Nevada @ San Diego St. preview

Last Meeting ( Mar 15, 2019 ) San Diego St. 65, Nevada 56

Sixth-ranked San Diego State earned the title of Last Team Standing after Auburn lost 83-64 at Alabama on Wednesday. That left the Aztecs, who host Nevada on Saturday night, as the lone remaining unbeaten team among 353 Division I college basketball squads.

San Diego State's 18-0 start is the second best in school history behind the 2010-11 squad which began 20-0 en route to a share of the Mountain West regular-season title and a Sweet 16 berth where they lost to eventual national champion Connecticut, 74-67. The Aztecs improved to 7-0 in conference play on Tuesday night when they grinded out a 64-55 win at Fresno State and former assistant Justin Hutson, holding the Bulldogs to just 36-percent shooting in the process. "You have to love the game to enjoy that game," head coach Brian Dutcher told the San Diego Union Tribune. "A lot of defense. Points were hard to come by." Next up is a Nevada squad that needed a driving layup by guard Jalen Harris with nine seconds remaining to pull out a 68-67 home win over 5-14 Wyoming on Saturday that also snapped a two-game losing streak.

TIME: 8 p.m. ET. TV: CBS Sports Network

ABOUT NEVADA (11-7, 4-2 MW): The victory over the Cowboys was the 598th in 29 seasons for head coach Steve Alford who needs two more to become the 16th active NCAA Division I head coach with 600 career wins. Harris, a 6-5 transfer from Louisiana Tech, leads the team in scoring (18.4), which ranks second in the Mountain West, and rebounding (6.2) and twice has scored 31 points in a game. Senior guards Jazz Johnson (17.1) and Lindsey Drew (12.1) also are averaging in double figures with Drew also averaging a team-best 4.5 assists.

ABOUT SAN DIEGO STATE (18-0, 7-0): Junior guard Malachi Flynn, who began his career at Washington State, had a game-high 22 points and also pulled down five rebounds in the win at Fresno and leads the team in scoring (16.6) and assists (4.9) while also shooting 41.2 percent from 3-point range. Forwards Yanni Wetzell (11.9 points) and Matt Mitchell (11.1) also are averaging in double-digits for the Aztecs who are shooting 46.9 percent from the floor and are outrebounding their opponents by an average of 5.4 per game. The Aztecs have done it with defense so far, ranking in the top nationally in points allowed per game (5th, 56.9), 3-point shooting defense (8th, 26.7) and field goal percentage defense (10th, 37.0).

BUZZER BEATERS

1. San Diego State is 6-0 at home against Nevada during the Mountain West era and 8-1 overall, including a 65-57 win last season.

2. Flynn has made all 25 of his free-throw attempts over the last five games.

3. Johnson, who made 8-of-12 3-pointers and scored 34 points in a 83-66 win over Boise State, is shooting 43.4 percent beyond the arc which ranks 23rd nationally.

PREDICTION: San Diego State 77, Nevada 65