Men's Basketball

UNLV Rallies To Beat San Jose State, 64-61

Feb. 11, 2016

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LAS VEGAS (AP) Patrick McCaw scored 16 points, Ike Nwamu added 15 and UNLV rallied to beat San Jose State 64-61 on Wednesday night.

Trailing by 13 at halftime, McCaw scored five of 14 unanswered points and the Rebels rallied to within 53-50 on his free throw.

The Spartans replied with a 7-0 run, but UNLV pulled ahead 61-58 on Jerome Seagears' layup with 59 seconds left.

UNLV's Derrick Jones Jr. added a pair of free throws, then Ryan Welage hit a 3 to pull the Spartans within 63-61. Seagears hit a free throw for a 64-61 lead and San Jose State's Cody Schwartz missed a potential game-tying 3 at the buzzer.

Jones scored 14 with a career-high 18 rebounds and Seagears added 13 points for the Rebels (14-11, 5-7 Mountain West).

Brandon Clarke scored 15 points and had 14 boards for the Spartans (8-16, 3-9), Welage had 11 points and Frank Rogers grabbed 10 rebounds.

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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
Patrick McCaw

#2 Patrick McCaw

Guard
6' 6"
Freshman
HS
Jerome Seagears

#20 Jerome Seagears

Guard
6' 1"
Senior
TR

Players Mentioned

Derrick Jr.

#1 Derrick Jr.

6' 7"
Freshman
HS
Forward
Ike Nwamu

#34 Ike Nwamu

6' 5"
Senior
TR
Guard
Patrick McCaw

#2 Patrick McCaw

6' 6"
Freshman
HS
Guard
Jerome Seagears

#20 Jerome Seagears

6' 1"
Senior
TR
Guard