Malik Pope dunks the ball during the Aztecs 90-73 victory over Nevada on March 9 at the Thomas & Mack Center.
San Diego State men’s basketball turned the Thomas & Mack Center into Viejas Arena on Friday night, running regular-season champion University of Nevada off the floor during an 90-73 clobbering in the Mountain West tournament semifinals.
The large contingency of Nevada fans who made the trek from Reno to Las Vegas sat stunned, while SDSU faithful hooted and hollered as the game quickly went from bad to worse for the tournaments No. 1 overall seed.
The Aztecs had an opening half to remember, leading by as many as 34 points before going into the break with a 55-25 advantage.