Runnin' Rebels Defeated At Colorado State, 95-77 - University of Nevada Las Vegas Athletics

Saturday, February 1

Fort Collins, Colorado

1:00 PM PT

University of Nevada Las Vegas

11-12,6-4Mounta

Colorado State

16-8,7-4Mountai

Team	1	2	F
UNLV	36	41	77
Colorado State	41	54	95

2/1/2020 6:19:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score FINAL STATS (PDF)

Bryce Hamilton led all scorers with 28 points Saturday afternoon at Moby Arena.

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (UNLVRebels.com) - Sophomore guard Bryce Hamilton scored a game-high 28 points and junior forward Donnie Tillman added 15, but the UNLV men's basketball team (11-12, 6-4) lost 95-77 at Colorado State Saturday afternoon.

CSU (16-8, 7-4) had four players score in double figures, led by Isaiah Stevens' 21 points and Nico Carvacho's double-double of 16 points and a game-high 11 rebounds.

It was the Rams' sixth-straight home victory and the team's seventh win in its last eight games overall.

STAT OF THE GAME: The Rams shot 64.7 percent from 3-point range (11 of 17) and 61.5 percent from the field overall (32 of 52). Stevens was 7 of 8 from the field, including 5 of 5 on 3-pointers. UNLV shot just 42 percent from the field and 31.3 percent on 3-pointers.

MOMENTUM SWING: UNLV used an 8-0 run to take a 33-25 lead with 3:39 left in the first half, but the Rams outscored the Runnin' Rebels 16-3 the rest of the half, including 8-0 over the final 1:20 to take a 41-36 lead at the break.

PULLED AWAY: CSU increased its lead to double digits seven minutes into the second half and UNLV could not get closer than nine the rest of the way.

QUOTABLE: "I thought our guys did a good job of getting out to the start we needed. We were up 33-25, they call a timeout, we were in control of the basketball game and from there it went south in a hurry. I thought our focus defensively really left us. We knew he had to guard the 3-point line, we knew we had to guard them in transition and when they got it going we couldn't turn them off." - UNLV head coach T.J. Otzelberger

NOTES:
- It was UNLV's third straight loss after starting Mountain West play 6-1.
- It snapped UNLV's three-game win streak over CSU.
- It was CSU's first win over UNLV at home in three seasons.
- UNLV was outrebounded 34-32, marking the first time it was outrebounded in eight games (vs. Air Force on Jan. 4).
- Hamilton has now scored 26 or more points in four straight games and has reached double figures in 10 straight games.
- There were six lead changes and six ties throughout the game.
- CSU led in points in the paint, 42-30, and scored 20 points on fast breaks to UNLV's five.
- UNLV had 14 offensive rebounds, outscoring CSU in second-chance points 12-4.
- CSU outscored UNLV 54-41 in the second half.
- UNLV has made at least one 3-pointer in a NCAA-record 1,093 straight games.

NEXT FOR THE RUNNIN' REBELS: UNLV will play its second straight road game on Wednesday, Feb. 5, at Utah State. The 7 p.m. PT game will be televised by CBS Sports Network.