Justin Webster
45
Whittier Whitt 3-0,0-0 SCIAC
101
Winner UNLV UNLV 4-2,0-0 Mountain West
Whittier Whitt
3-0,0-0 SCIAC
45
Final
101
UNLV UNLV
4-2,0-0 Mountain West
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Whittier Whitt 16 29 45
UNLV UNLV 53 48 101

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Runnin' Rebels Rout Whittier College, 101-45

Justin Webster scores game-high 17 points in win Wednesday night at Thomas & Mack Center.

LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) - The UNLV men's basketball team (4-2) routed Whittier, 101-45, Wednesday night at the Thomas & Mack Center.

Justin Webster was 7 of 10 from the field and scored a game-high 17 points, while adding eight rebounds and five assists with just one turnover. Marvin Coleman added 13 points on 6 of 10 shooting and had nine rebounds and four assists, also with just one turnover. Donovan Williams was the only other UNLV player with double digits in points as he scored 12. All 13 Runnin' Rebels that played scored in the game.

Whittier, a Division III school from the Los Angeles area, was led by Ahmad Young's 14 points. Ethan Battistini added 11 and Kyle Price led the team in rebounds with nine.

BIG RUN: UNLV led 9-8 with under 16 minutes left in the first half, before going on a 44-8 run to lead 53-16 at the half. 

SOLID SHOOTING: UNLV shot 52.6% from the field (40 of 76) and 42.9% on 3-pointers (12 of 28).

QUOTABLE: "We are proud of the guys for fighting back after a nice kick to the gut the way the game finished on Sunday night (against Wichita State). It was definitely a concern going in because sometimes those hangovers can last a little longer than you want with all the emotion that was in that game. Tonight, especially that second group, they went out and took advantage of the minutes that they had and just played hard, played fun and widened the gap. Happy for guys like Justin and Reece (Brown). No matter how many minutes they play, no matter whether the ball goes in or not, they are the ones talking and clapping during timeouts, and to see them get out there and have a few shots fall and have fun, that was really positive." - UNLV head coach Kevin Kruger

NOTES: 
- UNLV limited Whittier to just 21.1 % from the field (15 of 71) and 17.2% on 3-pointers (5 of 29).
- UNLV outrebounded the Poets 58-39.
- UNLV had 26 assists and just eight turnovers. 
- The Runnin' Rebels also recorded eight steals.
- UNLV scored 19 points off Whittier's 12 turnovers.
- The Runnin' Rebels outscored Whittier in points in the paint 52-14 and bench points 61-16.
- UNLV has made at least one 3-pointer in a NCAA-record 1,135 straight games.

NEXT FOR THE RUNNIN' REBELS: UNLV will remain home this weekend to host No. 2 UCLA on Saturday, Nov. 27 at 2 p.m at the Thomas & Mack Center. The program will retire Freddie Banks' jersey at halftime.

TICKETS: Tickets can be purchased at UNLVtickets.com, by calling 702-739-FANS or by visiting the Thomas & Mack Center Box Office.



 
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