LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) - The UNLV men's basketball team (9-5, 3-0) led by as many as 20 points in its 79-73 win over San Jose State (7-9, 0-4) on Saturday afternoon at the Thomas & Mack Center.

It was the Runnin' Rebels' fourth straight win and fifth victory in their last six games as they improved their Mountain West record to 3-0.

Four UNLV players scored in double figures, led by Dedan Thomas Jr.'s 17 points and Jailen Bedford's 16. Jaden Henley contributed 13, while Jalen Hill added 10.

San Jose State had five score in double figures, led by Josh Uduje's 18 points. Sadraque NgaNga had a double-double with 11 points and a game-high 11 rebounds.

STAT OF THE GAME: UNLV out-shot the Spartans 51.5% (17 of 33) to 25.8% (8 of 31) in the first half and led 44-26 at the break.

SECOND-HALF SCARE: After UNLV led by as many as 20 points with 11 minutes to play (64-44), San Jose State used a 14-0 run to cut its deficit to just three points with 3:25 to go. However, UNLV pushed its lead back to seven points with 1:26 to play and was never seriously threatened again. 

QUOTABLE: "Happy for the guys and proud of them for doing what they needed to do to get a win. Our guys are doing a great job of carrying over the scouting report and the practices leading into the last handful of games and in the Mountain West you have to do that every single game-prep for a couple of days to have a chance to win. Our guys have had a great approach and I expect another great approach tomorrow as we get ready for the next one." - UNLV head coach Kevin Kruger.

NOTES: 
- UNLV improved its all-time record against San Jose State to 48-8 with its third straight victory over the Spartans.
- UNLV also improved to 24-3 all-time against SJSU at home and has now won 13 of the last 15 meetings overall in the series.
- Thomas Jr. added six assists with only one turnover and two steals, while Bedford made a game-high three 3-pointers.
- UNLV scored 16 points off of San Jose State's 12 turnovers, while the Runnin' Rebels committed a season-low five turnovers.
- UNLV led in steals (8-2) and blocks (6-2).
- SJSU out-rebounded UNLV 40-28.
- UNLV had 44 points in the paint, compared to 28 for SJSU and doubled up in bench scoring (28-14).
- UNLV finished the game shooting 50.9% from the field (29 of 57), which marked its third straight game shooting better than 50%.
- UNLV was 5 of 9 on 3-pointers in the first half (55.6%), finishing the game at 46.2% (6 of 13).
- SJSU made 94.1% of its free-throw attempts (16 of 17) and shot 40.7% from the field (24 of 59).
- UNLV has made at least one 3-pointer in a NCAA-record 1,241 straight games.

NEXT FOR THE RUNNIN' REBELS: UNLV will be on the road for its next two games: at Boise State on Tuesday, Jan. 7 and at Colorado State on Saturday, Jan. 11. Tuesday's game is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. PT on FS1 and Saturday's will be at 1 p.m. PT on the Mountain West Network.

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.