National Basketball Association
Fresno St. 111, UNLV 104
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 6, 2016
Where: Save Mart Center, Fresno, California
Officials:
# David Hall, # Tom O'Neill, # Jon Stigliano
Attendance:
7754
By The Sports Xchange
Senior guard Marvelle Harris scored seven of his season-high 37 points in the second overtime to lead Fresno State to a wild 111-104 Mountain West Conference victory over UNLV on Saturday at the Save Mart Center in Fresno.
Harris, the preseason Mountain West Player of the Year, connected on 13-of-27 shots, including 5-of-10 from 3-point range. Harris also had nine rebounds, seven assists and three steals in 49 minutes.
Senior guard Julien Lewis scored 18 points, junior forward Cullen Russo finished with a career-high 17 points and 11 rebounds and sophomore center Terrell Carter II added 14 points and eight rebounds for Fresno State (15-8, 6-4 Mountain West), which swept the regular season series with the Runnin Rebels.
Sophomore guard Patrick McCaw had career highs of 28 points and 16 rebounds to lead UNLV (13-11, 4-7) which lost its third straight game. Senior guard Ike Nwamu finished with 27 points, including 5-of-10 3-pointers, while sophomore guard Jordan Cornish added 16 points and forwards Dwayne Morgan and Derrick Jones Jr. each had 14 points for the Rebels, who lost despite finishing with a 60-51 rebounding edge and a 25-11 advantage in second chance points.
UNLV, which lost prize 7-foot freshman forward Stephen Zimmerman midway through the first half to a sprained left knee, rallied from a 17-point second half deficit behind the 3-point shooting of Nwamu, who sank five treys in a span of a little over five minutes, to take a 86-84 lead. But Harris forced overtime with a driving layup that tied it with 34 seconds left in regulation.
UNLV led by as many three points in the first overtime before Lewis forced a second overtime with a jumper. Lewis started the second overtime by sinking another 18-footer to give Fresno State the lead for good, sparking a 10-2 spurt by the Bulldogs that including a momentum changing 3-pointer by Harris.
Top Game Performances
UNLV |
|
Fresno St. |
Patrick McCaw 28 |
Scoring |
Marvelle Harris 37 |
Jerome Seagears 4 |
Assists |
Marvelle Harris 7 |
Patrick McCaw 16 |
Rebounds |
Cullen Russo 11 |
Dwayne Morgan 7 |
Free Throws Made |
Marvelle Harris 6 |
Derrick Jones Jr. 2 |
Steals |
Marvelle Harris 3 |
Patrick McCaw 2 |
Blocks |
Marvelle Harris 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
UNLV
|
104 |
40.0 |
13-34 |
23-33 |
12 |
57 |
5 |
5 |
13 |
Fresno St.
|
111 |
44.9 |
11-30 |
20-25 |
20 |
48 |
4 |
7 |
6 |