SAN DIEGO -- Malik Pope had 17 points and nine rebounds, and Matt Shrigley and Jeremy Hemsley scored 16 points apiece to lead San Diego State to a 77-64 victory against UNLV on Sunday, the Aztecs' fifth victory in six games.
The three-time defending Mountain West Conference champion Aztecs (16-10, 8-6) are playing well after stumbling badly early in league play. They're mired in fifth place with four games to go before the conference tournament.
UNLV (10-17, 3-11) lost its seventh straight game. Jovan Mooring led the Runnin' Rebels with 26 and Uche Ofoegbu added 13.