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LAS VEGAS (AP) - Rashad Vaughn scored a career-high 29 points and Christian Wood added a career-high 19 with 10 rebounds for his fourth double-double of the season as UNLV pushed past Albany 75-59 on Saturday night at the Thomas & Mack Center.

The Runnin' Rebels (4-1) shot 52.9 percent from the field and hit nine 3-pointers. Dwayne Morgan chipped in 10 points for UNLV and Cody Doolin dished out six assists. Vaughn was 11 of 18 overall and hit five 3-pointers.

UNLV used a 12-4 run ignited by a 3-pointer from Jelan Kendrick along with Wood's three-point play to take an early 19-9 lead. Vaughn added a 3-pointer that helped the Rebels to a 37-25 halftime lead.

Albany (2-3) pulled within seven after Peter Hooley's three-point play, but Morgan responded with a layup, two free throws and a jumper. Another 3-pointer by Vaughn made it a 19-point game with 4:25 remaining.

Hooley finished with 18 points and seven rebounds and Sam Rowley added 17 and 10 for the Great Danes.

Archive of the video stream (Tony Cordasco and Keith Starr on the call):

Postgame press conference: