Jaden Henley
62
UNLV UNLV 9-7,3-2 Mountain West
84
Winner Colorado St. CSU 10-6,4-1 Mountain West
UNLV UNLV
9-7,3-2 Mountain West
62
Final
84
Colorado St. CSU
10-6,4-1 Mountain West
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
UNLV UNLV 35 27 62
Colorado St. CSU 46 38 84

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Runnin' Rebels Fall At Colorado State Saturday Afternoon

Jaden Henley and Dedan Thomas Jr. each scored 19 points in 84-62 loss.

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (UNLVRebels.com) - The UNLV men's basketball team (9-7, 3-2) lost to Colorado State (10-6, 4-1), 84-62, on Saturday afternoon at Moby Arena.

Jaden Henley and Dedan Thomas Jr. each scored 19 points for the Runnin' Rebels. 

The Rams had five players score in double figures, led by Nique Clifford and Rashaan Mbemba who each scored 22 points.

STAT OF THE GAME: Colorado State shot 65.4% from the field in the first half (17 of 26), including 66.7% on 3-pointers (8 of 12) to take an 11-point lead at the half (46-35).

TURNING POINT: UNLV trimmed its deficit to just six points at 58-52 with 10 minutes to go, but CSU pushed its lead to 19 points with 5:38 left.

OTHER NOTES: 
- Henley made 4 of 7 3-pointers and Thomas Jr. recorded six assists.
- Jailen Bedford had a game- and season-high eight rebounds with two steals.
- Clifford shot 7 of 11 from the field, including 4 of 5 on 3-pointers, also adding seven assists and four steals.
- Mbemba shot 8 of 9 from the field.
- CSU made seven more 3-pointers than UNLV (12-5) and had seven more rebounds (35-28).
- CSU recorded 24 assists on 30 made shots.
- UNLV only committed 10 turnovers.
- UNLV shot 53.6% (15 of 28) in the first half but just 31.3% (10 of 32) and 1 of 8 on 3-pointers in the second half.
- CSU shot 56.6% (30 of 53) for the game, including 50% on 3-pointers (12 of 24).
- UNLV entered the game having won four of its last five games and five of seven, but suffered its second straight road loss in Mountain West play. 
- UNLV still leads the all-time series with CSU 45-22.
- UNLV has made at least one 3-pointer in a NCAA-record 1,243 straight games.

NEXT FOR THE RUNNIN' REBELS: UNLV will return home to host No. 25 Utah State on Wednesday, Jan. 15 at 8 p.m. at the Thomas & Mack Center.

TICKETS: Tickets to UNLV men's basketball 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. 



 
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