UNLV, SDSU capture MWC victories

Junior forward Odartey Blankson scored a career-high 26 points and junior guard Romel Beck tied a career-high 26 points to lead UNLV past Wyoming 95-80 in Mountain West Conference play Monday night in Las Vegas.

J.K. Edwards added 15 points and 12 rebounds for the Rebels (15-9, 6-5), while Jerel Blassingame had 12 points.

For Wyoming (10-15, 3-9), it was another rough time away from home. The team finished 0-11 on the road this season, its first winless road record since the 1974-75 season.

Junior guard Dion Sherrell led the Cowboys with a career-high 22 points, while Jay Straight scored 21 points, Mikel Watson had 14 and Joe Reis added 12.

The game stayed close throughout most of the first half, although Wyoming led by as much as seven points on two occasions. The last time was at 26-19 with 7:45 left in the half.

The Rebels, ahead 39-37 at halftime, led by only one, 49-48, with 15:25 left in the game when they went on a 26-5 run.

The Rebels shot 58.3 percent from the floor during the second half and were 5-of-7 from three-point range. UNLV also dominated at the free throw line, making 13 of 18 to the Cowboys' 7 of 9.

SAN DIEGO STATE 72, COLORADO STATE 64: At San Diego, Wesley Stokes scored 18 points, handed out five assists and came up with a crucial steal to lead San Diego State. The win was the second in a row for the Aztecs (14-12, 5-6). Colorado State (11-14, 3-9) dropped its sixth in a row.

Colorado State, trailing 63-52 with 5:46 remaining, went on a 12-3 run sparked by Dwight Boatner and Matt Nelson to close the gap to 66-64 with only 1:29 left.

But after hitting one of two free throws, Stokes picked off a Boatner pass intended for Jon Rakiecki. He missed the layup, but Marcus Slaughter was there to rebound the ball and put it in the basket for a 69-64 lead with 50 seconds left.

Slaughter finished the game with 17 points, 11 rebounds, three assists and three steals. Teammate Aerick Sanders had 13 points and eight rebounds.

Ronnie Clark led Colorado State with 17 points, while Nelson had 16 points and six rebounds and Boatner 13 points.

Stokes scored nine of his 18 points in the first half including a 15-foot jumper with four seconds left that broke a 32-32 tie.

The game had seven lead changes, with Colorado State leading for the last time at 42-41 early in the second half.