UC Riverside Highlanders @ UNLV Rebels

8-5, 3-5 Away

Final

	1	2	T
UC Riverside UCR	29	24	53
UNLV UNLV	31	35	66

UNLV RebelsUNLVUNLV

6-5, 6-1 Home

UNLV beats UC Riverside 66-53

Dec 21, 2024, 11:03 pm

LAS VEGAS -- — Dedan Thomas Jr. scored 15 points as UNLV beat UC Riverside 66-53 on Saturday.

Thomas had five rebounds and five assists for the Rebels (6-5). Jeremiah Cherry scored 12 points and added three blocks. Jailen Bedford and Jaden Henley both added nine points.

The Highlanders (8-5) were led by Barrington Hargress, who posted 17 points and two steals. Nate Pickens added 10 points and six rebounds for UC Riverside. Parker Strauss finished with six points.

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Game Information

Las Vegas, NV

Referee:Tim Marion

Referee:Amy Bonner

Referee:Jason Phillips

NCAA Division I

Big West Conference	CONF	GB	OVR
UC Irvine	15-5	-	23-12
Hawai'i	14-6	1	24-9
UC San Diego	12-8	3	23-11
Cal State Northridge	12-8	3	20-14
Cal State Fullerton	12-8	3	18-16
UC Davis	11-9	4	19-14
UC Santa Barbara	11-9	4	18-14
Cal Poly	10-10	5	14-19
Long Beach State	6-14	9	10-22
UC Riverside	5-15	10	10-22
Cal State Bakersfield	2-18	13	8-24

Mountain West Conference	CONF	GB	OVR
Utah State	15-5	-	29-7
San Diego State	14-6	1	22-11
New Mexico	13-7	2	26-11
Grand Canyon	13-7	2	20-12
Nevada	12-8	3	24-13
Boise State	12-8	3	20-12
Colorado State	11-9	4	21-13
UNLV	11-9	4	18-17
Wyoming	9-11	6	18-15
Fresno State	7-13	8	13-19
San José State	3-17	12	9-24
Air Force	0-20	15	3-29

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