LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) - The UNLV men's basketball team trailed by as many as 22 points in the first half and after trailing by 16 at the break, came all the way back to take the lead eventually forcing overtime against Boise State in the Mountain West Tournament's quarterfinals Thursday night at the Thomas & Mack Center.

The Runnin' Rebels (19-13), however, were outscored by 11 in the extra period, falling to the Broncos (24-8) 87-76.

EJ Harkless and Justin Webster each scored 18 points to lead UNLV, while Jordan McCabe added 10.

Boise State had all five starters score in double figures, led by Naje Smith's 18 points.

HOT START: Boise State made each of its first four 3-point attempts and started the game 6 of 8 from long distance, taking a 27-12 lead halfway through the first half. The Broncos increased their advantage to as many as 22 a couple of times, the latest with two minutes to play in the half. UNLV cut its deficit to 50-34 at the break.

SECOND HALF COMEBACK: UNLV started the second half on an 18-6 run to cut the score to 56-52 with 12:33 to go and eventually took a two-point lead (67-65) with four minutes left in the game. Boise State regained the lead and led by three as time was expiring when Shane Nowell grabbed an offensive rebound and made a turn-around fade-away 3-pointer from the corner to force overtime.

QUOTABLE: "Obviously, a great game. Boise came out and punched us in the mouth early. They made everything and put us in a pretty good-sized hole. At halftime there was a sense that the guys knew we were going to chip away at it and chip away at it, and without a doubt in the second half did. Could have very easily let it get out of hand or kind of let it go the other direction, but guys did an unbelievable job fighting. Couldn't be more proud of them. I think the second half was certainly the representation that the team deserves to be remembered by, just how hard they fought and how much they competed. Even being down there early just did everything they needed to do to give themselves a chance to win the game." - UNLV head coach Kevin Kruger

OTHER NOTES:
- It was UNLV's third straight overtime game and fifth of the season. The Runnin' Rebels went 2-3 in overtime games this season.
- There were a total of 27 3-pointers made in the game (14 by UNLV and 13 by Boise State).
- Boise State made 10 3-pointers in the first half, shooting 70.4% (19 of 27) from the field and 71.4% (10 of 14) from long distance. The Broncos finished the game with percentages of 51.7% (30 of 58) and 46.4% (13 of 28), respectively.
- UNLV shot 51.9% (14 of 27) from the field in the second half, including 57.1% (8 of 14) on 3-pointers.
- Webster was 6 of 12 from the field, including 5 of 10 on 3-pointers, and had four rebounds, three assists and a steal.
- Harkless added seven assists, six rebounds and two steals.
- UNLV led in points from turnovers 17-9 and bench scoring 20-8.
- UNLV has made at least one 3-pointer in a NCAA-record 1,193 straight games.