National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
UNLV 82, Nevada 70
When: 11:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 4, 2010
Where: Lawlor Events Center, Reno, Nevada
Officials: # Jimmy Casas, # Lonnie Dixon, # Mike Littlewood
Attendance: 5967
Where: Lawlor Events Center, Reno, Nevada
Officials: # Jimmy Casas, # Lonnie Dixon, # Mike Littlewood
Attendance: 5967
Oscar Bellfield scored a game-high 24 points to lead No. 23 UNLV to an 82-70 victory over host Nevada on Saturday night.
UNLV is 8-0 for the first time since the 1990-91 season, when the Rebels eventually were 34-0 and lost to Duke in the NCAA final.
Bellfield was 5 for 6 from 3-point range, and 3 for 6 from the rest of the field.
Carlos Lopez had nine points and a team-high six rebounds off the bench for the Rebels, who opened the game with a 22-2 run and led 46-25 at halftime.
Nevada scored the first seven points of the second half, and trimmed the lead to 61-49 on a Deonte Burton layup with 8:50 left, but UNLV pulled away as Bellfield's 3-pointer with 3:22 left put the Rebels ahead 78-60.
Dario Hunt had 14 points and 13 rebounds, while Malik Story and Burton scored 15 apiece for Nevada (1-6).
UNLV leads the series 53-19.
Top Game Performances
| UNLV | Nevada | |
| Oscar Bellfield 24 | Scoring | Deonte Burton 15 |
| Oscar Bellfield 4 | Assists | Deonte Burton 3 |
| Carlos Lopez 6 | Rebounds | Dario Hunt 13 |
| Justin Hawkins 6 | Free Throws Made | Dario Hunt 6 |
| Oscar Bellfield 2 | Steals | Illiwa Baldwin 1 |
| Derrick Jasper 1 | Blocks | Jordan Burris 2 |
Team Stats Summary