Men's Basketball

Runnin' Rebels Fall Short At Wyoming, 66-65

Jan. 25, 2017

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LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) Jovan Mooring scored 15 points, but it wasn't enough to win on the road at Wyoming.

Louis Adams and Hayden Dalton scored 15 points apiece and Justin James hit the winner with 1:01 remaining as Wyoming nearly blew an 18-point halftime lead but held on to beat UNLV 66-65 on Wednesday night.

Wyoming (14-7, 4-4 Mountain West) led 41-23 at the half and led 55-45 with 10:22 left. But UNLV progressively chipped away, finally tying it at 59 on a Jovan Mooring 3 with 4:33 to go.

A Tyler Green free throw and Christian Jones' layup gave the Rebels a three-point lead before a Justin James 3-pointer made it 64-all. After an Uche Ofoegbu turnover, James drilled what turned out to be the clincher with 1:01 remaining.

Mooring cut it to one with a free throw, but missed a potential winning 3 with two seconds left.

James finished with 14 points for Wyoming.

Mooring led UNLV (10-11, 3-5) with 15 points. Jones added 14 points and 12 rebounds.

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Players Mentioned

Christian Jones

#20 Christian Jones

Forward
6' 7"
Senior
TR
Jovan Mooring

#30 Jovan Mooring

Guard
6' 2"
Junior
JC
Uche Ofoegbu

#2 Uche Ofoegbu

Guard
6' 4"
Senior
TR

Players Mentioned

Christian Jones

#20 Christian Jones

6' 7"
Senior
TR
Forward
Jovan Mooring

#30 Jovan Mooring

6' 2"
Junior
JC
Guard
Uche Ofoegbu

#2 Uche Ofoegbu

6' 4"
Senior
TR
Guard