Keshon Gilbert
61
UNLV UNLV 3-1,0-0 Mountain West
74
Winner Michigan Mich 3-1,0-0 Big Ten
UNLV UNLV
3-1,0-0 Mountain West
61
Final
74
Michigan Mich
3-1,0-0 Big Ten
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
UNLV UNLV 32 29 61
Michigan Mich 35 39 74

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Runnin' Rebels Suffer First Loss Of The Season Against No. 4 Michigan

Bryce Hamilton scores team-high 21 points Friday night in 74-61 defeat in Roman Main Event at T-Mobile Arena.

LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) - The UNLV men's basketball team (3-1) suffered its first loss of the season on Friday night against No. 4 Michigan, 74-61, in the Roman Main Event at T-Mobile Arena on the Las Vegas Strip.

Bryce Hamilton scored a team-high 21 points, while Michael Nuga and Donovan Williams each added 12. Royce Hamm Jr. had a game-high 10 rebounds.

Michigan (3-1) was led by Eli Brooks' game-high 22 points, while Moussa Diabate and Hunter Dickinson added 14 and 13, respectively. DeVante' Jones had a game-high eight assists and three Wolverines recorded seven rebounds each.

STAT OF THE GAME: Michigan shot 51.0% from the field (25 of 51). Brooks, Diabate and Dickinson combined to shoot 66.7% (18 of 27).

QUOTABLE: "We'd love to sit back and say we are happy that we hung tough, but honestly that's not really the feeling right now. But on that note, there were a number of opportunities where we could have given in, but guys fought and competed to get good shots to stop runs and did a good job of banding together. This game was pretty similar to the first three in the sense that we had a little lull in the second half, but tonight we just weren't able to get back over the hump and get in front." - UNLV head coach Kevin Kruger

NOTES: 
- The all-time series between UNLV and Michigan in men's basketball is now tied 2-2.
- This was the first meeting between the two schools in men's basketball since 1997 and the first overall at a neutral site in the series.
- UNLV is now 6-3 all-time in games played on the Strip and 3-2 in T-Mobile Arena.
- UNLV had a 9-0 run at the end of the first half and trailed 35-32 at the break.
- Michigan shot 17 more free throws than UNLV did for the game, making 16 to the Runnin' Rebels' two.
- Michigan out-rebounded the Runnin' Rebels 33-24.
- Michigan's bench outscored UNLV's 18-4.
- UNLV has made at least one 3-pointer in a NCAA-record 1,133 straight games.

NEXT FOR THE RUNNIN' REBELS: UNLV will face Wichita State in the consolation game of the Roman Main Event on Sunday, Nov. 21 at 9 p.m. at T-Mobile Arena. The game will be televised nationally on ESPN2. Arizona defeated Wichita State 82-78 in overtime in game one of the tournament on Friday.

TICKETS: For more information on the Roman Main Event and to purchase tickets, visit RunninRebelsOnTheStrip.com.


 
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