SAN JOSE, Calif. (UNLVRebels.com) - The UNLV men's basketball team used a huge second half to come back and win 77-65 at San Jose State on Saturday.

The Runnin' Rebels (10-9, 3-4) were led by Keylan Boone's game-high-tying 18 points, while Dedan Thomas Jr. added 16 and Jackie Johnson III contributed 12. Luis Rodriguez had a game-high eight rebounds, while Thomas Jr. dished out a game-high-tying six assists with only one turnover.

SJSU (8-12, 1-6) had four players score in double figures, led by Myron Amey Jr.'s 18 points and five rebounds.

STATS OF THE GAME: UNLV shot 80% from the field in the second half (16 of 20) and made 14 shots in a row to end the game. The Runnin' Rebels outscored San Jose State 42-20 over the game's final 14 minutes.

COMEBACK WIN: UNLV found itself down by as many as 12 points with six minutes to play in the first half, but a 10-0 run at that point cut its deficit to just two. The Runnin' Rebels trailed by seven points at the break, 39-32, and outscored the Spartans 45-26 over the game's final 20 minutes.
 
QUOTABLE: "We could have hid in the first 10 minutes and it could have been really ugly, but they didn't. They kept pushing and then started to feel good and got their confidence back. They started to play like they had been before when we had a good four or five week stretch of guarding people. They got their swagger back a little bit, started playing for each other, talking and communicating. It was good to see them have fun again." - UNLV head coach Kevin Kruger.



OTHER NOTES:
- UNLV was missing two key members of its team in Jalen Hill (out of rest of season/ACL) and Justin Webster (ankle).
- UNLV has won 11 of the last 13 meetings overall against San Jose State and seven of the last eight played at the Provident Credit Union Event Center.
- UNLV shot 58.3% from the field (14 of 24) in the first half and finished the game at 68.2% (30 of 44). The Runnin' Rebels made 5 of 8 3-pointers in the second half (62.5%) and finished the game at 46.7% (7 of 15) from long range.
- SJSU shot 61.5% from the field in the first half (16 of 26), but only managed 37.0% in the second half (10 of 27), finishing the game at 49.1% (26 of 53). The Spartans shot 54.5% (6 of 11) on 3-pointers in the first half, but just 18.2% in the second half (2 of 11), finishing at 36.4% (8 of 22).
- After starting the game 4 of 14 on free throws, UNLV made each of its last six attempts from the charity stripe.
- UNLV's three players in double figures combined to shoot 17 of 25 (68%): Boone was 7 of 10, Thomas Jr. was 5 of 9 and Johnson III was 5 of 6.
- UNLV outrebounded SJSU 26-20 and led 19-5 in bench scoring. 
- UNLV has made at least one 3-pointer in a NCAA-record 1,212 straight games.

NEXT FOR THE RUNNIN' REBELS: UNLV will return to the Thomas & Mack Center to host Fresno State on Tuesday, Jan. 30 at 8 p.m. The game will feature a celebration of the TMC's 40th Anniversary.

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