Jan. 15, 2005
Final Stats
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Brandon Heath had a career-high 37 points and Marcus Slaughter added 17 Saturday night to lead San Diego State to an 81-73 win against UNLV.
Heath had 23 of his points in the second-half as the Aztecs (8-7, 2-0 Mountain West Conference) built a 12-point lead. Chris Manker added 13 points.
San Diego State has won two straight road games to begin the conference season undefeated, and has won three straight overall.
UNLV (7-7, 0-2) pulled within three, 61-58, with 9:18 to play after a 10-0 run that was sparked by a pair of 3-pointers from Michael Umeh.
But San Diego State was never rattled and Heath was perfect on 11 attempts from the free-throw line down the stretch.
Manker hit a trio of 3-pointers in a span of 2:40 midway through the first half, helping San Diego State erase an early six point deficit.
Chris Walton connected on a 3-pointer to cap a 13-4 run and give the Aztecs the advantage for good, 36-27 with 4:36 to play in the first half.
Umeh lead UNLV with 18 points. Romel Beck had 16 points and Odartey Blankson had 14.
