ALBUQUERQUE, NM - JANUARY 28: Kenan Blackshear #13 of the Nevada Wolf Pack dribbles up court during a college basketball game against the New Mexico Lobos at The Pit on January 28, 2024 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Nevada holds off No. 24 San Diego State in OT for consecutive wins over ranked teams

The Associated Press
2 years ago
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RENO, Nev. (AP) — Kenan Blackshear scored four of his 20 points in overtime and Nevada beat No. 24 San Diego State 70-66 on Friday night.

Tre Coleman added four points and two key steals in the extra period as the Wolf Pack defeated AP Top 25 teams in back-to-back games for the first time. Nevada (19-5, 6-4 Mountain West) won 77-63 at No. 22 Utah State on Tuesday.

Coleman’s short jumper with 12 seconds left gave Nevada a 68-66 lead. Blackshear added two free throws in the final second after SDSU’s Darrion Trammell missed a 3-point attempt.

Jordan Lucas had 15 points and Nick Davidson scored 14 for the Wolf Pack, who led the entire game until the 3:47 mark of the second half, when the Jay Pal converted a three-point play for the Aztecs.

San Diego State (18-6, 7-4) maintained a narrow lead down the stretch in regulation, but Davidson picked up a loose-ball offensive rebound and laid it in to tie it at 60 with 5.3 seconds to play. He missed the ensuing free throw, and the Aztecs couldn’t get off a shot in the final seconds.

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