National Basketball Association
UNLV 82, Colorado St. 63
When: 10:30 PM ET, Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Where: Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada
Officials:
# Larry Spaulding, # Eric Curry, # Verne Harris
Attendance:
15053
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Oscar Bellfield scored a season-high 16 points to lead No. 13 UNLV to a 82-63 victory over visiting Colorado State on Thursday.
Bellfield also led with six assists, while Chace Stanback added 16 points.
UNLV led 48-46 with 17:02 left and got its transition in gear to go on an 11-0 run. A fast-break layup by Justin Hawkins put the Runnin’ Rebels up 59-46 with 14:01 left. UNLV outscored Colorado State 27-2 on fast-break points.
Mike Moser and Anthony Marshall scored 13 apiece for UNLV, while Moser led with eight rebounds.
UNLV (21-3, 5-1 Mountain West) shot 50 percent (30 for 60) from the field - the seventh time it has shot 50 percent or better this season - while limiting Colorado State to only 41.1 percent (23 of 56).
A 3-pointer by Stanback at the buzzer put the Runnin’ Rebels up 48-35 at the intermission, equaling their biggest lead of the first half.
Colorado State made seven of its first nine field goals, charging out to a 19-12 lead with 13:15 left in the first half.
UNLV answered with a 12-0 run to go up 24-19 on a jumper by Brice Massamba. During UNLV’s run, Colorado State did not score for 5:59 and went 0 for 6 from the field.
The Rams opened the second half with an 11-0 run to pull to within 48-46, but could get no closer. Wes Eikmeier led Colorado State (14-7, 3-3) with 18 points.
Top Game Performances
| Colorado St. |
|
UNLV |
|
Wes Eikmeier 18 |
Scoring |
Oscar Bellfield 16 |
|
Cody Mann 3 |
Assists |
Anthony Marshall 7 |
|
Greg Smith 7 |
Rebounds |
Mike Moser 8 |
|
Will Bell 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Chace Stanback 5 |
|
Dorian Green 1 |
Steals |
Justin Hawkins 2 |
|
Greg Smith 1 |
Blocks |
Mike Moser 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Colorado St.
|
63 |
41.1 |
6-13 |
11-14 |
10 |
27 |
1 |
3 |
12 |
| UNLV
|
82 |
50.0 |
9-23 |
13-19 |
24 |
36 |
5 |
6 |
9 |
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