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Fast start helps men’s basketball keep UNLV at arm’s length for a 72-61 win

While the Scarlet and Black faithful have been sounding off about San Diego State’s omission from both the Associated Press and USA Today Coaches polls, the responses from the men’s basketball team have been cool and measured.

Their play did all the necessary talking on Saturday afternoon, as they earned a comfortable 72-61 win over the UNLV Runnin’ Rebels before a national broadcast audience on CBS at Viejas Arena.

“We knew it would be a challenge (today) and we got off to the kind of start you want to get off to when you’re playing a good team,” said head coach Brian Dutcher.