The San Diego State Aztecs (11-4, 3-1 Mountain West Conference) woke up in beast mode on Monday as they bounced back in an 80-55 win against the UNLV Rebels (11-9, 3-4 MWC) at Viejas Arena after their tough loss to Boise State on Saturday. What was 37 points in total scored against the Broncos was merely 42 points in the first half against the Rebels.
Due to COVID-19 health and safety protocols, some coaches and players were out in previous games.
“I think we are going to be a good team, but we haven’t been together. This is the first time we have all been together, so we are still learning how to play each other, where we have everyone available to play a deep deep bench and who to play when and how much to play without ruining the rhythm for the entire team,” head coach Brian Dutcher said.