National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
San Diego St. 78, Nevada 57
When: 10:00 PM ET, Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Where: Lawlor Events Center, Reno, Nevada
Officials: # Eric Curry, # Verne Harris, # Mark Whitehead
Attendance: 7924

No. 25 San Diego State 78, Nevada 57:
Chase Tapley scored 17 points and Jamaal Franklin added 14 points and seven rebounds as the visiting Aztecs dominated the Wolf Pack in the second half.

After shooting 35.6 percent in its last three games, San Diego State (15-4, 3-2 Mountain West) shot 54.4 percent against the Wolf Pack and ended the game on a 34-13 run.

Malik Story scored 17 points and Jerry Evans Jr. had 14 points and seven rebounds for Nevada (10-8, 1-3), which has lost four of its last five games. The Wolf Pack were outrebounded 38-29 and shot 23.8 percent (5-of-21) from 3-point range.

Nevada’s Devonte Elliott tied the game at 44 with 14:58 remaining, but San Diego State quickly took control and led by 16 after Tapley hit a 3-pointer with 7:13 to play.

San Diego State, which scored nine first-half points in its 58-45 loss to Wyoming on Saturday, outscored the Wolf Pack 39-19 in the second half. Aztecs guard JJ O’Brien chipped in 12 points.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Aztecs PG Xavier Thames, who missed two of his last four games with a lower back strain, scored eight points and made two 3-pointers. … San Diego State has held five of its last seven opponents to 37.5 percent or less from the floor . …Nevada G Deonte Burton, who entered the game averaging 22 points in conference play, was held to 12 points on 2-of-11 shooting.
Top Game Performances
 
San Diego St.   Nevada
Chase Tapley 17 Scoring Malik Story 17
Jamaal Franklin 5 Assists Deonte Burton 6
Winston Shepard 8 Rebounds Jerry Evans Jr. 7
J.J. O'Brien 4 Free Throws Made Deonte Burton 7
Jamaal Franklin 4 Steals Deonte Burton 2
DeShawn Stephens 2 Blocks Jordan Burris 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
San Diego St. 78 54.4 6-19 10-16 15 34 4 6 14
Nevada 57 34.5 5-21 14-18 12 24 2 7 14