at Wyoming
78
Winner UNLV UNLV 9-9, 4-1 MW
69
Wyoming WYO 5-13, 0-6 MW
Winner
UNLV UNLV
9-9, 4-1 MW
78
Final
69
Wyoming WYO
5-13, 0-6 MW
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 OT 1 F
UNLV UNLV 22 41 15 78
Wyoming WYO 27 36 6 69

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Runnin' Rebels Improve To 4-1 In MW Play With 78-69 Overtime Win At Wyoming

Marvin Coleman and Jonah Antonio made key 3-pointers in the extra period to propel UNLV to its second road win in conference play Saturday in Laramie.

LARAMIE, Wyo. (UNLVRebels.com) - UNLV sophomore guard Marvin Coleman and junior guard Jonah Antonio both made 3-pointers early in overtime to give the Runnin' Rebels a six-point lead and eventual 78-69 win over Wyoming on Saturday at Arena-Auditorium.

Sophomore guard Bryce Hamilton led the Runnin' Rebels (9-9, 4-1) in scoring with 19 points. Antonio added 15, Coleman had 14 and junior forward Donnie Tillman contributed 10.

Wyoming (5-13, 0-6) had three players score in double digits, led by Kwane Marble's 19. Jake Hendricks made a game-high six 3-pointers, scoring 18 points, while Hunter Maldonado added 16 as he was 10 of 13 on free throws.

It was UNLV's fifth win in its last six games and improved its Mountain West record to 4-1.



OVERTIME SCORING: Coleman and Antonio scored all 15 of UNLV's points in the extra period. Coleman was 1 of 2 on 3-pointers and 6 of 8 on free throws, while Antonio made 2 of 3 from beyond the arc. Wyoming cut UNLV's lead to 3 points with 1:46 to go, but could get no closer.

GOOD FORTUNE: UNLV was able to force the extra period by making some key shots, but also benefitted from Wyoming's free-throw shooting down the stretch. Coleman's 3-pointer with 1:13 to go in regulation cut the Runnin' Rebel deficit to four at 63-59. Wyoming then missed two free throws before UNLV senior forward Nick Blair made a floater, cutting the deficit to just two. Wyoming missed two more free throws before Tillman was fouled with 12.9 seconds remaining and his two free throws forced overtime. Wyoming finished regulation by missing five straight free-throw attempts and made just one field goal over the final five minutes.

QUOTABLE: "I'm proud of our guys. It was a choppy game with both teams switching a lot of defenses. We were on our heels, but at various points in the game, our guys stepped up and made key plays. Hamilton early, Hardy after halftime, Jonah hit some big shots, Coleman when he came back after the fouls. To win on the road is tough, I don't care who you play. Our guys found a way to step up at key moments to get the win." - UNLV head coach T.J. Otzelberger

"This win was huge for us. A conference win on the road, now we go back home and we have that much more momentum going into our next game. To grind this one out in overtime, we have been battle tested, but to get this one is big." - Coleman

NOTES: 
- It marked UNLV's fifth overtime contest of the season.
- UNLV is now 2-1 on the road in MW play.
- UNLV has now won four straight games vs. Wyoming and six of the last seven meetings.
- Antonio scored all of his points on 3-pointers, making 5 of 12.
- UNLV outrebounded Wyoming 52-28, marking the 14th time this season it has recorded more rebounds than its opponent.
- There were a total of 71 free throws attempted by both teams combined.
- UNLV shot just 5 of 23 in the first half (21.7 percent), but made 50 percent of its shots in the second 20 minutes (14 of 28).
- Wyoming scored 21 points off of UNLV's 14 turnovers, but UNLV scored 18 second-chance points in the game.
- UNLV was without senior guard Elijah Mitrou-Long for the ninth straight game because of a broken thumb.
- UNLV has made at least one 3-pointer in a NCAA-record 1,088 straight games.

NEXT FOR THE RUNNIN' REBELS: UNLV will return home to host San Jose State and New Mexico next week at the Thomas & Mack Center. The Runnin' Rebels will face the Spartans on Wednesday, Jan. 15 at 8 p.m., then the Lobos on Saturday, Jan. 18 at 3 p.m. Tickets may be purchased at UNLVtickets.com or by calling 702-739-FANS (3267).


 
Print Friendly Version