MALIBU, Calif. (UNLVRebels.com) - Five Runnin' Rebel players scored in double figures as the UNLV men's basketball team (2-1) won its second straight game and first road contest of the season Friday night against Pepperdine, 82-68, at Firestone Fieldhouse.

Kalib Boone came off the bench to lead UNLV in scoring with 19 points on 9 of 10 shooting, Dedan Thomas Jr. scored 17 points with five assists and no turnovers, Jalen Hill scored all 15 of his points in the second half, Jackie Johnson III added 13 points on 5 of 7 shooting, including 3 of 5 on 3-pointers, and Luis Rodriguez had 10 points.

Pepperdine (3-2) was led by Michael Ajayi's double-double of 31 points and 12 rebounds, and Houston Mallette's 26 points with five made 3-pointers.

STATS OF THE GAME: UNLV's bench outscored Pepperdine's 32-2, the Runnin' Rebels made 58.2% of their shots and outscored the Waves 50-34 in points in the paint.

CONTROLLED FROM THE START: UNLV jumped out to a 10-3 lead to start the game, increased its advantage to 17-6 and led at halftime 40-30. The Runnin' Rebels were in control the rest of the way, leading by as many as 16 early in the second half. The closest Pepperdine came was six points at 59-53 with 9:51 to play but UNLV created additional separation, leading by 14 with just under five minutes to go.

QUOTABLE: "Because of how hard the guys worked in the first half, I thought we did a good job of wearing them down. Our trap in the backcourt was elite. We did a great job of mixing up the tempo and disrupting their transition. Holding a team like Pepperdine to 32% shooting on 3s on their home floor is going to win a lot of games." - UNLV head coach Kevin Kruger.

OTHER NOTES: 
- UNLV improved to 17-6 all-time against Pepperdine, snapped a two-game losing streak in the series and is now 6-5 in games played in Malibu.
- UNLV held Pepperdine to just 14.3% on 3-pointers in the first half (1 of 7) and 39.4% from the field in the second half (13 of 33).
- Hill led the team with seven rebounds, while Boone and Rodriguez each had six.
- Thomas Jr. was 6 of 11 from the field, while adding two steals, and Hill was 5 of 10 shooting.
- Johnson III had a game-high three steals, Rodriguez had two, and Boone had a game-high two blocks.
- The Runnin' Rebels made 32 of 55 shots for the game.
- UNLV recorded eight steals as a team and forced Pepperdine into 17 turnovers, which the Runnin' Rebels turned into 18 points.
- Thomas Jr. has recorded 14 assists with no turnovers over the last two games.
- UNLV has made at least one 3-pointer in a NCAA-record 1,196 straight games.

NEXT FOR THE RUNNIN' REBELS: UNLV will now travel across the country to Daytona Beach, Florida, to compete at the Sunshine Slam on Monday, Nov. 20 and Tuesday, Nov. 21. The Runnin' Rebels will play Florida State on Monday at 2:30 p.m. PT in a game televised on CBS Sports Network and then face either No. 25 Colorado or Richmond on Tuesday at either 1 p.m. PT or 3:30 p.m. PT.

TICKETS: UNLV men's basketball tickets may be purchased at UNLVtickets.com, by calling 702-739-3267 or by visiting the Thomas & Mack Center Box Office.