Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn
67
UNLV UNLV 14-14,9-8 Mountain West
80
Winner Grand Canyon GCU 18-10,11-6 Mountain West
UNLV UNLV
14-14,9-8 Mountain West
67
Final
80
Grand Canyon GCU
18-10,11-6 Mountain West
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
UNLV UNLV 24 43 67
Grand Canyon GCU 42 38 80

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Runnin' Rebel Rally Falls Short At Grand Canyon

Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn scored 30 points in an 80-67 loss Wednesday night at Global Credit Union Arena.

PHOENIX (UNLVRebels.com) - UNLV junior guard Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn, the Mountain West's leading scorer, scored 30 points Wednesday night at Grand Canyon, but it wasn't enough as the Runnin' Rebels lost 80-67.

Howie Fleming Jr. added 14 points with six rebounds for UNLV (14-14, 9-8), while Tyrin Jones contributed 13.

GCU (18-10, 11-6) was led by former UNLV guard Jaden Henley's 28 points and 11 rebounds. Nana Owusu-Anane also had a double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds, while Brian Moore Jr. scored 17 points, Makaih Williams had 11 and Efe Demirel scored nine points with nine rebounds.

COMEBACK FELL SHORT: UNLV, which trailed by as many as 20 late in the first half, came back to cut its deficit to just six points on a Gibbs-Lawhorn 3-pointer with 2:51 to play. It was the sixth straight made field goal by the Runnin' Rebels, however that would be as close as they would get.

30 POINTS AGAIN: The 30-point outing for Gibbs-Lawhorn marked the fourth game this season that he scored 30 or more. He has now scored 20-plus in eight straight games. He has tallied at least 30 in three of the last four games.

SLOW START: UNLV got off to a slow start, trailing 12-0 after three-plus minutes and made just four of its first 23 shot attempts. The Runnin' Rebels trailed 35-15 with 2:47 left until halftime after a 13-1 GCU run, and went into halftime down 42-24.

OTHER NOTES: 
- UNLV and GCU split the season series as the Runnin' Rebels won the previous on Feb. 7 in Las Vegas, 80-78.
- UNLV shot just 25% in the first half (7 of 28), while GCU made 51.9% (14 of 27). Both teams shot 55% in the second half. The Runnin' Rebels ended the game shooting 40.4% (23 of 57), while GCU shot 53.2% (25 of 47).
- Gibbs-Lawhorn was 10 of 20 from the field, including 6 of 11 on 3-pointers. Jones was 5 of 9 from the field.
- Henley shot 9 of 14 from the field, including 3 of 3 on 3-pointers.
- GCU outrebounded UNLV 41-27.
- UNLV made just 50% of its free throws (14 of 28).
- UNLV only committed eight turnovers, while GCU had 13. The Runnin' Rebels led in points from turnovers 14-8.
- UNLV has made a 3-pointer in 1,288 straight games - every one since the NCAA adopted the rule in 1986.

NEXT FOR THE RUNNIN' REBELS: UNLV will return home to host UNR on Saturday, Feb. 28, at 7 p.m. at the Thomas & Mack Center

TICKETS: Tickets may be purchased at UNLVtickets.com, by calling 702-739-FANS (3267), or in person at the TMC Box Office. 


 
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