March 7, 2009
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UNLV at San Diego State Postgame Notes in PDF Format
Final Score: San Diego State 57, UNLV 49
Records: San Diego State 21-8 overall; (11-5 MWC); UNLV (21-9 overall; 9-7 MWC)
Next Game: at UNLV | Thursday, March 12 | Thomas & Mack Center | The Mtn./CBS College Sports | 2:35 p.m. PT
TEAM NOTES
* San Diego State sweeps the regular-season series with UNLV for just the second time in school history and the first time since 2006 when they won both regular season meetings and the MWC tournament game.
* The Aztecs notch their 21st regular-season victory, matching the most wins during regular season play in SDSU Division I history.
* San Diego State posted its lowest winning score in the 45-game history of the series.
* SDSU posts its 11th Mountain West Conference victory, its second-most in the 10-year history of the league.
* With the win, San Diego State secures the No. 4 seed in next week's Mountain West Conference Championships and will face the same UNLV team for a third time this season.
* Tonight's attedance was 11,553, the highest of the 2008-09 season and the eighth-largest crowd in Cox Arena history.
* San Diego State wins its fourth straight "Senior Night" game.
PLAYER NOTES
* Lorrenzo Wade (15 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists)
Wade reached double figures in scoring for the 17th time this season and for the 14th time in his last 15 games. ... Wade recorded his fifth game with multiple three-point makes. ... It is the first time he has made at least a pair of three-pointers since Jan. 31 at Colorado State when he finished with two.
* Richie Williams (7 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals)
Williams led the team in assists for the 19th time this season. ... The senior had multiple steals for the second straight game and for the 18th time this year. ... SDSU improves to 26-7 in its last 33 games when Williams has at least five assists.
* Matt Thomas (7 points, 3 rebounds)
Thomas connnected on his second and third three-point field goals of the season and first since Jan. 14 at Wyoming. ... Since that game, Thomas had gone 0-for-5 during that 12-game stretch. ... Thomas has just 10 career three-point field goals. ... The last time Thomas made two three-pointers in a game was back on Feb. 16, 2008, at Utah.
* Billy White (2 points, 1 rebound)
White returned to the floor for the first time since Feb. 21 at New Mexico. ... White had missed the last three games due to injury. ... White made his only field-goal attempt of the game and has now made 20 straight field goals.
* Kyle Spain (16 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist)
Spain reached double figures in scoring for the 22nd time this year. ... He has scored in double figures in five straight games. ... Spain connected on at least a trio of three-pointers for the eighth time this season. ... Led the team in scoring for the 15th time this season.
* Tim Shelton (3 points, 12 rebounds)
Shelton tallied 12 rebounds, establishing a new career high. ... Shelton led the team in rebounding for the eighth time this season. ... His double-figure rebounding effort was his third of the season and his career.