Runnin' Rebels Fall To Pacific, 74-66 - University of Nevada Las Vegas Athletics

Wednesday, December 18

Thomas & Mack Center

7:00 PM PT

University of Nevada Las Vegas

4-8,1-0Mountain West

Pacific

11-3,0-0WCC

Team	1	2	F
Pacific	29	45	74
UNLV	35	31	66

12/18/2019 10:54:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score FINAL STATS (PDF)

UNLV was outscored 45-31 in the second half Wednesday night at the Thomas & Mack Center.

LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) - The UNLV men's basketball team lost 74-66 to Pacific Wednesday night at the Thomas & Mack Center.

The Tigers (11-3), who trailed by nine points early in the second half, rallied to outscore UNLV (4-8) 45-31 during the final 20 minutes.

Pacific's Justin Moore led all scorers with 22 points, while Gary Chivichyan added 11.

The Runnin' Rebels were led by junior guard Amauri Hardy's 19 points, while senior forward Nick Blair added 14 and sophomore guard Bryce Hamilton scored 13.

QUOTABLE: "Our effort and energy was unacceptable. In practice tomorrow, we are going to spend a lot of time taking charges, diving for loose balls, blocking out and guarding the dribble. If you don't do those things in basketball you are not going to be successful. Their team came onto our court, played harder, tougher, more physical and was more aggressive. That's not what we are about and not what we seek to do each day. We are going to make sure we keep doing those things every day until they become habits" - UNLV head coach T.J. Otzelberger.

NOTES:
- UNLV junior guard Jonah Antonio returned to the lineup for the first time in seven games. Senior guard Elijah Mitrou-Long missed his third straight game because of a broken thumb.
- Pacific made 9 of 20 3-pointers (45 percent).
- Sophomore guard Marvin Coleman led UNLV in rebounding with eight.
- Blair was 5 of 6 shooting from the field, including 4 of 5 on 3-pointers.
- UNLV was outrebounded, 34-28.
- There were nine lead changes and five ties throughout the game.
- Pacific led in second-chance points, 15-4, and in bench scoring, 36-18.
- UNLV has made at least one 3-pointer in a NCAA-record 1,082 straight games.

NEXT FOR THE RUNNIN' REBELS: UNLV will continue its five-game homestand on Saturday, Dec. 21 vs. Robert Morris at 12 p.m. at the Thomas & Mack Center.