| San José State (11-5, 2-1 MW) vs. Nevada (13-3, 3-0 MW) | |
| When | Saturday, January 7 | 1 p.m. PT |
| Location | Provident Credit Union Event Center, San Jose, Calif. |
| Broadcast & Statistics | Mountain West Network KTRB 860 AM Live Stats |
| Game Notes | San José State | Nevada |
| Rosters | San José State | Nevada |
Spartans back at @EventCenterSJSU Saturday against Nevada. @CoachMiles wants to see you there! #AllSpartans | #RunToTheFight pic.twitter.com/hPN0BStlMn
— San Jose State Men's Basketball (@SanJoseStateMBB) January 6, 2023
The Spartans return home this weekend for a game against Mountain West co-leader Nevada this Saturday afternoon at 1 p.m. The game is the first of two home games for the Spartans at the Provident Credit Union Event Center. SJSU has a 6-1 record at home this season.
San José State enters the game with an 11-5 overall record and a 2-1 MW mark, tied for fourth with New Mexico and Fresno State. The team fell at Boise State Tuesday night, 67-64, as Omari Moore scored 22 points, and Ibrahima Diallo scored a season-high 12 points and blocked five shots. The Spartans rallied back from an early second-half 14-point deficit to take the lead twice in the game.
ABOUT NEVADA: The Wolf Pack enter Saturday's game with a 13-3 overall record and atop the MW standings with a 3-0 mark. The team defeated Colorado State, 80-69, Wednesday evening and brings a five-game winning streak to the Provident Credit Union Event Center. Head coach Steve Alford is in his fourth season at the school and the 32nd overall.
Last 10 Series Meetings
2/17/2016 L 61-55 San Jose
12/28/2016 L 80-55 Reno
3/1/2017 L 82-67 San Jose
1/17/2018 L 71-54 San Jose
2/21/2018 L 80-67 Reno
1/9/2019 L 92-53 Reno
1/8/2020 W 70-68 San Jose
2/8/2020 L 95-77 Reno
2/15/2022 L 81-72 Reno
2/17/2022 L 90-60 San Jose
NET RANKINGS (as of 1/6): The Spartans are in the top-100 of the NET rankings, checking in at 99 after games played on January 5. After the win at Santa Clara, the Spartans jumped up from 191 to 132, with a Quadrant 2 win over the Broncos. SJSU had Quadrant 2 wins over Ball State, Santa Clara, UNLV and Colorado State. The team has six Quadrant 4 wins.
OH SO CLOSE: Omari Moore scored 22 points, 18 in the second half, but the San José State comeback fell just short as the Spartans lost at Boise State, 67-64, Tuesday evening inside ExtraMile Arena. Moore, who recorded his fifth 20+-point game of the season, was 9-of-16 from the floor and grabbed a team-best seven rebounds. He also dished out six assists, accounting for another 14 points for the Spartan offense. The game was tied 64-64 before Boise State's Marcus Shaver Jr., hit a deep three with two seconds remaining to give the Broncos the win.
CONSISTENCY IN STARTING LINEUP: This season, the Spartans have used the same lineup for all 16 games. This is a change from past years. Last season, San José State used 13 different starting lineups. San José State is just one of 17 teams nationwide to use the same starting lineup for every game this season (thru 1/5/23).
Spartan Starting Lineup -Alvaro Cardenas, Omari Moore, Trey Anderson, Sage Tolbert III & Ibrahima Diallo
SPORTSCENTER TOP-10 PLAY - JAN. 3, 2023: After an amazing dunk in the second half of the San José State-Boise State game on January 3, Omari Moore made an appearance on ESPN's Sportscenter Top-10 with the #3 Play of the Day.
HOT START AT HOME: This season, the Spartans are 6-1 inside the friendly confines of the Provident Credit Union Event Center. The team's only loss came to Hofstra on November 17. Last season, the team won seven home games including the team's only MW win of the season. The last Spartan team to have a .500 or better home record was the 2016-17 team who finished 9-7 at The Event Center and 14-16 overall.
COUNTDOWN TO 1,000: With 951 career points, Omari Moore is looking to become the 16th Spartan in school history to record 1,000 points in his Spartan career. The last Spartan to score 1,000+ career points was Ryan Welage who finished with 1,258 points from 2015-18, good for sixth all-time at SJSU.
SAN JOSE STATE 1,000 CAREER POINTS SCORERS
Player Seasons G FG 3FG FT Points
1. Ricky Berry 1986-88 84 619 113 416 1,767
2. Adrian Oliver 2009-11 80 585 138 442 1,750
3. Stu Inman 1947-50 123 591 0 322 1,504
4. Wally Rank 1977-80 102 562 0 308 1,432
5. Justin Graham 2007-11 119 460 57 295 1,272
6. Ryan Welage 2015-18 91 457 161 183 1,258
7. Chris McNealy 1981-83 81 504 2 226 1,236
8. Coby Dietrick 1968-70 72 465 0 243 1,173
9. Terry Cannon 1990-92, 94 97 414 114 209 1,139
10. Johnnie Skinner 1971-73 73 481 0 174 1,136
11. Ken Mickey 1974, 76-77 82 427 0 271 1,125
12. Sid Williams 1978-81 111 485 0 125 1,095
13. S.T. Saffold 1964-66 72 421 0 205 1,050
13. Olivier St. Jean 1996-97 51 373 44 260 1,050
15. Carroll Williams 1953-55 75 304 0 441 1,049
-- Omari Moore 2020-C 98 366 73 146 951
UP NEXT: The Spartans return to the Provident Credit Union Event Center on Tuesday, January 10, to face Fresno State at 7 p.m. The two teams are currently tied for fourth in the MW standings.