FORT COLLINS, Colo. (UNLVRebels.com) - The UNLV men's basketball team lost its second consecutive game to Colorado State by three points, 83-80, Saturday afternoon at Moby Arena. It was the Runnin' Rebels' first Mountain West series of the season.

UNLV (1-6, 0-2) was led by David Jenkins Jr. and Bryce Hamilton, who scored 29 and 28 points, respectively, which were both season highs. Mbacke Diong recorded a game-high and season-high 15 rebounds.

CSU (8-2, 5-1) had three players score in double figures. Isaiah Stevens led the Rams with 22 points after making a game-high six 3-pointers.

STAT OF THE GAME: Colorado State made a season-high 16 3-pointers, the most made by a UNLV opponent this season. CSU finished the game 16 of 29 from behind the arc (55.2%), while the Runnin' Rebels were 6 of 23 (26.1%).

BACK AND FORTH: There were 18 lead changes and 12 ties throughout the contest.

HOW IT ENDED: With the score tied 78 apiece, UNLV committed a shot-clock violation with 41 seconds to go. Stevens made a 3-pointer after a timeout with 27 seconds left, then Hamilton's floater in the lane cut the deficit to one point with 16 seconds remaining. Stevens was fouled, made both free throws, and Hamilton missed a potential game-tying 3-pointer with six seconds left.

QUOTABLE: "I thought our guys came out again today and fought hard and competed. As much as people look at the end of the game and a shot made or not, to me, as we're building our habits on the practice court, those need to show up throughout the course of the game. I know they're a good offensive team, but we needed to do a better job on the glass than we did to win. We needed to do a better job valuing the basketball than we did to win, and we needed to do a better job guarding the 3-point line. Those are things that are every day habits that we work on, and I think if we can practice the way we need to every single day and build those habits, eventually they'll come out in the game. Unfortunately right now, we are not at that point." - UNLV head coach T.J. Otzelberger

NOTES: 
- Hamilton has scored in double figures in 26 straight games and has scored 20 or more points 14 times in his career. 
- Jenkins Jr. has scored in double figures in five straight games and has scored 20 or more in two of his last three contests.
- UNLV shot 50 percent from the field for the second time this season. It finished the game at 50.0% (31 of 62). CSU was 29 of 54 from the field for the game (53.7%).
- UNLV out-rebounded the Rams, 34-24, but was outscored in bench points, 26-11. 
- UNLV committed only four turnovers in the second half, after recording 10 in the first 20 minutes.
- No fans were permitted to attend the game.
- UNLV trailed by three at the half, 39-36.
- UNLV has made at least one 3-pointer in a NCAA-record 1,109 straight games.

NEXT FOR THE RUNNIN' REBELS: UNLV will return home for six straight games at the Thomas & Mack Center, starting with Saint Katherine on Tuesday, January 12 at 2 p.m.