Men's Basketball

Runnin' Rebels Shoot Past Southern Illinois, 68-61


Dec. 20, 2016

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LAS VEGAS (AP) Tyrell Green made 9 of 13 shots and scored a career-high tying 23 points, including a tie-breaking 3-pointer with 1:09 to play, and UNLV scored the final seven points in its 68-61 win over Southern Illinois on Monday night.

Kris Clyburn added 11 points and seven boards and Jalen Poyser scored 10. Jovan Mooring had a career-high six rebounds, tied a career best with six assists and scored all of his four points in the final 39 seconds.

UNLV (7-5) used an 11-2 run to take a 61-57 lead with 4:03 left. Thik Bol hit a jumper and Armon Fletcher made two free throws for SIU to tie it with 1:33 to go. Mooring hit Green for the go-ahead 3 and then stole a pass near midcourt and took it for a layup. After grabbing a rebound on the other end, he made two free throws to cap the scoring before coming up with another steal to clinch it.

Fletcher and Mike Rodriguez led Southern Illinois (6-6) with 15 points apiece.

The Salukis shot just 39 percent, compared to 57 percent shooting by UNLV, but scored 22 points off 23 UNLV turnovers to keep it close.

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Players Mentioned

Kris Clyburn

#1 Kris Clyburn

Guard
6' 6"
Sophomore
JC
Jovan Mooring

#30 Jovan Mooring

Guard
6' 2"
Junior
JC
Tyrell Green

#12 Tyrell Green

Forward
6' 7"
Junior
TR
Jalen Poyser

#24 Jalen Poyser

Guard
6' 4"
Freshman
HS

Players Mentioned

Kris Clyburn

#1 Kris Clyburn

6' 6"
Sophomore
JC
Guard
Jovan Mooring

#30 Jovan Mooring

6' 2"
Junior
JC
Guard
Tyrell Green

#12 Tyrell Green

6' 7"
Junior
TR
Forward
Jalen Poyser

#24 Jalen Poyser

6' 4"
Freshman
HS
Guard