SAN JOSE, Calif. – The San José State men’s basketball team (6-17, 1-11 MW) will face UNLV (11-12, 6-6 MW) at the Thomas & Mack Center on Tuesday at 8:00 p.m. (PT). The game can be watched on FS1 and can be heard on KTRB 860 AM.
The Spartans have lost five in a row to UNLV after sweeping the Rebels in the 2022-23 season
The Spartans fell 76-62 to UNLV earlier this season at the Provident Credit Union Event Center. However, the Spartans played without four starters in the game
In their last outing, the Spartans were defeated by Colorado State 65-57. Three different Spartans played all 40 minutes in the game
Colby Garland is averaging 18.4 points per game, ranking third in the Mountain West and 76th in the nation
Garland is averaging the most points per game for the Spartans since Richard Washington averaged 19.5 in 2020-21
Garland has scored 20 points or more in both of his last two games
Garland broke the SJSU record for most free throws made consecutively with 37. The previous record for most free throws made consecutively was 31 set by Carroll Williams in 1955
The Spartans have not won a true road game yet this season
The Spartans have used 11 different starting lineups so far this season, including seven different starting lineups out in 12 conference games
The Spartans have only turned the ball over nine times across their last two games
Garland scored 20+ in five consecutive games (12/5-12/30), joining Adrian Oliver and Josh Uduje as the only Spartans to have scored 20+ in five consecutive games since 2011
Garland has scored 10 or more points in 17 out of 19 games this season, 20+ in 10 games and 30 in two games
In addition to being third in the conference in scoring, Garland is sixth in field goal percentage, fourth in assists per game, and fifth in assists/turnover ratio
In conference play, Melvin Bell Jr. is averaging 11.8 points per game, the 18th best mark in the MW
Bell scored a career-high 22 points against UNLV and has scored in double-figures in nine out of 11 conference games
Bell is the only Spartan to play in every game this season
Bell is second in the conference in minutes per game in conference play, three times playing all 40 minutes
Jermaine Washington is the team’s leading three point shooter this season, knocking down 2.4 threes per game, good for the 5th most in the MW
Washington has made four threes in each of his last three games that he has played
Washington is averaging the second most minutes per game in the Mountain West this season. His averages of 11.9 points and 2.8 assists per game are big jumps from his freshman season where he averaged 4.4 ppg and 1.0 apg
Pasha Goodarzi is averaging 1.8 threes per game in conference play, the ninth most in the conference
Goodarzi is shooting .400 percent from three on the season
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