Howie Fleming Jr.
66
UNLV UNLV 7-7,2-1 Mountain West
98
Winner Wyoming UW 11-4,2-2 Mountain West
UNLV UNLV
7-7,2-1 Mountain West
66
Final
98
Wyoming UW
11-4,2-2 Mountain West
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
UNLV UNLV 26 40 66
Wyoming UW 48 50 98

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Runnin' Rebels' Three-Game Win Streak Halted With Loss At Wyoming

Cowboys shot 63.0% from the field and made 8 of 11 3-pointers in the first half, finishing with a 98-66 decision in Laramie on Tuesday night.

LARAMIE, Wyo. (UNLVRebels.com) - The UNLV men's basketball team suffered a 98-66 loss Tuesday night at Wyoming at Arena-Auditorium, seeing its three-game win streak come to an end.

The Cowboys' Leland Walker led all scorers with 28 points as three other Wyoming (11-4, 2-2) players also scored in double figures.

The Runnin' Rebels (7-7, 2-1) were led by Kimani Hamilton's 19 points, while Tyrin Jones added 16 points and eight rebounds, and Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn scored 10.

STAT OF THE GAME: Wyoming shot 63.0% (17 of 27) from the field in the first half, including 8 of 11 (72.7%) on 3-pointers, taking a 48-26 lead into the break.

HOW IT HAPPENED: The Cowboys made 8 of their first 11 shots, taking a 20-5 lead after the first 7:30 of play. Wyoming extended its advantage to 30-12, with UNLV shooting just 2 of 9 from the field at that point. From that point on, there were a series of 8-0 runs over the course of the rest of the half, two from Wyoming and one from UNLV.

FREE THROWS: UNLV got to the free throw line 16 more times than Wyoming did; however shot just 25 of 45 from the charity stripe (55.6%).

QUOTABLE: "Wyoming played with desperation, and we played soft. We just couldn't score; we missed free throws and layups, and that's a bad combination. We just got our butts kicked. They just punched us in the face, and we didn't respond. Just really disappointed with our lack of hit-first mentality and our lack of toughness. But that is going to get corrected in a hurry, because we have a quick turnaround with Colorado State on Friday." - UNLV head coach Josh Pastner

OTHER NOTES: 
- Walker was 9 of 15 from the field, including 4 of 6 on 3-pointers, and 6 of 6 on free throws.
- Wyoming outrebounded UNLV, 43-29.
- Wyoming finished the game with a 55.0% shooting percentage, including 42.9% from 3-point range, while UNLV was 37.5% on field goals and 45.5% on 3-pointers.
- Wyoming shot 79.3% on free throws (23 of 29).
- Wyoming had 14 offensive rebounds to UNLV's 11, but outscored the Runnin' Rebels in second-chance points 16-8.
- Wyoming led in points in the paint, 46-26, and in bench scoring, 34-9.
- UNLV has made at least one 3-pointer in a NCAA-record 1,274 straight games.

NEXT FOR THE RUNNIN' REBELS: UNLV's next game will be on the road at Colorado State on Friday, Jan. 9. The 8 p.m. MT/7 p.m. PT contest will be televised nationally on CBS Sports Network.



 
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