Men's Basketball

Runnin' Rebels Fall Short At Wyoming, 59-57

Jan. 09, 2016

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LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) Jason McManamen scored 17 points and Wyoming made its free throws late to outlast UNLV, 59-57, Saturday.

UNLV's Stephen Zimmerman Jr. hit a pair from the line with 3:07 left to tie it at 51, but Wyoming made 8 of 12 free throws down the stretch - including two from Alan Herndon with two seconds left - to take it. They were Herndon's only points of the game.

McManamen went 5 of 7 on 3-point attempts as Wyoming (9-8, 2-2 Mountain West) finished 8 of 25 from beyond the arc. Josh Adams scored 12 points with five assists, while Jordan Naughton and Alexander Aka Gorski each scored 11 points.

Derrick Jones Jr. and Ike Nwamu scored 10 points apiece for UNLV (9-7, 0-3). The Rebels won the rebound battle 36-28 but committed 18 turnovers and made just 12 of 21 (57 percent) from the line.

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Players Mentioned

Derrick Jr.

#1 Derrick Jr.

Forward
6' 7"
Freshman
HS
Ike Nwamu

#34 Ike Nwamu

Guard
6' 5"
Senior
TR
Stephen Jr.

#33 Stephen Jr.

Forward
7' 0"
Freshman
HS

Players Mentioned

Derrick Jr.

#1 Derrick Jr.

6' 7"
Freshman
HS
Forward
Ike Nwamu

#34 Ike Nwamu

6' 5"
Senior
TR
Guard
Stephen Jr.

#33 Stephen Jr.

7' 0"
Freshman
HS
Forward