National Basketball Association
UNLV 82, San Diego St. 75
When: 10:00 PM ET, Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Where: Viejas Arena, San Diego, California
Officials:
# David Hall, # John Higgings, # Randy McCall
Attendance:
12414
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No. 23 UNLV 82, No. 14 San Diego State 75: Anthony Marshall recorded season highs of 20 points and eight rebounds as the visiting Rebels knocked off the preseason favorites in the Mountain West Conference.
Bryce Dejean-Jones contributed 14 points and Khem Birch had 12, including two key putbacks in the final 2:31, for the Rebels (15-3, 2-1 MWC).
Jamaal Franklin had 27 points and seven rebounds for the Aztecs (14-3, 2-1), who fell to 8-1 at home this season. Winston Shepard had a breakout game for San Diego State as the 6-8 freshman forward scored a season-high 18 points, finishing 10-for-12 from the free throw line.
The Rebels shot 57.6 percent from the floor in the first half and took a 48-42 lead into the locker room. Marshall helped out by scoring nine first-half points, nearly matching his season average (9.1).
The Rebels pushed the lead to 10 with 16:47 remaining, but San Diego State went on a 12-0 run and went ahead 63-60 on Shepard’s jumper with 9:53 left. The teams traded leads until UNLV scored second-chance points on three consecutive possessions to go ahead 80-75 with 25 seconds left.
GAME NOTEBOOK: UNLV’s leading scorer, 6-8 freshman forward Anthony Bennett, had a season-low nine points. He watched the final minutes from the bench, along with last season’s leading scorer, Mike Moser. … The Rebels entered the game third in the nation in assists (18.4) and eighth in rebounding (42.5). They finished with 15 assists and 43 rebounds. … The Aztecs came in shooting 35.9 from 3-point range this season. They were 3-for-19 (15.8).
Top Game Performances
UNLV |
|
San Diego St. |
Anthony Marshall 20 |
Scoring |
Jamaal Franklin 27 |
Anthony Marshall 5 |
Assists |
Winston Shepard 5 |
Anthony Marshall 8 |
Rebounds |
Jamaal Franklin 7 |
Anthony Marshall 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Winston Shepard 10 |
Anthony Marshall 1 |
Steals |
James Rahon 2 |
Khem Birch 5 |
Blocks |
Skylar Spencer 3 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
UNLV
|
82 |
51.6 |
4-13 |
12-17 |
15 |
41 |
6 |
1 |
12 |
San Diego St.
|
75 |
38.8 |
3-19 |
20-27 |
7 |
28 |
5 |
7 |
5 |