San Diego St. @ Nevada preview

Last Meeting ( Jan 18, 2020 ) Nevada 55, San Diego St. 68

San Diego State has already hoisted its 2019-20 Mountain West regular-season championship banner in Viejas Arena after clinching the league title back on Feb. 11 with a win over New Mexico. The fifth-ranked Aztecs now will set their sights on posting the best record in the 21-year history of the conference when they travel to Reno on Saturday to face Nevada in their regular-season finale.

The 2004-05 Utah Utes, led by national player of the year and eventual No. 1 overall NBA Draft pick Andrew Bogut, compiled the best mark in Mountain West history with a 13-1 record. The Aztecs can top that with a 17-1 finish with a victory over the Wolf Pack who enter the contest with a season-high six-game win streak and in a tie for second place with Utah State. Nevada also is riding a 20-game conference homecourt winning streak dating back to Feb. 7, 2018. San Diego State has won five of the last six meetings with Nevada, including a 68-55 victory on Jan. 18 behind 17 points and 16 rebounds by senior forward Yanni Wetzell.

TIME: 8 p.m. ET. TV: ESPN2

ABOUT SAN DIEGO STATE (27-1, 16-1 MW): The Aztecs bounced back from their lone loss to visiting UNLV (66-63 last Saturday) with a 66-60 Senior Night win over Colorado State on Tuesday, using a late 13-0 run to rally from a seven-point second-half deficit. Guard Malachi Flynn led the way, scoring 10 of San Diego State's final 17 points and finishing with 17 points, six rebounds and four assists while forward Matt Mitchell added 15 points, including 3-of-6 3-pointers, and five boards. Flynn leads the team in scoring (16.9 per game), assists (5.1) and steals (1.8) with Mitchell (12.5 points), Wetzell (11.7) and junior guard Jordan Schakel (10.1) also averaging double figures.

ABOUT NEVADA (19-10, 12-5): Junior guard Jalen Harris leads the Mountain West in scoring (21.8) and has scored 30 or more points in a game six times this season. The Louisiana Tech transfer is the first player in the NCAA Division I era at Nevada with four consecutive 30-point games and had 19 points and seven rebounds in the first meeting with the Aztecs when the Wolf Pack led 35-33 at halftime before the hosts took control with a 17-2 run early in the second half. Senior guard Jazz Johnson, who has made three or more 3-pointers in a game 19 times this season, is second in scoring (16.0) while senior point guard Lindsey Drew also is averaging double digits (11.1) while also leading the team in rebounds (6.7) and assists (4.2).

BUZZER BEATERS

1. San Diego State owns the nation's longest road winning streak (11) dating back to last season and is 13-0 in road/neutral court games this season.

2. The Aztecs have won 25 consecutive games when holding their opponents to 40 percent shooting or worse, including 17-0 this season, and held the Wolf Pack to 14.7 percent shooting in the second half in their first meeting.

3. Nevada is 33-2 in its last 35 Mountain West home contests.

PREDICTION: San Diego State 74, Nevada 69