March 7, 1998

Game Recap

UNLV (56)                      fg    ft    rb               min   m-a   m-a   o-t  a pf   tpSimmons         36  5-12   2-6   2-7  2  0   13Nesby           36  5-16   2-2   1-6  0  1   14Kambala          9   0-2   0-0   1-2  0  4    0Keefe           40  6-10   0-2   1-3  1  2   18Dickel          38   2-4   2-2   0-3 12  1    7Stewart         20   1-5   0-2   2-3  0  1    2Daniels          2   0-0   0-0   0-0  0  1    0Epps            19   1-6   0-0   5-8  1  2    2_______________________________________________TOTALS         200 20-55  6-14 12-32 16 12   56_______________________________________________Percentages: FG-.364, FT-.429. 3-Point Goals:10-20, .500 (Simmons 1-2, Nesby 2-6, Keefe 6-9,Dickel 1-2, Stewart 0-1). Team rebounds: 6.Blocked shots: 1 (Nesby). Turnovers: 7 (Daniels2, Simmons 2, Dickel, Kambala, Stewart). Steals:6 (Nesby 3, Keefe 2, Epps).NEW MEXICO (51)                      fg    ft    rb               min   m-a   m-a   o-t  a pf   tpShields         40  3-14   4-5  2-12  3  3   10Baum             5   0-0   0-0   1-1  0  0    0Thomas          40  6-11   4-6  9-13  0  2   17Long            40  5-16   1-2   1-7  2  3   12Gibson          40   3-6   0-0   0-1  2  3    7Henry           35   2-9   0-0   0-3  2  2    5_______________________________________________TOTALS         200 19-56  9-13 13-37  9 13   51_______________________________________________Percentages: FG-.339, FT-.692. 3-Point Goals:4-28, .143 (Shields 0-8, Thomas 1-2, Long 1-7,Gibson 1-3, Henry 1-8). Team rebounds: 3. Blockedshots: 3 (Thomas 3). Turnovers: 10 (Thomas 3,Baum 2, Gibson 2, Henry, Long, Shields). Steals:3 (Gibson, Long, Shields).__________________________________Unlv               34   22  -   56New Mexico         27   24  -   51__________________________________Technical fouls: None.  A: 16,101. Officials:David Hall, Mark Reischling, Scott Thornley.