Men's Basketball

Runnin' Rebels At San José State Saturday Afternoon

UNLV Men's Basketball
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San José State

MatchupUNLV (10-11, 3-5 Mountain West) at San José State (9-10, 2-6 Mountain West)
DateSaturday, January 28, 2017
Time2:00 p.m.
SiteThe Event Center (5,000), San Jose, Calif.
VideoMountain West Network (Justin Allegri)
RadioESPN Radio 1100 AM/100.9 FM (Jon Sandler, Robert Smith)
AudioUNLV Gameday App & UNLVRebels.com
Statsat UNLVRebels.com
Twitter@TheRunninRebels

Jan. 27, 2017

Game Notes at San José State (PDF) | 2016-17 Media Guide

LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) -
The Runnin' Rebels will play their second straight game on the road on Saturday, Jan. 28, at San José State at 2 p.m. The Runnin' Rebels are coming off a one-point loss at Wyoming on Wednesday night. They were down by as many as 20 points, fought all the way back to take the lead late, but couldn't hold on. Junior guard Jovan Mooring missed a 3-pointer with two seconds left that would have won it.

The game at Wyoming followed UNLV's thrilling double-overtime 87-85 victory over Air Force last Saturday at the Thomas & Mack Center. The Runnin' Rebels are 10-11 on the year and 3-5 in Mountain West play. The Spartans are 9-10 overall and 2-6 in MW action.

Saturday will mark the first meeting between UNLV and San José State this season. UNLV leads the all-time series 35-4 and has won seven straight over the Spartans overall.

UNLV is led in scoring by sophomore guard Jalen Poyser (12.5 ppg), senior forward Tyrell Green (11.2 ppg), senior forward Christian Jones (11.2 ppg) and Mooring (10.9 ppg). Jones (6.6 rpg), sophomore guard Kris Clyburn (6.1 rpg) and Green (5.4 rpg) are the team's leading rebounders, while Mooring (3.6 apg) and Poyser (3.3 apg) lead in assists. Mooring is third in the Mountain West in assists and second in conference-only games (4.6 apg). Junior forward Dwayne Morgan was leading the team in rebounding (7.3 rpg), but has missed the last 12 games because of injury. It was announced on Jan. 19 that he will miss the rest of the season.

San José State has lost three straight games: vs. Wyoming (80-70), vs. Boise State (75-65) and at Colorado State (81-72). The Spartans are 6-5 at home this season. Sophomore forward Brandon Clarke (18.4 ppg) and sophomore forward Ryan Welage (11.7 ppg) lead in scoring, while Clarke also leads in rebounding (7.7 rpg). Junior guard Jalen James is the team's assist leader (2.8 apg).

Saturday's game will be available online (Mountain West Network) with Justin Allegri calling the action. Jon Sandler and Robert Smith will handle the UNLV radio call, which may be heard live on ESPN Radio 1100 AM/100.9 FM and online (link at UNLVRebels.com).

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Players Mentioned

Kris Clyburn

#1 Kris Clyburn

Guard
6' 6"
Sophomore
JC
Christian Jones

#20 Christian Jones

Forward
6' 7"
Senior
TR
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
Dwayne Morgan

#15 Dwayne Morgan

Forward
6' 8"
Freshman
HS

Players Mentioned

Kris Clyburn

#1 Kris Clyburn

6' 6"
Sophomore
JC
Guard
Christian Jones

#20 Christian Jones

6' 7"
Senior
TR
Forward
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
Dwayne Morgan

#15 Dwayne Morgan

6' 8"
Freshman
HS
Forward