UNLV holds a 2-1 series lead against Auburn, including three consecutive wins. The only previous meeting came in the 1987 NCAA Tournament first round when Spoonhour's Southwest Missouri State team upset Ellis' 13th-ranked Clemson Tigers 65-60 in Atlanta. This will be the second time Auburn coach Cliff Ellis and UNLV coach Charlie Spoonhour have faced each other. I coaching season at South Alabama in 1975-76. Ellis is 0-1 coaching against the Runnin' Rebels, losing 122-82 in Las Vegas in his inaugural Div.
This will be the second time Cliff Ellis has faced UNLV. 20 are the first two games of a six-game homestand that was on the heels of a three-game road swing at USC, Loyola Marymount and No. UNLV holds the NCAA record for most consecutive games with a made 3-pointer with 546 (heading into the Northern Arizona game), making the Rebs and Vanderbilt (539) as the only schools to make a trey in each game played since the 3-point field goal was adopted by the NCAA in 1986-87. the Rebels have the Mountain West Conference's best all-time home winning percentage (.842) at the Thomas & Mack Center, while Utah (.829) is second. UNLV is the third-winningest program in Div.
the Runnin' Rebs went 21-11 (8-6 Mountain West) last year, losing in the NIT first round. UNLV limits opponents to only 24 percent shooting from 3-point range. the Rebs shoot 48 percent from the field and 34 percent from 3-point range, including going 13-of-26 from behind the arc in the overtime win at USC. Edwards 12.0 points, Demetrius Hunter 10.1 points and Jeral Blassingame 9.9 points. Odartey Blankston averages a team-high 18.0 points and 9.7 rebounds while Romel Beck averages 13.1 points, J.K. Edwards scored 12 points in 18 minutes vs. Edwards missed the first six games and Peters the first three because of their involvement in the unauthorized use of a UNLV phone personal identification number. the Runnin' Rebs lost to Nevada (74-62) without J.K. UNLV has also defeated California (59-57), Western Illinois (75-55) and Delaware State (65-59). 6 behind 25 points and 12 rebounds from Odartey Blankston. the Rebs won at Loyola Marymount 78-61 Dec. UNLV plays host to Northern Arizona Thursday. the Runnin' Rebs shot 52 percent from the field in the loss to Stanford, but the Cardinal shot 57 percent and outrebounded UNLV 38-18. The Runnin' Rebels had won four-straight games, including a 92-83 overtime victory at USC in Los Angeles Dec. Thomas and Mack Center (18,500) - Las Vegas, NevadaĬomplete PDF of Release PROBABLE UNLV STARTERSĪuburn is unranked in the Associated Press and ESPN/USA Today polls but is receiving votes in both polls.
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