SALT LAKE CITY (UNLVRebels.com) - The UNLV men's basketball team lost 83-50 Saturday afternoon to BYU at Vivint Smart Home Arena.

The Cougars (7-4) had four players score in double figures, led by Dalton Nixon's 17 points and Yoeli Childs' double-double of 13 points and 14 rebounds.

The Runnin' Rebels (4-7) were led by junior forward Donnie Tillman and senior forward Nick Blair with 13 and 10 points, respectively.

HOT SHOOTING: BYU jumped out to a 15-point lead about halfway through the first half. The Cougars were 17 of 28 from the field during the first 20 minutes (60.7 percent), including 9 of 13 on 3-pointers (69.2 percent), and led 46-25 at the break. For the game, they shot 54.7 percent from the field (29 of 53) and 51.9 percent on 3-pointers (14 of 27).

QUOTABLE: "It was an unacceptable effort by our guys. I know we have had a heck of a stretch of games and an emotional win on Wednesday, but that's not good enough. Effort is not good enough, energy wasn't good enough and I am excited to get to practice on Monday. We will address all of those things wholeheartedly." - UNLV head coach T.J. Otzelberger.

NOTES: 
- UNLV junior guard Jonah Antonio was out because of injury for the sixth straight game, while senior guard Elijah Mitrou-Long missed his second consecutive game because of a broken thumb.
- It was the 36th all-time meeting between the two schools in men's basketball. UNLV now leads the series 19-17. It was just the second neutral-site game between the two.
- UNLV shot 35.1 percent from the field (20 of 57) and 29.2 percent on 3-pointers (7 of 24).
- UNLV outrebounded BYU 32-31.
- BYU scored 24 points off UNLV's 11 turnovers and led in bench points 42-12.
- It was the first game this season that junior guard Amauri Hardy did not score in double figures. He finished with nine points.
- UNLV has made at least one 3-pointer in a NCAA-record 1,081 straight games.

NEXT FOR THE RUNNIN' REBELS: UNLV's next action will be on Wednesday, Dec. 18 against Pacific at 7 p.m. at the Thomas & Mack Center.