FORT COLLINS, Colo. (UNLVRebels.com) - The UNLV men's basketball team rolled to its third straight victory with an 83-71 win at Colorado State Tuesday night.

Five Runnin' Rebel players scored in double figures and the bench contributed 33 points. EJ Harkless led UNLV (15-7 overall, 4-6 Mountain West) with 17 points on 6 of 12 shooting, also contributing five rebounds, five assists and two steals. Keshon Gilbert added 16 points on 6 of 8 from the field, including 4 of 6 on 3-pointers, with five rebounds and two steals, while Luis Rodriguez and Justin Webster each scored 11 points. Keyshawn Hall scored 10 points on 4 of 6 shooting, including 2 of 3 on 3-pointers.

Colorado State (10-13, 2-8) had four players in double figures, each scoring at least 17. Isaiah Stevens, who scored 33 points in CSU's win at UNLV earlier this month, led the Rams with 18 points on just 5 of 11 from the field. He dished out a game-high seven assists.

BIG LEAD: UNLV led 39-30 at the half and increased it to as many as 22 points with 7:45 left to play. CSU cut its deficit to eight points with 1:39 to go but would get no closer.

SECOND-HALF SHOOTING: After shooting 43.2% (16 of 37) in the first half, UNLV made 13 of 24 after halftime to shoot 54.2% over the final 20 minutes.

QUOTABLE: "We have a little more confidence in the locker room right now. We had a tough two-week stretch and now we have had a good week-and-a-half stretch. Guys are feeling good and we know we are a good team. We are going to make good things happen and right now they are having fun doing it. They are guarding their tails off and making plays for each other, and it is just fun to watch them out there having fun." - UNLV head coach Kevin Kruger.

OTHER NOTES:
- Luis Rodriguez, who had started each of the season's first 19 games and missed the last two because of injury, came off the bench against the Rams. In addition to his 11 points, he led UNLV in rebounds with six and also tallied two steals.
- Jordan McCabe sat out the game because of injury.
- Shane Nowell made 2 of 3 3-pointers and has now shot 6 of 10 from behind the arc in his last three games combined.
- UNLV improved its advantage in the all-time series vs. CSU to 44-20 and is now 13-10 in games played in Fort Collins. The Runnin' Rebels have won two in a row at Moby Arena.
- UNLV shot 11 of 27 on 3-pointers for 40.7% and made 29 of 61 shots overall to shoot 47.5%.
- UNLV held CSU to just 5 of 17 3-pointers (29.4%). The Rams came into the game ranked second in the MW in 3-point shooting at 36.4%.
- UNLV out-rebounded CSU 36-32, led in points off turnovers 19-11, second-chance points 20-6 and fastbreak points 14-6.
- CSU's bench only managed to score two points.
- UNLV has made at least one 3-pointer in a NCAA-record 1,183 straight games.

NEXT FOR THE RUNNIN' REBELS: UNLV will return home to the Thomas & Mack Center to host Fresno State on Friday, Feb. 3 at 8 p.m. Tickets may be purchased at UNLVtickets.com, by calling 702-739-FANS (3267) or in person at the Thomas & Mack Center Box Office.