Christian Wood

Men's Basketball

Runnin' Rebels Hold Off Nevada, Reno On Road, 67-62

Jan. 27, 2015

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RENO, Nev. (AP) - Christian Wood scored 16 points and grabbed 11 rebounds Tuesday for his 11th double-double and UNLV beat Nevada, Reno 67-62, snapping a three-game losing streak to the Wolf Pack.

Goodluck Okonoboh scored 13 points off the bench on 6-of-7 shooting and blocked five shots for UNLV (12-9, 3-5 Mountain West) and Rashad Vaughn added 10 points.

Wood's biggest points came late on a 3-pointer giving UNLV a 60-56 lead with 1:39 left. Wood opened the game with four straight points and UNLV led 33-26 at halftime.

Nevada, Reno rallied to lead 56-55 with 3:01 left, but Okonoboh hit a layup and a 3 to spark a 10-2 run and the Wolf Pack pulled away.

Forward A.J. West led Nevada, Reno (6-13, 2-5) with 15 points and 15 rebounds, his eighth double-double of the season.

It's Nevada, Reno's fifth straight loss since beating UNLV on a go-ahead jumper with less than five seconds on Jan. 10 in Las Vegas.

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Players Mentioned

Goodluck Okonoboh

#11 Goodluck Okonoboh

Forward/Center
6' 10"
Freshman
HS
Rashad Vaughn

#1 Rashad Vaughn

Guard
6' 6"
Freshman
HS
Christian Wood

#5 Christian Wood

Forward
6' 10"
Freshman
HS

Players Mentioned

Goodluck Okonoboh

#11 Goodluck Okonoboh

6' 10"
Freshman
HS
Forward/Center
Rashad Vaughn

#1 Rashad Vaughn

6' 6"
Freshman
HS
Guard
Christian Wood

#5 Christian Wood

6' 10"
Freshman
HS
Forward