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The Scorer's Table: Jan. 31 Edition |
| 20 | At 20-3, No. 11-ranked UNLV is off to its best start since the 1992-93 squad posted a 26-2 record for the season. The Runnin' Rebels are one of nine teams (Syracuse 22-1; Murray State 21-0; Kentucky 21-1; Saint Mary's 21-2; Creighton 20-2; Missouri 20-2; Middle Tennessee 20-3; Oral Roberts 20-4) with at least 20 wins through Jan. 30. |
| 1 | Colorado State's 77-60 win over then-No. 13/12 San Diego State was its first against a ranked opponent since 2004. |
| 1 | UNLV sophomore forward Mike Moser is the only player in the nation with multiple 20-rebound performances this season. Moser, who had 20 rebounds in the Runnin' Rebels' season-opener against Grand Canyon, collected a career-high 21 rebounds in last week's overtime win at Boise State, the fourth-highest total in MW history. |
| 18 | San Diego State's 18-3 start is its second-best in its 91-year history. The Aztecs started 20-0 last year. |
| 5 | The Mountain West is one of five leagues (ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten) to have three or more teams ranked in the top-25 of the latest NCAA RPI rankings. UNLV is seventh, while Colorado State is 18th and San Diego State is 22nd. Five of eight teams in the MW moved up in the RPI rankings this week. |
| 60 | Wyoming has held 18 of its 21 opponents to fewer than 60 points this season. The Cowboys rank fourth in the nation with a MW-best 53.6 scoring defense. |
| 12 | Twelve of Drew Gordon's 24 career double-doubles have come in MW play, tying the New Mexico senior forward for fourth-most in league history with Utah's Luke Nevill (2005-09) and Wyoming's Uche Nsonwu-Amadi (2000-03). |
| 23 | Colorado State converted 23-of-23 free throws in Saturday's win against San Diego State, setting a MW record for free-throw percentage (minimum 20 attempts). The previous record was 96.4 percent (27-of-28), shared by BYU and TCU. |
| 3 | UNLV is 3-0 this season in overtime games, having posted consecutive overtime wins last week against Boise State and Air Force. The Rebels are two shy of the league single-season record of five overtime games, which they share with Air Force (both in 2001-02). |
| 38 | San Diego State has not allowed an opponent to shoot better than 50 percent from the field in 38 straight games. In four league games this season, Aztec opponents are shooting 37.7 percent from the field. |
| 20 | Derrick Marks' career-best 21-point performance against UNLV marked the fifth 20-point effort by a Boise State freshman this season. Marks has done it twice, while fellow freshman Anthony Drmic has hit the 20-point mark on three occasions. |
| 6 | TCU is 9-1 this season in games decided by six or fewer points. The Frogs are 6-0 when the margin is three or less. |
| 11 | Boise State has used 11 different lineups in 20 games this season, more than coach Leon Rice used in the entire 2010-11 season (35 games). |
| 0 | Neither UNLV (16-0) nor Wyoming (12-0) have lost a game this season in which they have led at halftime. |
| 65 | Air Force has limited opponents to 65 or fewer points in nine straight games. |
| 500 | TCU senior guard Hank Thorns recorded his 500th career assist in Saturday's contest at New Mexico. Thorns had six assists in the contest, giving him 502 for his career. |
Mick McGrane has covered the Mountain West since the league's inception in 1999. He spent 12 years at the San Diego Union-Tribune, where he served as the beat writer for San Diego State football and men's basketball. He currently represents the MW as a member of the Football Writers Association of America All-America Committee and is a member of the U.S. Basketball Writers Association. McGrane serves as senior writer to the Mountain West, providing readers with exclusive, in-depth information about the Conference by highlighting its eight member institutions and contributing feature stories on student-athletes that participate in the league's 18 sponsored sports.
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