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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
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

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