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| Matchup | San Diego State (10-7, 2-3 Mountain West) at UNLV (9-9, 2-3 Mountain West) |
| Date | Tuesday, January 17, 2017 |
| Time | 7:00 p.m. |
| Site | Tarkanian Court, Thomas & Mack Center (18,000), Las Vegas |
| TV | ESPN3 (Trey Bender, Richie Schueler) |
| Radio | ESPN Radio 1100 AM/100.9 FM (Jon Sandler, Robert Smith) |
| Audio | UNLV Gameday App & UNLVRebels.com |
| Stats | at UNLVRebels.com |
| Twitter | @TheRunninRebels |
Jan. 16, 2017
Game Notes vs. San Diego State | 2016-17 Media Guide
LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) - After winning at New Mexico, 71-66, last Tuesday, the UNLV men's basketball team (9-9, 2-3 MW) had the weekend off. The Runnin' Rebels will be back in action this Tuesday, Jan. 17 at 7 p.m. at the Thomas & Mack Center to host San Diego State (10-7, 2-3 MW).
The first 1,000 fans in attendance will receive a drawstring backpack courtesy of Cox Communications, while the first 1,500 students will receive a free Rebellion t-shirt.
UNLV, which is 7-4 at home this year, is led in scoring by sophomore guard Jalen Poyser (13.3 ppg), senior forward Tyrell Green (12.1 ppg), senior forward Christian Jones (10.6 ppg), junior guard Jovan Mooring (9.6 ppg) and sophomore guard Kris Clyburn (8.4 ppg). Jones (6.5 rpg), Clyburn (6.1 rpg) and Green (5.8 rpg) are the team's leading rebounders, while Mooring (3.7 apg) and Poyser (3.3 apg) lead in assists. Mooring leads the Mountain West in conference-only games in assists (5.6 apg). Junior forward Dwayne Morgan was leading the team in rebounding (7.3 rpg), but has missed the last nine games because of injury.
San Diego State started MW play 0-3, but has won two straight, both at home: vs. San José State (76-61) last Tuesday and vs. Utah State (74-55) on Saturday. The Aztecs are 0-5 in true road games this season. SDSU is led in scoring by sophomore guard Jeremy Hemsley (16.1 ppg), junior guard Trey Kell (12.6 ppg) and sophomore forward Zylan Cheatham (10.8 ppg). Cheatham leads in rebounding (6.7 rpg), while Kell is the team's assist leader (3.1 apg).
Tuesday's game will be shown on ESPN3 with Trey Bender and Richie Schueler calling the action. Jon Sandler and Robert Smith will handle the UNLV radio call, which may be heard live on ESPN Radio 1100 AM/100.9 FM and online (link at UNLVRebels.com).
