National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Brigham Young 89, UNLV 77
When: 10:00 PM ET, Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Where: Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada
Officials: # Dick Cartmell, # John Higgings, # Randy McCall
Attendance: 17942
By SportsDirect Inc.

Jimmer Fredette scored 39 points and No. 14 Brigham Young ended an eight-game losing streak at UNLV with an 89-77 victory Wednesday in the Mountain West Conference opener for both teams.

The Cougars (15-1) won for the first time at the Thomas & Mack Center since 2005, and improved to 5-14 all-time at UNLV.

The Rebels (12-3) entered the game allowing 60.1 points per game, but Fredette got more than half of that himself. He was 12 of 29 from the field, including 7 of 14 from 3-point range.

Jackson Emery had 22 points, including six 3-pointers, and Brandon Davies added 15 points for BYU.

Anthony Marshall scored 26 points, and Oscar Bellfield and Brice Massamba scored 10 apiece for UNLV, which had a three-game winning streak snapped.
Top Game Performances
 
Brigham Young   UNLV
Jimmer Fredette 39 Scoring Anthony Marshall 26
Jimmer Fredette 5 Assists Oscar Bellfield 4
Brandon Davies 10 Rebounds Derrick Jasper 8
Jimmer Fredette 8 Free Throws Made Anthony Marshall 6
Jackson Emery 2 Steals Oscar Bellfield 2
Brandon Davies 1 Blocks Anthony Marshall 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Brigham Young 89 44.4 14-28 19-26 9 39 2 3
UNLV 77 40.9 7-19 16-25 15 38 4 8