Runnin' Rebels Rally In Second Half To Defeat Missouri 90-81 In Exhibition Finale

Thursday, October 29

Thomas & Mack Center

7:00 PM PT

University of Nevada Las Vegas

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Missouri (exhibition)

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Team	1	2	F
Missouri	48	33	81
UNLV	43	47	90

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Jones scores 21 points in his return, Mack adds 19, and Miles nearly records a triple-double with 16 points, nine rebounds and 10 assists as UNLV closes the preseason with a win over SEC's Tigers.

LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) - The UNLV men's basketball team rallied from a nine-point second-half deficit to defeat Missouri 90-81 in its final exhibition game Thursday night at the Thomas & Mack Center.
The Runnin' Rebels, who faced Utah and No. 25 BYU in their first two exhibitions, closed out their preseason with a victory over the Southeastern Conference's Tigers.

Five UNLV players scored in double figures, led by sophomore forward Tyrin Jones' 21 points in his return to action. Jones shot 8 of 14 from the field and added eight rebounds, four steals and two blocked shots.

Senior guard Sebastian Mack finished with 19 points, while sophomore guard Cam Miles recorded a double-double with 16 points, a game-high 10 assists and nine rebounds, narrowly missing a triple-double. Junior forward MJ Thomas added 11 points and seven rebounds, while senior center Jeremy Foumena contributed 10 points on 5-of-6 shooting.

Missouri was led by Jason Crowe Jr.'s game-high 25 points and six assists. Toni Bryant and Kennard Davis Jr. each scored 10 points for the Tigers.

SECOND-HALF COMEBACK: Trailing 48-43 at halftime, UNLV fell behind by nine points at 52-43 with 19:22 remaining. The Runnin' Rebels responded with a 10-0 run over the next 1:59, capped by a Jones dunk off a Miles assist, to take a 53-52 lead with 17:23 to play. Missouri regained a three-point advantage at 56-53, but UNLV answered with a 15-2 run to take a 68-58 lead on a Miles 3-pointer with 11:53 remaining. The Runnin' Rebels continued to build their advantage, eventually taking their largest lead of the game at 78-63 with 7:59 to play.

SECOND-HALF SHOOTING: UNLV shot 56.7% from the field in the second half (17 of 30), including 4 of 6 from 3-point range (66.7%), while outscoring Missouri 47-33 over the final 20 minutes. The Tigers were limited to 40.0% shooting (10 of 25) and just 2 of 9 from beyond the arc (22.2%) after halftime.

STATS OF THE GAME: UNLV outrebounded Missouri 44-31, including a 17-8 advantage on the offensive glass. The Runnin' Rebels turned those opportunities into a 20-5 advantage in second-chance points, while also outscoring the Tigers 52-32 in the paint and 28-17 in fast-break points.

QUOTABLE: "What I loved about today, besides the fact that we got Tyrin Jones back, [is] that we learned how to win. The first two games we made some runs, but we didn't get over the hump. This was important for us to kind of learn how to win." – UNLV head coach Josh Pastner

OTHER NOTES:
- UNLV shot 49.3% from the field for the game (34 of 69), including 43.8% from 3-point range (7 of 16).
- Missouri shot 47.2% from the field (25 of 53), including 39.1% on 3-pointers (9 of 23).
- The Runnin' Rebels recorded 13 steals and forced 20 Missouri turnovers, converting them into 25 points.
- UNLV registered 17 assists on its 34 made field goals.
- Miles played a game-high 38 minutes, while Mack logged almost 33 minutes of action. Miles added three steals and made 3 of 5 attempts from 3-point range.
- Jones scored his team-high 21 points in just over 23 minutes, while making 5 of 6 free throws. It was his first game action of the exhibition season as he worked his way back from a shoulder injury.
- Mack scored 19 points against Missouri after recording 26 against No. 25 BYU and 25 against Utah. He led UNLV in scoring in each of its first two exhibitions and finished the three-game preseason averaging 23.3 points per game, totaling 70 points and making six 3-pointers.
- Thomas grabbed five offensive rebounds, while Jones also collected five. The two combined for 10 of UNLV's 17 offensive boards.
- Foumena scored 10 points in just 13 minutes of action, shooting 83.3% from the field.
- The game featured 14 lead changes and 11 ties.
- UNLV was without Issac Williamson, Tyler Harris and Terrance Ford Jr. because of injuries, while AJ Storr remains ineligible.

NEXT FOR THE RUNNIN' REBELS: UNLV will open the 2026-27 regular season on Tuesday, Nov. 3, against Northern Arizona at 7 p.m. at the Thomas & Mack Center. The Runnin' Rebels will remain home to face Samford on Saturday, Nov. 7, and Stanford on Friday, Nov. 13, before competing in the Players Era event in Las Vegas beginning Nov. 17.

TICKETS: Season tickets for the 2026-27 season are on sale now, starting at $115. Tickets may be purchased at UNLVtickets.com, by calling 702-739-FANS (3267), or in person at the Thomas & Mack Center Box Office.