National Basketball Association
UNLV 77, Hawaii 63
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 1, 2012
Where: Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada
Officials:
# Mike Eggers, # Daryl Gelinas, # Gregory Nixon
Attendance:
15431
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No. 20 UNLV 77, Hawaii 63: Anthony Bennett scored 16 points as the Runnin' Rebels started fast and survived a sluggish second half to defeat the visiting Rainbow Warriors.
Savon Goodman had 13 points off the bench and Katin Reinhardt chipped in 10 points and seven assists for UNLV (5-1), which has won five straight over Hawaii.
Christian Standhardinger led all scorers with 27 points for the Rainbow Warriors (4-2). Hawaii's other four starters combined to go 8-for-31 (25.8 percent) from the floor.
The Rebels led by as many as 26 points in the first half. However, after going nearly three minutes without a point to begin the second half their lead was down to 49-32 and the Rainbow Warriors pulled within eight points at 61-53 on Vander Joaquim's free throws with 6:03 left.
Reinhardt and Justin Hawkins both hit 3-pointers to answer for UNLV and push the host's advantage to 67-54 with 5:13 to go. Hawaii got as close as eight points once more but went the final 2:58 without a point.
GAME NOTEBOOK: UNLV was 5-for-7 from 3-point range in the first half. Hawaii was 0-for-10. ... The Rebels finally play their first road game of the season Tuesday at Portland. ... The Rainbow Warriors got four assists from their starters against 14 turnovers.
Top Game Performances
Hawaii |
|
UNLV |
Christian Standhardinger 27 |
Scoring |
Anthony Bennett 16 |
Garrett Jefferson 5 |
Assists |
Anthony Marshall 8 |
Christian Standhardinger 10 |
Rebounds |
Anthony Bennett 8 |
Christian Standhardinger 9 |
Free Throws Made |
Katin Reinhardt 4 |
Brandon Spearman 3 |
Steals |
Justin Hawkins 5 |
Isaac Fotu 1 |
Blocks |
Anthony Bennett 3 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Hawaii
|
63 |
33.9 |
1-18 |
20-26 |
9 |
37 |
3 |
9 |
17 |
UNLV
|
77 |
45.5 |
7-15 |
10-15 |
22 |
39 |
7 |
12 |
16 |