Al Green
65
UNLV UNLV 3-5,0-0 Mountain West
80
Winner Rutgers RU 5-3,0-0 Big Ten
UNLV UNLV
3-5,0-0 Mountain West
65
Final
80
Rutgers RU
5-3,0-0 Big Ten
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
UNLV UNLV 39 26 65
Rutgers RU 33 47 80

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Runnin' Rebels Fall To Rutgers In Players Era Finale, 80-65

UNLV's next game will be in 10 days at Stanford on Dec. 7.

LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) - The UNLV men's basketball team was defeated by Rutgers in the Players Era finale, 80-65, Thursday afternoon at Michelob ULTRA Arena.

The Scarlet Knights (5-3) had four players score in double figures, led by Emmanuel Ogbole's double-double of 21 points and 13 rebounds. Dylan Grant added 17 points and eight rebounds.

The Runnin' Rebels (3-5) were led by Al Green, Kimani Hamilton, and Tyrin Jones, each with 13 points. Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn added 10 points with five assists, while Hamilton had a team-leading seven rebounds.

STAT OF THE GAME: Rutgers scored 18 more points at the free-throw line than UNLV did. The Scarlet Knights were 28 of 36, while the Runnin' Rebels went 10 of 16.

TURNING POINT: Rutgers used an 11-0 run to start the second half, taking a 44-39 lead with 16:19 to go. The Scarlet Knights pushed their advantage to as many as 15 points at 63-48 with 7:13 left, and the closest UNLV got from that point was 10 (68-58 with 4:16 left).

QUOTABLE: "Credit to Rutgers. We were up 39-33 at halftime, but they came out with more energy to start the second half. It was pretty much a tale of two halves. I felt all three games that we played in this tournament, we looked small, which is because of our three five-men were out with injuries. Tough week for sure, but we'll get better. We need to get healthy first and foremost. All of our focus and energy will be towards making sure that we are as ready as we can be when we enter conference play in later December." - UNLV head coach Josh Pastner

OTHER NOTES: 
- UNLV was without the following players because of injury: Jacob Bannarbie, Myles Che, Ladji Dembele, and Emmanuel Stephen.
- Rutgers outrebounded UNLV, 45-13.
- UNLV committed a season-low-tying eight turnovers.
- The game had six lead changes and seven ties.
- UNLV led in points off turnovers 15-7 and in scoring in the paint 38-30.
- Rutgers led in second-chance points 16-7.
- Rutgers outscored UNLV in the second half, 47-26.
- Neither team shot the ball well from 3-point range. UNLV was 5 of 22 (22.7%), Rutgers was 4 of 16 (25.0%).
- UNLV's first two Players Era games were a 74-67 loss to Maryland and a 115-76 defeat to No. 8 Alabama.
- UNLV has made at least one 3-pointer in a NCAA-record 1,268 straight games.

NEXT FOR THE RUNNIN' REBELS: UNLV's next game will be at Stanford during the afternoon on Sunday, Dec. 7.



 
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