National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
San Diego St. 55, UNLV 49
When: 10:00 PM ET, Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Where: Viejas Arena, San Diego, California
Officials: # Brad Ferrie, # Michael Reed, # Scott Thornley
Attendance: 12414

Kawhi Leonard and Malcolm Thomas posted double-doubles to help No. 6 San Diego State outlast UNLV 55-49 at home Wednesday night to remain undefeated.

Leonard scored 15 points and grabbed 18 rebounds and Thomas recorded 14 and 16 to pace the Aztecs (18-0, 3-0 Mountain West), who controlled the paint and outrebounded UNLV 40-30.

San Diego State stretched a two-point half time lead to 41-30 with 12:51 left. Billy White made two 3-pointers during the run before UNLV responded with a run of its own to close the deficit to five points with 2:49 left in the game.

Poor shooting down the stretch doomed the Rebels, who shot just 1 of 17 from the 3-point line. Leonard hit two free throws to secure the win for the Aztecs, who face New Mexico and Air Force before a Jan. 26 showdown at No. 10 BYU.

UNLV (13-4, 1-2) was led by Anthony Marshall, who scored 11 points and grabbed five rebounds off the bench. The Rebels have lost two of their past three games.

Top Game Performances
 
UNLV   San Diego St.
Anthony Marshall 11 Scoring Kawhi Leonard 15
Oscar Bellfield 4 Assists Kawhi Leonard 4
Chace Stanback 9 Rebounds Kawhi Leonard 17
Oscar Bellfield 2 Free Throws Made Kawhi Leonard 9
Tre'Von Willis 2 Steals Kawhi Leonard 2
Anthony Marshall 1 Blocks Malcolm Thomas 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
UNLV 49 36.1 1-18 4-7 9 29 3 5
San Diego St. 55 35.8 4-17 13-17 10 40 4 2