Saturday, December 8
Champaign, Illinois
11:00 A.M. PT
University of Nevada Las Vegas
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Illinois
12/6/2018 11:36:00 AM | Men's Basketball
UNLV men's basketball team's first road game of the season scheduled for 11 a.m. PT
LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) - The UNLV men's basketball team (4-3) will head out on the road for the first time this season as it travels to Champaign, Illinois, to face Illinois (2-7) on Saturday, Dec. 8 at 11 a.m. PT/1 p.m. CT.
The Runnin' Rebels had won four straight games from Nov. 13-23, but have lost their last two. UNLV is coming off a 65-61 loss last Saturday to Cincinnati, which closed its season-opening seven-game homestand.
UNLV is led in scoring by senior guard Kris Clyburn's 11.7 ppg, while senior forward Shakur Juiston is averaging just shy of a double-double with 11.0 ppg and a team-leading 9.6 rpg. Juiston is fourth in the Mountain West in rebounding and ranks 33rd in the country. Sophomore guard Amauri Hardy is also averaging double figures in scoring at 10.3 ppg. Sophomore forward Mbacke Diong leads the team and league in blocks (2.3 bpg, 31st in the nation), while senior guard Noah Robotham is the team's assists leader (3.9 apg).
Illinois has lost three straight games, including two in conference play: at Notre Dame (76-74), at Nebraska (75-60) and vs. Ohio State (77-67). The Fighting Illini have three players averaging double figures in scoring: Trent Frazier (15.2 ppg), Ayo Dosunmu (12.3 ppg) and Aaron Jordan (10.6 ppg). Giorgi Bezhanishvili is the team's leading rebounder (4.9 rpg), while Frazier also leads in assists (3.4 apg). Illinois is 2-1 at home with wins over Evansville (99-60) and Mississippi Valley State (86-67) and a loss to Georgetown (88-80).
Saturday's game will be televised by the Big Ten Network with Jeff Levering and Deon Thomas calling the action. Jon Sandler, former Runnin' Rebel Robert Smith, and Steve Cofield (sideline reporter) will handle the UNLV radio call, which may be heard live on ESPN Radio 1100 AM and online via the UNLV Gameday App and TuneIn (link at UNLVRebels.com).
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The Runnin' Rebels had won four straight games from Nov. 13-23, but have lost their last two. UNLV is coming off a 65-61 loss last Saturday to Cincinnati, which closed its season-opening seven-game homestand.
UNLV is led in scoring by senior guard Kris Clyburn's 11.7 ppg, while senior forward Shakur Juiston is averaging just shy of a double-double with 11.0 ppg and a team-leading 9.6 rpg. Juiston is fourth in the Mountain West in rebounding and ranks 33rd in the country. Sophomore guard Amauri Hardy is also averaging double figures in scoring at 10.3 ppg. Sophomore forward Mbacke Diong leads the team and league in blocks (2.3 bpg, 31st in the nation), while senior guard Noah Robotham is the team's assists leader (3.9 apg).
Illinois has lost three straight games, including two in conference play: at Notre Dame (76-74), at Nebraska (75-60) and vs. Ohio State (77-67). The Fighting Illini have three players averaging double figures in scoring: Trent Frazier (15.2 ppg), Ayo Dosunmu (12.3 ppg) and Aaron Jordan (10.6 ppg). Giorgi Bezhanishvili is the team's leading rebounder (4.9 rpg), while Frazier also leads in assists (3.4 apg). Illinois is 2-1 at home with wins over Evansville (99-60) and Mississippi Valley State (86-67) and a loss to Georgetown (88-80).
Saturday's game will be televised by the Big Ten Network with Jeff Levering and Deon Thomas calling the action. Jon Sandler, former Runnin' Rebel Robert Smith, and Steve Cofield (sideline reporter) will handle the UNLV radio call, which may be heard live on ESPN Radio 1100 AM and online via the UNLV Gameday App and TuneIn (link at UNLVRebels.com).
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