UNLV males’s basketball loses to Colorado State to snap Mountain West win streak | UNLV Basketball | Sports

A late UNLV rally fell simply quick because the Rebels noticed their three-game win streak snapped in a 91-86 loss to Colorado State on Wednesday at Thomas & Mack Center.

Kimani Hamilton stepped out of bounds earlier than a 3-point try that might have tied the sport with 11 seconds left after a steal by UNLV (13-13, 8-7 Mountain West).

The Rams (16-10, 7-8) closed out the sport on the free-throw line.

Dr Gibbs-Lawhorn had 31 factors to steer the Rebels. It was his seventh recreation within the final eight outings with at the very least 25 factors. He entered the evening because the Mountain West’s high scorer, averaging 19.4 factors per recreation.

Jevin Muniz scored 20 factors for Colorado State.

The Rebels’ protection clashed with a decent whistle as they dedicated 22 fouls and noticed the Rams join on 20 of 27 free throws.

In UNLV’s earlier recreation, it got here again from a 23-point deficit to beat Boise State 86-83 in additional time Friday after the Broncos began on a 30-9 run.

The Rebels weren’t as gradual to get up in opposition to the Rams on Wednesday however did not create sufficient momentum for one more miraculous end.

UNLV opened on the unsuitable facet of an 11-2 run after which scored 9 uninterrupted factors punctuated by a 3-pointer by Gibbs-Lawhorn to take a five-point lead with 11:33 left within the first half.

After trailing by as many as 14 factors within the first half, the Rebels headed to the locker room with a spark from a buzzer-beating halfcourt shot from Issac Williamson.

UNLV received inside 53-51 early within the second half earlier than Colorado State pulled away once more.

Kimani Hamilton and Tyrin Jones powered a 7-0 run to chop the deficit to 6 factors with 2:47 left.

Howie Fleming Jr. logged a key steal on one play and a defensive rebound on one other to help Gibbs-Lawhorn’s solo 6-1 run that minimize the Rams’ result in 4 factors with 22 seconds to go, establishing the closing sequence that featured Hamilton’s late out-of-bounds turnover.

Next, UNLV will face Air Force on the street Saturday.

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