SAN FRANCISCO (UNLVRebels.com) - The UNLV men's basketball team lost at San Francisco 83-62 Saturday night at War Memorial at the Sobrato Center.
Bryce Hamilton led the Runnin' Rebels (4-5) in scoring with 23 points on 9 of 18 shooting. Donovan Williams added 12 points.
The Dons (9-0) remained undefeated and were led by Jamaree Bouyea's game-high 30 points on 11 of 17 from the field, including 8 of 10 on 3-pointers. Yauhen Massalski added 18 points and a game-high 15 rebounds, while Khalil Shabazz contributed 12 points, four assists and six steals.
BIG RUN: After trailing by double digits, UNLV fought its way back into the game and trailed by just two at 47-45 with just over 13 minutes left. A 19-3 USF run over the next five minutes put the game out of reach.
QUOTABLE: "We fought for 30 minutes, but that's not enough. The message to the team was pretty clear and is an easy one going forward. That point in practice that you feel tired, that point in the game you are feeling tired... 30 minutes just isn't enough. They made some shots early and we could have folded pretty quick but we fought back to end the first half. Again, it just wasn't enough and it got away there toward the end." - UNLV head coach
Kevin Kruger
NOTES:
- USF improved to 6-0 at home this season.
- It marked the 16th time the two schools have met in men's basketball but the first time at USF since 1975.
- UNLV shot 48.3% in the first half, but only 28.6% in the second.
- USF shot 51.4% in the second half and 46.5% for the game.
- USF out-rebounded UNLV 43-27 and scored 42 points in the paint to the Runnin' Rebels' 26.
- UNLV's bench outscored USF's 38-12.
- USF led at halftime, 40-35.
- UNLV has made at least one 3-pointer in a NCAA-record 1,138 straight games.
NEXT FOR THE RUNNIN' REBELS: UNLV will return to Las Vegas for two games next week, however those will be at Mandalay Bay's Michelob Ultra Arena as the Thomas & Mack Center hosts the National Finals Rodeo. The Runnin' Rebels will face Seattle on Wednesday, Dec. 8 at 7 p.m. and Hartford on Saturday, Dec. 11 at 12 p.m. For tickets, visit RunninRebelsOnTheStrip.com.
