Kris Clyburn
55
UNLV LV 17-14
63
Winner San Diego State SD 20-12
UNLV LV
17-14
55
Final
63
San Diego State SD
20-12
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
UNLV LV 24 31 55
San Diego State SD 26 37 63

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Runnin' Rebels Fall In MW Tournament Quarterfinals

San Diego State defeats UNLV, 63-55, Thursday afternoon at the Thomas & Mack Center.

LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) - The UNLV men's basketball team suffered a 63-55 loss to San Diego State in the quarterfinals of the 2019 Air Force Reserve Mountain West Men's Basketball Championship on Thursday afternoon at the Thomas & Mack Center.

The Aztecs (20-12), the tournament's No. 4 seed, was led by Jalen McDaniels' double-double of 25 points and 14 rebounds, while Devin Watson added 19 points.

The fifth-seeded Runnin' Rebels (17-14) were led by senior guard Kris Clyburn's 19 points. Sophomore guard Amauri Hardy added 11 points with a game-high seven assists and freshman forward Joel Ntambwe contributed 10 points. Junior forward Nick Blair pulled down a team-high 11 rebounds.

THE TURNING POINT: The game was tied at 47 with four minutes to play, then with UNLV trailing 52-49 with about two minutes to go, Blair fouled Watson on a long 3-pointer pump fake. Watson made all three free throws to create enough separation down the stretch.

BACK AND FORTH: There were eight lead changes and eight ties throughout the game.

SEASON LOWS: UNLV shot a season-low 32.3 percent from the field (20 of 62), while SDSU shot a UNLV-opponent season-low 29.8 percent (17 of 57).

3-POINT STRUGGLES: Both teams shot poorly from long distance. UNLV managed just 4 of 22 (18.2 percent), missing on its first 11 attempts, while the Aztecs were 5 of 23 (21.7 percent).

NOTES: 
- UNLV entered the tournament by winning five of its last seven regular-season games.
- SDSU won all three meetings against UNLV this season.
- UNLV has made at least one 3-pointer in a NCAA-record 1,070 straight games.
- UNLV finished tied for fourth in the MW this season, its highest league finish in five years.
- UNLV's 11 MW wins during the regular season were its most in eight years.


 
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