Ntambwe scores 20 to carry UNLV past San Jose St. 71-64
Joel Ntambwe had 20 points as UNLV beat San Jose State 71-64 on Saturday.
Joel Ntambwe had 20 points as UNLV beat San Jose State 71-64 on Saturday.
Keith McGee scored a career-high 20 points for New Mexico, which sandwiched a 28-4 run around halftime Wednesday night to a turn a close game with San Jose State into a 92-60 rout.
Derrick Alston had a career-high 33 points as Boise State romped past San Jose State 105-57 on Saturday.
Devin Watson and Jalen McDaniels combined to score 49 points and San Diego State picked up its third straight victory, knocking off San Jose State 67-56 on Saturday night.
Sam Merrill poured in 29 points and Utah State handed San Jose State its seventh-straight Mountain West Conference loss, 103-73 on Wednesday night.
Chris Joyce hit a 3-pointer with five seconds left in the second overtime and Air Force pulled out a 73-71 win to keep San Jose State winless in Mountain West Conference action on Saturday night.
Justin James and Hunter Thompson combined for 22 of their 34 points in the second half and Wyoming pulled away from San Jose on Wednesday night for a 59-46 win.
Joel Ntambwe scored 16 points and Noah Robotham added 13 and UNLV trounced San Jose State 94-56 on Saturday and in the process secured an NCAA record.
Diogo Brito scored 23 points with six assists and five rebounds and Utah State defeated San Jose State 81-63 on Wednesday night.
Brandon Clarke, who led San Jose State in scoring last season, is transferring to Gonzaga.
Jean Prioleau was named San Jose State's men's basketball head coach on Friday.
Dave Wojcik, who had served as San Jose State coach for four seasons, has resigned from his position due to personal reasons, effective immediately.
Nevada is the favorite to win the MWC, and is in good position for an at-large bid if it doesn't get an automatic berth. After that, it's hard to see anyone else in the conference sneaking into the NCAA tournament.
Mountain West released its preseason poll: No shock that San Diego State is clear-cut No. 1 pick with 23 of the 27 first-place votes. Here is the rest of the poll: 2) Nevada 3) New Mexico 4) Fresno State 5) Boise State 6) Utah State 7) Colorado State 8) UNLV 9) Air Force 10) Wyoming 11) San Jose State. I think San Diego State wins the league -- and second is fairly wide open.
San Diego State's student section, "The Show," has been known to harass opponents. Does it make Viejas Arena the Mountain West's most difficult venue?
Which venue in the Mountain West is the toughest place to steal a win? Cast your vote.
Guard Rashad Muhammad will join the Miami Hurricanes basketball team as a transfer from San Jose State, where he led the team in scoring each of the past two seasons.
Regular-season co-champions Boise State and San Diego State lead the way heading into the Mountain West conference tournament.
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Nevada | 11-1 | - | 24-1 |
Utah State | 10-3 | 1.5 | 20-6 |
Fresno State | 10-3 | 1.5 | 19-6 |
San Diego State | 8-4 | 3 | 16-9 |
UNLV | 8-5 | 3.5 | 14-11 |
Boise State | 6-7 | 5.5 | 11-15 |
New Mexico | 5-8 | 6.5 | 11-14 |
Air Force | 5-8 | 6.5 | 10-15 |
Colorado State | 4-8 | 7 | 9-16 |
Wyoming | 2-10 | 9 | 6-19 |
San José St | 0-12 | 11 | 3-21 |
Final Fours | 0 |
Tournament Record | 0-3 |
Championship Seasons | None |
Tournament Appearances | 3 |