Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn
67
UNLV UNLV 3-3,0-0 Mountain West
74
Winner Maryland MD 5-1,0-0 Big Ten
UNLV UNLV
3-3,0-0 Mountain West
67
Final
74
Maryland MD
5-1,0-0 Big Ten
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
UNLV UNLV 30 37 67
Maryland MD 27 47 74

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Runnin' Rebels Fall To Maryland On First Day Of Players Era

Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn led UNLV with 17 points in 74-67 loss Monday night at MGM Grand Garden Arena.

LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) - Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn led the UNLV men's basketball team with 17 points, but the Runnin' Rebels fell to Maryland 74-67 on the first day of the Players Era Men's Championship Monday night at MGM Grand Garden Arena.

UNLV (3-3) played well for most of the night, leading for a majority of the game and holding its biggest advantage with an eight-point lead with three minutes to go in the first half.

TURNING POINT: UNLV held a four-point lead with 11:27 left in the game, but Maryland (5-1) used a 16-4 run to take a 61-53 lead with just under five minutes to go. The Runnin' Rebels cut it to three with 3:30 left (61-58), but the Terapins pushed their advantage to 11 (70-59) with 1:43 to go.

MARYLAND LEADERS: The Terps were led by Pharrel Payne's game-high 20 points on 7 of 8 shooting. He also collected a team-high-tying eight rebounds. Darius Adams added 15 points, while David Colt contributed 11. Andre Mills also had eight rebounds, while Myles Rice had a team-high six assists.

UNLV LEADERS: In addition to Gibbs-Lawhorn's 17 points, Kimani Hamilton was the only other Runnin' Rebel in double figures as he had 11 points before fouling out. Tyrin Jones, who got his first career start in place of the injured Jacob Bannarbie, had nine points, eight rebounds, and three blocks. Issac Williamson had nine points and five assists, while Al Green also had nine points. Howie Fleming Jr. had nine rebounds, five assists, and five steals.

QUOTABLE: "Credit to Maryland and (coach) Buzz (Williams). We had some opportunities there to pull away when we were up six or seven multiple times, but whether it was missing a fast break or missing some open shots (we didn't increase our advantage). Towards the end (of the game), our numbers (players out with injury) caught up to us, not having the size that we needed inside. We just need to get healthy, and we have another great opportunity tomorrow vs Alabama." - UNLV head coach Josh Pastner

OTHER NOTES: 
- Jacob Bannarbie was ruled out of the game shortly before it started with a calf injury.
- Ladji Dembele returned after missing the previous two games because of injury.
- UNLV is still without Myles Che and Emmanuel Stephen because of injury.
- Gibbs-Lawhorn and Al Green each made three 3-pointers.
- Maryland outrebounded UNLV 46-34.
- UNLV forced Maryland to commit 20 turnovers, which it turned into 25 points, while the Runnin' Rebels had 13 miscues that led to 15 Terapin points.
- UNLV recorded 11 steals.
- There were 11 lead changes and four ties throughout the game.
- Maryland led in second-chance points, 18-5.
- UNLV led in fastbreak points 13-2.
- UNLV led 30-27 at halftime.
- Both teams combined to shoot 5 of 27 on 3-pointers in the first half.
- Maryland shot 42.4% for the game from the field, while UNLV was at 36.7%.
- UNLV has made at least one 3-pointer in a NCAA-record 1,266 straight games.

NEXT FOR THE RUNNIN' REBELS: UNLV will face No. 8 Alabama during the second day of the Players Era Men's Championship. The game is scheduled for 9 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 25, at MGM Grand Garden Arena and will be televised on truTV and HBO Max. UNLV's third tournament game will be played either Wednesday, Nov. 26, or Thursday, Nov. 27, at either MGM Grand Garden Arena or Michelob Ultra Arena, depending on the outcomes of the first two days of play.

TICKETS: Tickets from the UNLV allotment for the Players Era Men's Championship may be purchased online by clicking here. 


 
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