Dedan Thomas Jr
65
UNLV UNLV 4-4,0-0 Mountain West
83
Winner Creighton CU 7-3,0-0 Big East
UNLV UNLV
4-4,0-0 Mountain West
65
Final
83
Creighton CU
7-3,0-0 Big East
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
UNLV UNLV 27 38 65
Creighton CU 39 44 83

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Runnin' Rebels Fall At Creighton Saturday In Season's First True Road Game

Jailen Bedford scored a season-high 20 points, while Dedan Thomas Jr. had 18 in 83-65 loss in Omaha.

OMAHA, Neb. (UNLVRebels.com) - The UNLV men's basketball team (4-4) lost at Creighton (7-3), 83-65, in its first true road game of the season Saturday afternoon at CHI Health Center.

Jailen Bedford scored a season-high 20 points, while Dedan Thomas Jr. added 18 and Julian Rishwain was also in double figures with 10 points. 

Creighton had five players in double-figure scoring, led by Jamiya Neal's 19 points, nine rebounds and nine assists. Steven Ashworth had 17 points with seven assists.

STAT OF THE GAME: Creighton shot 73.1% from the field in the second half (19 of 26), including 62.5% on 3-pointers (5 of 8).

TURNING POINT: UNLV led 22-21 with 7:46 to go in the first half, but Creighton used an 18-5 run to take a 39-27 lead at the break. The Bluejays also scored the first 10 points of the second half in a three-minute stretch to go up by 22 (49-27).

QUOTABLE: "Our confidence is a little rattled right now. Confidence is a tricky thing. When you're going through it, it feels like you're never going to feel good again, but then something happens, something sparks it. A good night's sleep, a good shooting session, or something like that and you are back to your old self. Our team is bummed, their down. We have lost three in a row, but at the same time we have four losses to teams that are going to be in the NCAA Tournament. We are playing teams that are going to compete for conference championships and play in the NCAA Tournament. We have to stick our chest out and know that we are going to put the work in to get that turned and once it does, this is a team that can still do a lot of great things. We are competing right now, battling and trying to figure it out." - UNLV head coach Kevin Kruger.

NOTES: 
- This was the fifth all-time meeting between UNLV and Creighton in men's basketball, but the first outside of Southern Nevada. 
- UNLV leads the series, 3-2.
- Bedford was 8 of 15 from the field and made three 3-pointers off the bench, while adding three steals.
- Thomas Jr. was 7 of 16 from the field.
- Creighton's five players in double figures combined to shoot 71.0% from the field (27 of 38).
- Creighton out-rebounded UNLV 34-21.
- UNLV forced 16 turnovers and led in points off turnovers 18-6.
- Creighton shot 63.3% for the game (31 of 49), including 50% on 3-pointers (10 of 20).
- UNLV was 42.2% from the field (27 of 64) and 33.3% on 3-pointers (7 of 21) after making just 2 of 10 in the first half.
- UNLV has made at least one 3-pointer in a NCAA-record 1,235 straight games.

NEXT FOR THE RUNNIN' REBELS: UNLV's next game will be on Saturday, Dec. 14 at 7:30 p.m. in the Jack Jones Classic at Lee's Family Forum in Henderson. Tickets may be purchased by clicking here. 

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

KEVIN KRUGER RADIO SHOW: The first on-location Kevin Kruger Radio Show of the season is scheduled for PKWY Tavern District in Green Valley on Tuesday, Dec. 10 at 6 p.m. Fans are encouraged to attend in person and can enjoy $2 Miller Lites during the show, which airs live on ESPN Radio 1100 AM in Las Vegas.




 
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