San Diego Time Warner Channel 41, DirecTV 608, Dish Network 151.
Radio
XX Sports Radio 1090-AM and 105.7-FM. Ted Leitner (play-by-play) will call the action. Pregame coverage begins 30 minutes prior to tip-off with Jack Cronin serving as host.
Aztecs Complete Challenging Two-Game Road Swing; Travel to Sin City to Face No. 17 RPI Team, UNLV
Less than 72 hours after returning home from facing 13th-ranked Air Force, San Diego State (13-6 overall/2-3 MWC) faces its second consecutive top 20 RPI team when the Aztecs travel to Sin City to face UNLV (16-4/3-2 MWC).
Game time is set for 7 p.m. PT and the contest will be televised nationally on Versus.
On Saturday, the Aztecs saw their two-game winning streak snapped at Air Force by losing 56-51. The Aztecs led in the final minute of the game, but were unable to snap the Academy's 25-game homecourt winning streak (now 26) and 49-1 record in its last 50 home games (now 50-1).
The Aztecs held Air Force to just 39 percent shooting from the field and to 56 total points, 17 points below their average, but couldn't overcome their own 39.6 percent field goal percentage, including 3-for-20 (15.0 percent) from three-point range.
Junior center Jerome Habel came off the bench to score 15 points on 7-of-9 field goal shooting. He has scored in double figures in consecutive games for the first time in his career. Senior guard Brandon Heath overcame a two-point first half to end the contest with 15 points, seven rebounds and three assists. The John Wooden Award candidate, who recorded his 44th consecutive double-digit scoring game, tied for team high honors in all three categories. Sophomore forward Lorrenzo Wade also added 11 points and seven rebounds for the Aztecs.
SDSU lost despite committing a season-low nine turnovers and owning advantages in both turnovers (9-11) and rebounds (32-31). It marked the first time in eight games this season that the Aztecs lost a game when owning an advantage in both categories. In fact, San Diego State is now 39-7 (80.6 percent) under Steve Fisher era when leading in both categories. The loss also snapped a 15-game winning streak when holding opponents to less than 60 points.
The Aztecs encounter their second consecutive juggernaut at home, as UNLV has won eight straight games at the Thomas & Mack Center this season, is 10-1 in 2006-07 and has won 18 of their last 21 home games dating back to last season (one of those losses is to San Diego State).
Tuesday marks the 40th meeting between the schools with UNLV owning a 28-11 series lead. SDSU owns a school-best three-game win streak against the Rebels, having swept UNLV last season, winning 83-67 in San Diego, 81-70 in Las Vegas and 63-60 in Denver.