UNLV Rebels guardant Victor Iwuakor (0) attempts to artifact a changeable by San Diego State Aztecs guardant Nathan Mensah (31) during the archetypal fractional of an NCAA assemblage hoops crippled astatine the Thomas & Mack Center connected Saturday, Jan. 1, 2022 successful Las Vegas. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
UNLV Rebels defender Keshon Gilbert (10) defends against San Diego State Aztecs defender Adam Seiko (2) during the archetypal fractional of an NCAA assemblage hoops crippled astatine the Thomas & Mack Center connected Saturday, Jan. 1, 2022 successful Las Vegas. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
UNLV Rebels caput manager Kevin Kruger shouts from the sidelines during the archetypal fractional of an NCAA assemblage hoops crippled against the San Diego State Aztecs astatine the Thomas & Mack Center connected Saturday, Jan. 1, 2022 successful Las Vegas. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
UNLV Rebels guardant Royce Hamm Jr. (14) celebrates aft a punishment is called against San Diego State Aztecs during the archetypal fractional of an NCAA assemblage hoops crippled astatine the Thomas & Mack Center connected Saturday, Jan. 1, 2022 successful Las Vegas. At near is UNLV Rebels defender Josh Baker (22) and astatine close is San Diego State Aztecs guardant Keshad Johnson (0). (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
San Diego State Aztecs defender Keith Dinwiddie Jr. (10) shoots against UNLV Rebels guardant Donovan Williams (3) during the archetypal fractional of an NCAA assemblage hoops crippled astatine the Thomas & Mack Center connected Saturday, Jan. 1, 2022 successful Las Vegas. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
San Diego State Aztecs guardant Nathan Mensah (31) shoots against UNLV Rebels guardant Victor Iwuakor (0) portion San Diego State Aztecs defender Matt Bradley (3) jumps down them during the archetypal fractional of an NCAA assemblage hoops crippled astatine the Thomas & Mack Center connected Saturday, Jan. 1, 2022 successful Las Vegas. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
San Diego State Aztecs defender Matt Bradley (3) shoots against UNLV Rebels guardant Donovan Williams (3) during the archetypal fractional of an NCAA assemblage hoops crippled astatine the Thomas & Mack Center connected Saturday, Jan. 1, 2022 successful Las Vegas. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
UNLV’s discourtesy sputtered successful the 2nd fractional of its Mountain West opener Saturday astatine Thomas & Mack Center, and the Rebels fell 62-55 to San Diego State.
Donovan Williams scored 16 points to pb UNLV (8-6, 0-1 Mountain West), which changeable 29.7 percent from the tract and endured a five-minute agelong precocious successful the 2nd fractional without a tract goal.
Matt Bradley scored a game-high 17 points for the Aztecs (9-3, 1-0).
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