LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) - Six Runnin' Rebels scored in double figures as the UNLV men's basketball team routed West Coast Baptist College, 112-54, in an exhibition game Friday night at the Thomas & Mack Center.

Junior guard Jonah Antonio led UNLV in scoring with 23 points as he was 7 of 11 from 3-point range (6 of 10 in the first half), and junior forward Mbacke Diong scored 19 on 9 of 12 shooting. Junior guard Amauri Hardy recorded a double-double with 14 points and a game-high 10 assists (no turnovers), while senior guard Elijah Mitrou-Long dished out eight assists with just three turnovers.

West Coast Baptist was led by Seth Hanna's 24 points.

BIG LEAD: The Runnin' Rebels led by as many as 58 points late in the second half. 

BIG RUN: Trailing 9-8 early in the first half, UNLV went on a 19-0 run to take an 18-point lead (27-9) with 11:06 left in the half.

STATS OF THE GAME: UNLV shot 60 percent from the field (42 of 70), out-rebounded WCBC 52-20, led in fast-break points 38-6, and recorded 27 assists with just 10 turnovers.

RUNNIN' REBELS OF THE GAME: Antonio with seven made 3-pointers and Hardy with 10 assists and no turnovers.

QUOTABLE: "Really happy to see our guys come out tonight, share the basketball and play for each other. I think we had some nerves early on just being in the Thomas & Mack Center, one of the truly elite environments in all of college basketball, but once we settled in - really happy with their performance. I felt we had great energy for the most part."   - UNLV Head Coach T.J. Otzelberger

NOTES: 
* This was UNLV's only exhibition game of the season.
* It was the debut in the Thomas & Mack Center for Otzelberger, who is in his first season as the Runnin' Rebels' head coach.
* UNLV shot 63.6 percent in the second half (21 of 33).
* UNLV recorded 14 steals, while WCBC recorded three.
* The Runnin' Rebels blocked six shots, led by Diong's three.
* Antonio led the team in rebounds with nine, while Diong and senior forward Nick Blair each had eight.
* Antonio had seven of UNLV's nine 3-pointers.

NEXT FOR THE RUNNIN' REBELS: UNLV will open the regular season Tuesday, Nov. 5, at 7 p.m. vs. Purdue Fort Wayne at the Thomas & Mack Center. Tickets may be purchased at UNLVtickets.com, on the phone at 702-739-FANS and at the Thomas & Mack Center Box Office.