Jan. 12, 2011
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SAN DIEGO -
No. 6 San Diego State-UNLV Postgame Notes in PDF Format
Final Score: No. 6/6 San Diego State 55, UNLV 49
Records: San Diego State: 18-0, 3-0 MWC; UNLV 13-4, 1-2 MWC
Next Game: Saturday, Jan. 15, at New Mexico | The Pit | 3 p.m. PT | CBS College Sports/Channel 4 San Diego | AM 600 KOGO
TOP NOTES
* San Diego State head coach Steve Fisher won his 400th career game. Of his 400 victories, 216 have come at SDSU.
* SDSU owns the longest active winning streak in the nation at 18. Duke lost at Florida State earlier tonight.
* San Diego State is one of four undefeated teams in the nation (No. 6 San Diego State: 18-0, No. 2 Ohio State: 17-0, No. 3 Kansas: 16-0, No. 4 Syracuse: 17-0).
* Kawhi Leonard (17) and Malcolm Thomas (16) combined to grab 33 rebounds... It's the first time that the Aztecs have ever had two, 15-plus rebounders in a game... The duo outrebounded the entire UNLV team, 33-31.
* The Aztecs led at halftime, 28-26. San Diego State has now won 23 straight when leading at halftime.
TEAM NOTES
* No. 6 San Diego State improves to 18-0, its best start in 90 seasons of basketball.
* The 18-game winning streak is the longest in program history.
* San Diego State is the only 18-0 team in the country and the 18 victories are the most in Division I.
* The Aztecs have won...
...27 straight vs. unranked teams at any location.
...25 straight home games vs. unranked teams.
...13 straight home games overall.
...8 straight over Mountain West foes, with just two coming at home.
* San Diego State is 3-0 to open Mountain West play for the first time since 2007-08 and for just the second time in the 12-year history of the league.
* SDSU held UNLV to its lowest scoring output of the season. The Rebels' previous low was 62 vs. UC Santa Barbara.
* San Diego State held the Rebels to just 1-of-18 shooting from beyond the 3-point line, their lowest (5.6 percent) of the season.
* The game was played in front of a sold-out crowd (12,414), marking the sixth sellout of the season and 14th in the history of Viejas Arena. SDSU has sold out six of eight games this year.
SERIES NOTES
* San Diego State has now defeated UNLV three straight times, marking the third time the Aztecs have accomplished the feat (2006, 2009, 2011).
* San Diego State has outrebounded UNLV in seven straight meetings by a combined margin of 272-207.
* SDSU has won 10 of the last 14 meetings and 12 of the last 18 overall.
* The Aztecs have won six of the last eight vs. the Runnin' Rebels at Viejas Arena.
PLAYER NOTES
* Kawhi Leonard (15 points, 17 rebounds, 4 assists, 9-of-10 FT's) - Posted his 11th double-double of the season and his 28th of his career... His double-double is his third in his last four outings... Leonard is now averaging 14.3 points and 15.5 rebounds per game in his four career games against UNLV... Grabbed a season-high 17 rebounds... He now has six career games with 15 or more rebounds... Tied a career high with nine free-throws.
* Malcolm Thomas (14 points, 16 rebounds, 2 blocks) - Record his fifth double of the campaign and his 15th of his career... All five double-doubles have come in the last eight games... Tied his career high with 16 rebounds... Now has two career games as an Aztec with 15 or more rebounds.
* Billy White (10 points) - Notched his 52nd career double-figure scoring performance and first since scoring 11 vs. UC Santa Barbara on Dec. 18... His two three-point field goals matched his career high.