Nevada came into Viejas Arena Thursday night riding a two-game winning streak.After 40 minutes of back-and-forth basketball, that streak was ended and San Diego State men’s basketball came out on top with a 65-60 victory.
The hard-fought match was in the hands of the Wolf Pack (8-4, 3-2 Mountain West Conference) until Jordan Schakel made a pivotal 3-pointer with 2:04 left in the game to give the Aztecs (8-2, 2-1 MWC) the lead, and they never looked back.
Head coach Brian Dutcher said the outcome marked a statement win for his team.
“To be able to hang in there, and (senior guard) Jordan (Schakel) make a big three down the stretch and then get the stops we got the game on the line, says a lot about the character of this team even when things are not going great,”’ Dutcher said.