RENO, Nevada (AP) Malachi Flynn scored 36 points on 13-of-20 shooting and No. 5 San Diego State overcame a 13-point second-half deficit to beat Nevada 83-76 on Saturday night.

K.J. Feagin briefly left the game with a rolled ankle, but returned and finished with 14 points for the Aztecs (28-1, 17-1 Mountain West) while shooting 4 of 10 beyond the arc.

The Wolf Pack (19-11, 11-6) connected on 22 of their first 37 shots and held a 54-39 lead with 16:52 left in front of 10,855 fans on Nevada’s Senior Night.

But the Aztecs went on a 31-12 run over the next 10 minutes. Nevada was scoreless from the field for seven straight minutes during that stretch.

Jalen Harris led Nevada with 24 points, while seniors Lyndsey Drew and Jazz Johnson added 13 each.

The Aztecs beat Nevada on the boards 24-21 and won points in the paint 28-22.

BIG PICTURE

San Diego State: The Aztecs finished the regular season with one loss and avenged two blowout defeats at Reno the past two years: 28 last year and 25 in 2017-18.

Nevada: The Aztecs ended the Wolf Pack’s six-game win streak and Nevada’s 20-game conference home win streak dating to last season. The Wolf Pack lost their second game this season after taking a lead into the break against San Diego State.

UP NEXT

San Diego State: The Aztecs' fate as the No. 1 seed in the Mountain West Conference Tournament was clinched Feb. 11 after their 82-59 win against New Mexico. But the one-loss squad looks to keep winning in pursuit of a No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament as it heads to Las Vegas next week as the favorite in the conference tourney.

Nevada: The Wolf Pack head to the Mountain West Conference Tournament next week with a first-round bye and no worse than a No. 3 seed.

Game Notes:

Nevada (19-11, 12-6 MW) fell to 19-11 and 12-6 in Mountain West play after droping an 83-76 game to No. 5 San Diego State (28-1, 17-1 MW) before 10,855 fans at Lawlor Events Center.  It was the largest crowd of the season.

The Wolf Pack's season-high six-game win streak was snapped as was its 20-game Mountain West home win streak.

Nevada is the three seed in the 2020 Mountain West Championship and will play the winner of No. 6 Colorado State and No. 11 Wyoming on Thursday at 8:30 p.m. at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas.


SDSU swept the two games this season and has the last three games.

Junior Jalen Harris scored a team-high with his 24 points.  Harris has scored in double figures the last 26 games, posted his 19th game of 20 or more points, led the Pack in scoring for the 21st time and scored in double figures for the 27th time this season.  

Seniors Lindsey Drew and Jazz Johnson both scored 13 points.

It was the 25th time Johnson has netted double figures this season and the 17th time for Drew.

Sophomore Robby Robinson tied for game honors with six rebounds.  It was his ninth time leading the Pack in rebounding and fourth time he posted a game-high. It was his second consecutive game with a game-high rebounds as he had eighth at Wyoming on Tuesday.

Harris tied for game-honors with five assists, it was his 12th game of posting a game-high this season.

Nevada knocked down 10 3-pointers.  It was the 20th time the Pack made 10 or more 3s in game and 12th time in the last 16 games.