GAME THREAD: MBB vs. UNLV

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SMU (5-3) vs. UNLV (4-3)
Tipoff at 7 PM at Moody Coliseum

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UNLV comes into tonight with wins over:
Gardner-Webb
Cal
North Dakota State
Whittier College

... and losses to:
No. 4 Michigan
Wichita State
No. 2 UCLA

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Leading UNLV scorers:
6-4 guard Bryce Hamilton (15.7 ppg)
6-6 forward Donovan Williams (11.1 ppg)

Rebounds:
6-9 forward Royce Hamm (10.6 rpg)

Rebels rely on interior game — shooting .404 from the floor, .297 from three-point range

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Jalen Smith getting a start. Interesting

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Starters

UNLV
G 1 Michael Nuga
G 5 Jordan McCabe
G 13 Bryce Hamilton
F 3 Donovan Williams
F 14 Royce Hamm Jr.

SMU
G 2 Jalen Smith
G 3 Kendric Davis
G 5 Emmanuel Bandoumel
G 10 Zach Nutall
F 22 Isiah Jasey

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cold shooting start...not good

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Each team misses first 3 FGs
1-0, UNLV

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Kendric Davis drains first FG

2-1

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KD absorbs a hit on layup

4-1

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Both teams missing shots — by a lot: airballs, clanging off outside of rim, etc

SMU 6
UNLV 3

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Jalen Smith 3 makes it 9-3

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Davis kicks it out to Bandoumel for a 3

12-3

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UNLV gets second FG, first in last 5:53 — shooting 2/13 (15.4%) on field goals

SMU 14, UNLV 5

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Marcus Weathers dunks after give-and-go with Clark

16-8

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After an officials' review that lasted a few hours, UNLV 3 waived off as a shot clock violation ... so Davis then buries one on the other end.

UNLV dunk and Michael Weathers laying make it 23-10 SMU