Bryce Hamilton
81
Winner UNLV UNLV 10-7,2-2 Mountain West
56
San Jose St. SJSU 7-8,0-3 Mountain West
Winner
UNLV UNLV
10-7,2-2 Mountain West
81
Final
56
San Jose St. SJSU
7-8,0-3 Mountain West
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
UNLV UNLV 44 37 81
San Jose St. SJSU 29 27 56

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Runnin' Rebels Record Road Rout At San Jose State, 81-56

UNLV shoots 58.6% in the first half en route to its ninth straight win over the Spartans.

SAN JOSE, Calif. (UNLVRebels.com) - The UNLV men's basketball team (10-7, 2-2) defeated San Jose State, 81-56, Monday night at the Provident Credit Union Event Center, recording its ninth straight victory over the Spartans.

Four Runnin' Rebels scored in double figures, led by Donovan Williams' 20 points. Michael Nuga added 14, while Bryce Hamilton and Justin Webster each contributed 12.

San Jose State (7-8, 0-3) was led by Myron Amey, Jr., who was the only Spartan player in double figures with 23 points.

STATS OF THE GAME: UNLV shot 58.6% from the field in the first half (17 of 29) and finished the game shooting 50% (33 of 66). It marked the Runnin' Rebels fourth game this season shooting at least 50% from the field and they shot a season-high 50% on 3-pointers (11 of 22).

QUOTABLE: "Our guys brought energy, came in ready and did a good job adjusting. Pretty much everything that we talked about that we had to do to win leading up to the game, they did. That's when it is the most fun - when they are talking to each other, figuring things out, ways to make things work offensively and talking to each other defensively. Just really proud of them for bouncing back. It was a great start to this stretch of four games in seven days." - UNLV head coach Kevin Kruger

NOTES:
- It was UNLV's first true road game in 44 days, because of postponements related to COVID-19, and marked its first road win of the season.
- It was a rescheduled game from the Jan. 5 postponement.
- UNLV improved its all-time record against SJSU to 44-6 and is now 20-4 all-time against the Spartans in San Jose.
- The Runnin' Rebels opened the game making 5 of 6 3-pointers, racing out to an 18-9 lead.
- Williams was 9 of 13 from the field, including making both of his 3-point attempts, also recording three assists and two steals. It was his seventh straight game scoring in double figures and was his fourth 20-point game of the season.
- Nuga made 5 of 8 shots, including 4 of 7 3-pointers.
- David Muoka had a season-high nine rebounds.
- UNLV was 8 of 11 on 3-pointers in the first half (72.7%).
- The Runnin' Rebels made 33 shots, compared to 18 for San Jose State.
- UNLV outrebounded the Spartans 40-27. The 27 rebounds were a UNLV-opponent season low.
- SJSU committed a UNLV-opponent season-high 19 turnovers. The Runnin' Rebels scored 23 points off of those turnovers.
- UNLV led in points in the paint 44-12 and fast-break points 15-0.
- UNLV led by as many as 29 points with 7:28 left in the game. 
- UNLV led 44-29 at halftime and allowed just 27 points in the second half, holding the Spartans to 32% shooting over the final 20 minutes.
- UNLV has made at least one 3-pointer in a NCAA-record 1,146 straight games.

NEXT FOR THE RUNNIN' REBELS: UNLV will travel to Colorado Springs, Colorado, to face Air Force on Thursday, Jan. 20 at 6 p.m. PT. The game, which was rescheduled from a Jan. 8 postponement, will be broadcast on the Mountain West Network.



 
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