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BOISE, Idaho (UNLVRebels.com) – The UNLV men’s basketball team (9-6, 3-1) suffered its first Mountain West loss of the season at Boise State (12-4, 4-1), 81-59, Tuesday night at ExtraMile Arena.
UNLV entered the game on a four-game win streak and had won five of its previous six contests.
Jailen Bedford scored a team-high 11 points for the Runnin’ Rebels, while Jaden Henley and Dedan Thomas Jr. each added 10. Jalen Hill and Bear Cherry both scored eight.
The Broncos were led by Tyson Degenhart’s double-double of 21 points and 11 rebounds, while Alvaro Cardenas scored 13 points with nine assists and no turnovers. O’Mar Stanley and Javan Buchanan each added 12 points.
TURNING POINT: Boise State used a 10-0 run over an almost three-minute span to take a 27-16 lead with 8:19 left in the first half. The Broncos closed the half on a 14-2 run to take a 43-24 lead at the break.
STATS OF THE GAME: Boise State out-rebounded UNLV 38-21 and grabbed 13 offensive rebounds that turned into 16 second-chance points. Boise State also scored 20 points off of 14 UNLV turnovers and led in points in the paint, 40-22.
OTHER NOTES:
– Cherry led UNLV in rebounding with five, while Thomas Jr. had four assists, Bedford recorded three steals and Hill had two blocks.
– Bedford was 3 of 5 on 3-pointers.
– Boise State shot 50.0% from the field in the first half (17 of 34), finishing the game at 49.2% (30 of 61).
– Degenhart was 8 of 11 from the field, while Cardenas was 6 of 11.
– Boise State led by as many as 29 points in the second half.
– UNLV trimmed its deficit to 15 points on three occasions late in the second half, but did not get any closer.
– Boise State led in bench scoring, 34-19.
– UNLV has made at least one 3-pointer in a NCAA-record 1,242 straight games.
NEXT FOR THE RUNNIN’ REBELS: UNLV will be on the road again for its next game at Colorado State on Saturday, Jan. 11. The 1 p.m. PT game will be shown on the Mountain West 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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