SAN JOSE, Calif. - The San José State men's basketball team (8-11, 1-5 MW) will battle the UNLV Runnin' Rebels (9-9, 2-4 MW) on Saturday night on FS1 and KTRB 860 AM in a game presented by Rubeinstein Supply Company. Tip-off is scheduled for 6 p.m. inside the Provident Credit Union Event Center. Click here to purchase tickets.
BLOCK PARTY AGAINST NEW MEXICO
- The Spartans recorded nine blocks against New Mexico on Wednesday night, tying their best-ever mark inside the Provident Credit Union Event Center.
- Adrame Diongue led the way with four rejections while Trey Anderson added three.
- Myron (MJ) Amey Jr. scored a game-high 24 points.
SEASON SUMMARY
- The Spartans have outscored their opponents this season, 1431-1405.
- Four of the six conference games for SJSU have been decided by three points or fewer. They lost at Wyoming on a buzzer beater, fell by only three to No. 19 San Diego State, won at the buzzer at Air Force and lost on a last-second shot at Fresno State.
- Alvaro Cardenas leads the team as the floor general as he ranks 16th in Division I in both assists per game (5.9) and assist/turnover ratio (3.42). In the conference, he is fifth and second in the two categories.
- Diongue leads the conference and is 47th in the country in blocks per game, averaging 1.83.
- Tibet Görener is third in the conference in 3-point percentage (minimum 2.5 3FG/G average), shooting from beyond the arc at a 39.3 percent clip.
- The Spartans lead the conference in 3-pointers made per game at 9.42.
RECORD WATCH
- Görener is only five 3-pointers away from tying Ryan Welage (2015-18) for the most made 3-pointers in SJSU history. Görener has knocked down 156 3-pointers in his SJSU career while Welage finished with 161.
- Görener is second in 3-pointers attempted with 456. Tim Pierce (2007-09) is first in attempts with 471.
- Cardenas ranks seventh all-time for most career assists at SJSU with 317. Marmet Williams (1994-98) is sixth with 318.
- Trey Anderson ranks fourth in school history in 3-point percentage (among players who have played in at least 50 games and averaged one or more 3-point attempts per game). His career mark from beyond the arc is 41.7 percent, connecting on 113 of 271 attempts.
VS. UNLV
- The UNLV Runnin' Rebels are coming off a 90-58 loss to Air Force on Tuesday night.
- The Spartans are 8-45 all-time against the Runnin' Rebels but have won the previous two matchups.
- In 2022-23, the Spartans defeated the Rebels, 75-72, in San Jose and won later in the year in Las Vegas, 75-66.
- Görener scored 11 points in both games while Trey Anderson registered a game-high 19 points in the win on the road.
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