No. 5 San Diego St. overcomes 2nd-half deficit, tops Nevada

RENO, Nevada (AP) — Malachi Flynn scored 36 points on 13-of-20 shooting and No. 5 San Diego State overcame a 13-point second-half deficit to beat Nevada 83-76 on Saturday night.

K.J. Feagin briefly left the game with a rolled ankle, but returned and finished with 14 points for the Aztecs (28-1, 17-1 Mountain West) while shooting 4 of 10 beyond the arc.

The Wolf Pack (19-11, 11-6) connected on 22 of their first 37 shots and held a 54-39 lead with 16:52 left in front of 10,855 fans on Nevada’s Senior Night.

But the Aztecs went on a 31-12 run over the next 10 minutes. Nevada was scoreless from the field for seven straight minutes during that stretch.

Jalen Harris led Nevada with 24 points, while seniors Lyndsey Drew and Jazz Johnson added 13 each.

The Aztecs beat Nevada on the boards 24-21 and won points in the paint 28-22.

BIG PICTURE

San Diego State: The Aztecs finished the regular season with one loss and avenged two blowout defeats at Reno the past two years: 28 last year and 25 in 2017-18.

Nevada: The Aztecs ended the Wolf Pack’s six-game win streak and Nevada’s 20-game conference home win streak dating to last season. The Wolf Pack lost their second game this season after taking a lead into the break against San Diego State.

UP NEXT

San Diego State: The Aztecs’ fate as the No. 1 seed in the Mountain West Conference Tournament was clinched Feb. 11 after their 82-59 win against New Mexico. But the one-loss squad looks to keep winning in pursuit of a No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament as it heads to Las Vegas next week as the favorite in the conference tourney.

Nevada: The Wolf Pack head to the Mountain West Conference Tournament next week with a first-round bye and no worse than a No. 3 seed.