Exhale. The game that San Diego State’s basketball team absolutely had to have, it got. The 80-61 Senior Night win at Viejas Arena on Saturday against a beat-up and beat-down Nevada team didn’t change the time or opponent in the Mountain West tournament,
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Boyd scores 18 as San Diego State knocks off Nevada 80-61
San Diego State faces Nevada, looks for 6th straight home win
BOTTOM LINE: San Diego State will try to keep its five-game home win streak intact when the Aztecs face Nevada. The Aztecs have gone 11-3 in home games. San Diego State ranks eighth in the MWC with 12.9 assists per game led by Nicholas Boyd averaging 4.0.
SAN DIEGO STATE 80, NEVADA 61
Turnovers: 8 (Davis 3, Boyd 2, Coleman-Jones, DeGourville, Heide). Steals: 8 (Byrd 3, Davis 2, Boyd, Coleman-Jones, DeGourville). Technical Fouls: None.
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Points spread and betting odds for Saturday's Mountain West Conference game between Nevada and San Diego State
With their post-season lives on the line, San Diego State used a smothering defense and hot shooting to overwhelm Nevada 80-61 at Viejas Arena.
San Diego State will get another chance to strengthen their NCAA tournament resume on Saturday night, hosting Nevada in the finale of the 2024-25 regular season
The San Diego State Aztecs (20-8, 13-6 MWC) aim to build on a five-game home winning streak when they host the Nevada Wolf Pack (16-14, 8-11 MWC) on Saturday, March 8, 2025 at 10:30 p.m. ET. In
UC San Diego and UC Irvine are the top two seeds on the men’s side, and Hawaii and UCI occupy the top two seeds for the women’s tournament. Play begins Wednesday in Henderson, Nevada.
Both the Wolf Pack and Aztecs are coming off losses. Nevada lost to New Mexico, 71-67 in the home finale on Tuesday and UNLV beat San Diego State,74-67, also on Tuesday. The game is scheduled for a 7:30 p.m. tip on Saturday. The game will be televised on FS1 and will be broadcast on the radio at 95.5 FM.
Coleman-Jones 2-6 0-0 5, Heide 5-5 3-5 14, Boyd 7-10 1-1 18, Byrd 3-6 0-1 8, Davis 3-7 2-2 10, McKinney 3-8 1-3 8, Compton 5-7 3-6 13, DeGourville 0-3 0-0 0, Johnson 2-2 0-0 4, Ferrari 0-1 0-0 0, Lawin 0-0 0-0 0, Lopez 0-0 0-0 0, Schwarz 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 30-55 10-18 80.
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