Jaden Henley
55
Nevada Nevada 16-13,8-10 Mountain West
68
Winner UNLV UNLV 16-13,10-8 Mountain West
Nevada Nevada
16-13,8-10 Mountain West
55
Final
68
UNLV UNLV
16-13,10-8 Mountain West
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Nevada Nevada 26 29 55
UNLV UNLV 34 34 68

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Runnin' Rebels Beat UNR Decisively, 68-55

Jaden Henley recorded a career-high in scoring for the second straight game with 23 points as UNLV held a plus-21 rebound differential Friday night at the Thomas & Mack Center.

LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) - The UNLV men's basketball team (16-13, 10-8) recorded a decisive 68-55 win over UNR (16-13, 8-10) Friday night at the Thomas & Mack Center.

The game was part of the Silver State Series, presented by America First Credit Union.

Jaden Henley had his second straight game with a career high in scoring, besting his 22-point outing at San Jose State on Tuesday with 23 points against the Wolf Pack. Three other Runnin' Rebel players scored in double figures: Jalen Hill with 16 points, Julian Rishwain with 11 and Bear Cherry with 10.

UNR was led by Kobe Sanders' 30 points, while Justin McBride added 12.

STAT OF THE GAME: UNLV held a plus-21 rebound differential as it recorded a season-high 48 boards to the Wolf Pack's 27. UNLV grabbed 14 on the offensive end that led to 19 points.

NEARLY A RECORD: UNLV shot 20 of 21 from the free-throw line (95.2%). The program record for FT% in a game is 96.2% (25 of 26) vs. UC Irvine in 1988.

TURNING POINT: UNLV turned a 20-19 lead with 7:30 to go in the first half into a 31-21 advantage with under 2 minutes to play until the break, thanks to a 11-2 run. UNLV led by double digits for the final nine minutes of the game, increasing its lead to as many as 16 with just under three minutes to go.

QUOTABLE: "Couldn't be more proud of them for competing the way they did and having such great defensive possessions for 40 minutes. It's a group that I think defensively is feeling really good right now. We've got to keep that momentum going." - UNLV head coach Kevin Kruger

OTHER NOTES: 
- UNLV split the regular-season series with UNR and ended its three-game losing streak to the Wolf Pack.
- This was the 101st all-time meeting between UNLV and UNR in men's basketball with the Runnin' Rebels improving their all-time record against the Wolf Pack to 65-36 and 36-14 at home.
- Henley also had eight rebounds, was 8 of 14 from the field, made two 3-pointers and was a perfect 5 of 5 at the free-throw line. He also added three assists and a block.
- Bedford grabbed a season-high and team-leading 11 rebounds, while Cherry had nine and Hill collected eight.
- Hill was 10 of 11 from the free-throw line.
- Nick Davidson led UNR in rebounding with eight.
- UNLV held UNR to 33.9% from the field (20 of 59) and 14.3% on 3-pointers (3 of 21).
- UNLV led in bench scoring 14-6.
- The game had nine lead changes and two ties.
- UNLV held a 34-26 halftime lead, improving to 16-2 when holding the advantage at the break.
- Dedan Thomas Jr. missed his third consecutive game because of injury.
- UNLV has made at least one 3-pointer in a NCAA-record 1,256 straight games.

NEXT FOR THE RUNNIN' REBELS: UNLV will host San Diego State in its regular-season home finale and Senior Night on Tuesday, March 4. The 8 p.m. game will be televised nationally on CBS Sports 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. 









 
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