National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
San Diego St. 63, UNLV 57
When: 8:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 12, 2011
Where: Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada
Officials: # Mike Littlewood, # Gerry Pollard, # Rick Randall
Attendance: 18557
Where: Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada
Officials: # Mike Littlewood, # Gerry Pollard, # Rick Randall
Attendance: 18557
D.J. Gay scored 20 points β including the go-ahead free throws with 1:03 remaining β and No. 6 San Diego State held off host UNLV 63-57 on Saturday.
Kawhi Leonard had 14 points for San Diego State (25-1, 10-1 Mountain West), which has won five straight overall and 34 in a row against unranked teams.
TreβVon Willis scored 13 points for the Rebels (18-7, 6-5), who fell to 1-5 against Top 25 teams this season.
UNLV was looking for a NCAA Tournament resume-boosting win and nearly got it.
The Runnin' Rebels took their first lead since it was 2-0 when Willis hit a jumper with 3:19 remaining. Gay tied it at 55-55 with a free throw, and added two more that made it 59-57 with 1:03 to play.
Willis had a shot to tie it, but his jumper was off and Malcolm Thomas grabbed the rebound with 51 seconds left as the Aztecs held on.
Top Game Performances
| San Diego St. | UNLV | |
| D.J. Gay 20 | Scoring | Tre'Von Willis 13 |
| D.J. Gay 3 | Assists | Oscar Bellfield 2 |
| Kawhi Leonard 10 | Rebounds | Brice Massamba 6 |
| D.J. Gay 8 | Free Throws Made | Oscar Bellfield 2 |
| Billy White 2 | Steals | Oscar Bellfield 1 |
| Brian Carlwell 1 | Blocks | Quintrell Thomas 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
| San Diego St. | 63 | 42.6 | 3-7 | 20-22 | 7 | 32 | 2 | 4 | |
| UNLV | 57 | 37.9 | 1-15 | 12-19 | 8 | 30 | 2 | 4 |