LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) - The UNLV men's basketball team lost to Fresno State, 82-79, at the Thomas & Mack Center Friday night.

EJ Harkless led all scorers with 27 points, while Keshon Gilbert added 19 and Luis Rodriguez contributed nine for the Runnin' Rebels (15-8 overall, 4-7 Mountain West), who had won three straight games entering the contest.

Fresno State (8-14, 4-7) was led by Jemari Barker Jr.'s 23 points. Isaiah Hill scored 22, while Isaih Moore added 11.

STAT OF THE GAME: Fresno State shot 52.9% on 3-pointers (9 of 17). The Bulldogs made 5 of 10 in the first half and 4 of 7 in the second. Baker Jr. and Hill combined to shoot 8 of 11 from long distance.

QUOTABLE: "Clearly not the result that we wanted. We just couldn't quite get a rhythm going defensively and we couldn't get them off balance and force them into the shots that would have been good for us. They made some big shots and some good plays and we just weren't able to get over that hump in the second half." - UNLV head coach Kevin Kruger.

OTHER NOTES:
- The game was a back-and-forth affair as there were 15 lead changes and eight ties throughout.
- Fresno State outrebounded UNLV 33-27.
- Moore recorded a game-high eight rebounds.
- Iwuakor led UNLV in rebounding with seven, while Gilbert and Rodriguez each had five.
- Harkless shot 9 of 18 from the field and 7 of 9 on free throws, adding four rebounds and four assists.
- Gilbert shot 5 of 10 from the field and was a perfect 9 of 9 from the free-throw line.
- Iwuakor tied his career high with four steals.
- UNLV blocked six shots to Fresno State's 0.
- Fresno State shot 52.2% from the field (12 of 23) in the second half and finished the game at 49.0% (25 of 51).
- UNLV led 43-37 at halftime.
- Fresno State swept the regular-season series with UNLV, also winning in Fresno on Jan. 21 (76-63).
- UNLV has made at least one 3-pointer in a NCAA-record 1,184 straight games.

NEXT FOR THE RUNNIN' REBELS: UNLV will play its next two games on the road: at Wyoming on Wednesday, Feb. 8 and at No. 22 San Diego State on Saturday, Feb. 11. The Wyoming game will be televised on FS1 at 7:30 p.m. PT, while the game against the Aztecs is scheduled for Fox at 1 p.m.