University of Nevada Las Vegas
Fresno State
3/4/2017 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
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FRESNO, Calif. (AP) Kris Clyburn scored 18 points and grabbed 12 rebounds for the Runnin' Rebels, but in the end it would not be enough as UNLV fell to Fresno State by a score of 72-59 on Saturday night.
Deshon Taylor scored 19 points asFresno State closed out the regular season with its fifth straight win.
The win gives the Bulldogs (19-11, 11-7) the No. 4 seed for the Mountain West Conference Tournament.
Jaron Hopkins added 16 points and eight rebounds, Terrell Carter II had 15 points, and Jahmel Taylor 13.
Taylor made a pair of 3-pointers early to put the Bulldogs in the lead for good and they had a 35-24 advantage at the break.
A Hopkins dunk early in the second half made it 41-24 and a Carter layup stretched it to 50-29 with 12:33 to go. UNLV got as close as nine points, 67-58, with two minutes left but a Hopkins 3-pointer after that sealed the Bulldogs' win.
The Runnin' Rebels (11-20, 4-14) have lost 10 of their last 11 games and are the 11th seed.
