Aztecs improves NCAA hopes with win over UNLV

By GREG BEACHAM, AP Sports Writer Mar 12, 7:41 pm EDT

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LAS VEGAS (AP)—Lorrenzo Wade had 20 points and 10 rebounds while making a series of key shots in a tense second half, and San Diego State kept alive its NCAA tournament hopes with a 71-57 victory Thursday over host UNLV in the Mountain West Conference tournament quarterfinals.

Kyle Spain, Tim Shelton and Ryan Amoroso scored 10 points apiece for the Aztecs (22-8), who took a big first-half lead and largely held onto it in what probably amounted to an NCAA elimination game for both schools.

Wade took charge in his hometown, with the high-scoring senior hitting three of his four 3-pointers in the first half before grabbing nine rebounds in the second half.

Updated Mar 12, 7:41 pm EDT
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  1. Kevin
    10. Posted by Kevin Fri Mar 13 1:38pm EDT

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    Go AZTECS!!! woOohoOo!!!! all the way from Incirlik Air Base in Turkey!
  2. <i>bolts_19k</i>
    9. Posted by bolts_19k Fri Mar 13 9:00am EDT

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    S-D-S-U Aztecs fight....yeah!!!! all the way from baghdad... Go Aztecs....
  3. Al D
    8. Posted by Al D Fri Mar 13 7:42am EDT

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    Aztecs won't get the top athletes, Dave E., because San Diego State is an idiot school.
    Academically all Cal State schools are inferior to the UC schools. Just be grateful
    San Diego State won an NCAA championship in volleyball way back in 1973.
    Sincerely, UCLA grad '82. Oh by the way which freshman Bruin are you talking about
    with the TRANS-Am. When I walked on UCLA campus, all four freshman b-ballers had
    new cars (they were supposedly loans).
  4. Edward Wallace
    7. Posted by Edward Wallace Thu Mar 12 10:13pm EDT

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    FINAL FOUR.......of the MWC tournament.......
  5. David E
    6. Posted by David E Thu Mar 12 10:06pm EDT

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    Okay, as an SDSU alumnus, I am proud of our squad, but to the Final Four?? Will NEVER happen. I wish it could, but there are too many other schools that just get the top recruits - and PAY them well!!!! All big-time schools do it for football, basketball, etc.... I remember when my brother attended UCLA back in the early 1980's, there was this guard on the team driving around campus in a brand new Pontiac Firebird Trans -Am. Gee, did he have a job to pay for it?? This is why the big-time schools will ALWAYS get the top athletes and schools like our beloved Montezuma Mesa will always be middle-tier. But, at tleast we have the best strippers. ( Arizona State chicks all will have skin cancer )
  6. derrick
    5. Posted by derrick Thu Mar 12 9:27pm EDT

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    Great job SDSU!!!
  7. Joshua C
    4. Posted by Joshua C Thu Mar 12 9:13pm EDT

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    aztecs to the Final four!
  8. Patrick Brewer
    3. Posted by Patrick Brewer Thu Mar 12 8:48pm EDT

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    Lets go aztecs lets go!
  9. Jericho
    2. Posted by Jericho Thu Mar 12 8:38pm EDT

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    Aztecs all the way
  10. <i>jsgregg85</i>
    1. Posted by jsgregg85 Thu Mar 12 7:55pm EDT

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    wow........................................................
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Lorrenzo Wade Lorrenzo Wade
7-13,  20 Pts
10 Rebs, 4 Assists
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Wink Adams Wink Adams
10-20,  26 Pts
3 Rebs, 0 Assists

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