Sophomore forward Jalen McDaniels drives to the hoop during the Aztecs 94-77 victory over UNLV on Jan. 26 at Viejas Arena.
San Diego State men’s basketball has benefited from playing at the friendly confines of Viejas Arena this season, winning eight of 10 coming into a matchup with University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
The trend continued on Saturday evening, as the Aztecs secured their ninth win in 11 chances with a 94-77 triumph over the Runnin’ Rebels.
Sophomore forward Jalen McDaniels led the way for SDSU (11-8, 3-3 MW) with a career-high 30 points, helping hold off a UNLV (11-8, 5-2 MW) side which made 13 three-pointers, but could not get within single digits of the Aztecs in the second half.