NCAAB Game Recap - Utah State at UNLV
Wed Jan 1, 2020 11:00 PM EST

Fres
52
SDSU
61
F
ECU
69
WichSt
75
F
Furm
89
VMI
73
F
Citad
68
Samf
69
F
SDak
59
IPFW
70
F
Woff
48
ETSU
49
F
SoFL
64
SMU
82
F
UConn
51
Cin
67
F
Mercer
63
UNCG
72
F
Wyo
54
Bois
65
F
Marq
75
Crei
92
F
NM
85
SJSU
88
F
ColSt
61
Nev
67
F
UtSt
53
UNLV
70
F

Jan 1, 2020, 11:00 PM EST

Final

1

2

T

Utah State

26

27

53

UNLV

37

33

70

Hamilton, UNLV hand Utah State first MWC loss
Thu Jan 2, 2020 1:30 AM

LAS VEGAS (AP) Bryce Hamilton scored 20 points on 9-of-11 shooting and UNLV handed defending champion Utah State its first Mountain West Conference loss, 70-63, on Wednesday night.

Amauri Hardy added 14 points and Cheikh Mbacke Diong had 10 for the Runnin' Rebels (7-8, 2-0), who won their third straight.

Justin Bean had his 10th double-double of the season, 17 points and 10 rebounds, for the Aggies (13-3, 2-1), who had won three straight and six of seven. Sam Merrill added 10 points.

Marvin Coleman's 3-pointer with just under eight minutes left gave UNLV a 22-12 lead. Utah State quickly cut that to 3 but 10 straight points helped the the Runnin' Rebels hold a 37-26 lead at the half.

UNLV broke it open with a 15-3 run to lead 62-39 with 5:28 to play. The winners shot 45% while Utah State was at 33%, going 2 of 19 from 3-point range, and getting outrebounded 41-29.

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Leaders

Utah State PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
J. Bean 17 0 1 11 0 1
S. Merrill 10 0 0 1 1 0
UNLV PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
B. Hamilton 20 0 0 6 1 0
A. Hardy 14 0 6 4 2 0

Team Comparison

UtSt UNLV
Points For 53 70
Field Goals 17/52-33% 25/56-45%
Three Pointers 2/19-11% 5/19-26%
Free Throws 17/21-81% 15/21-71%
Offensive Rebounds 10 14
Defensive Rebounds 19 27
Rebounds 32 43
Blocks 3 7
Steals 5 8
Turnovers 15 17
Personal Fouls 19 21
Technical Fouls 0 0
Ejections 0 0

2019-20 Reg Season - UNLV Leads Series 1-0

Date Result Away Pts Ldr Home Pts Ldr
Wed Jan 1 UtSt 53 @ UNLV 70 J. Bean 17 B. Hamilton 20

Game Information

Stadium: Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada
Attendance: 7,571
Game Time: