Nevada Wolf Pack (16-6) vs San Diego State Aztecs (17-4)
Tuesday, January 31, 2023 at 11:00 pm
San Diego State returned to the Associated Press Top 25 poll on Monday as the No. 22 team after winning 10 of its last 11 games while sitting in first place in the Mountain West Conference.
The visiting Aztecs will try to show they have staying power on Tuesday night when they meet Nevada in Reno, Nev.
The Aztecs (17-4, 8-1 Mountain West) held a Top 25 ranking only once out of the previous seven weeks after starting the season ranked through the first five weeks of the season. San Diego State climbed as high as No. 17 for two weeks in November.
While Nevada is not ranked, the Wolf Pack (16-6, 6-3) were able to heighten the anticipation of Tuesday's game following an upset of then-No. 25 New Mexico 97-94 in double overtime last week, which knocked the Lobos out of the polls.
The Aztecs are 5-0 in true road games, including a win at Stanford on Nov. 15 and away victories over Mountain West foes UNLV, Wyoming, Colorado State and Air Force.
San Diego State improved to 11-1 at home Saturday with a 72-51 win over San Jose State.