Runnin' Rebels Drop Christmas Day Game To Bucknell - University of Nevada Las Vegas Athletics

Tuesday, December 25

Honolulu, Hawaii

3:30 PM PT

University of Nevada Las Vegas

6-6

Bucknell

6-6

Team	1	2	F
UNLV	30	42	72
Bucknell	47	50	97

12/25/2018 6:47:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score FINAL STATS (PDF)

UNLV men's basketball closes out Diamond Head Classic play with 1-2 record, opens Mountain West schedule on Jan. 2 vs. Colorado State.

HONOLULU (UNLVRebels.com) - The UNLV men's basketball team (6-6) lost to Bucknell (6-6), 97-72, in the third-place game of the Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic on Christmas Day.

The Bison had six players score in double figures, led by Kimbal Mackenzie's 16 points. Jimmy Sotos recorded a double-double with 14 points and a game-high 12 assists.

UNLV was led by freshman forward Joel Ntambwe's 13 points and senior guard Kris Clyburn's 10 rebounds.

The Runnin' Rebels finished the event with a 1-2 record, defeating host Hawaii (73-59) on Dec. 22 and falling to Indiana State (84-79) on Dec. 23.

STATS OF THE GAME: Bucknell made 14 3-pointers, shooting 56 percent from beyond the arc (14 of 25). After making its first 3-point attempt of the game, UNLV missed its next 19 and finished the contest 4 of 25 overall from 3-point range.

NOTES:
- Bucknell was 8 of 13 on 3-pointers in the first half, while UNLV made just 1 of 11. The Bison led 47-30 at halftime.
- Bucknell made 19 of 31 shots in the second half (61.3 percent).
- UNLV shot 38 percent from the field for the game and 16 percent from 3-point range.
- Bucknell ended up shooting 57.8 percent from the field for the contest.
- It was the first meeting between the two schools in men's basketball.
- UNLV is now 3-3 all-time in the Diamond Head Classic. The Runnin' Rebels advanced to the championship game in their only other appearance in 2009, falling to USC.
- UNLV has out-rebounded its opponent in all 12 of its games this season, including 44-36 against Bucknell.
- UNLV has made at least one 3-pointer in a NCAA-record 1,051 straight games.

NEXT FOR THE RUNNIN' REBELS: UNLV will open Mountain West play on Wednesday, Jan. 2 vs. Colorado State at the Thomas & Mack Center at 7:30 p.m. Tickets may be purchased at UNLVtickets.com, by calling 702-739-FANS (3267) or at the Thomas & Mack Center Box Office.