UNLV Rebels at Nevada Wolf Pack
· NCAA Men's Basketball
67 - 62
UNLV beats Nevada 67-62
Goodluck Okonoboh scored 13 points off the bench on 6-of-7 shooting and blocked five shots for UNLV (12-9, 3-5 Mountain West Conference) and Rashad Vaughn added 10 points.
Wood's biggest points came late on a 3-pointer giving UNLV a 60-56 lead with 1:39 left. Wood opened the game with four straight points and UNLV led 33-26 at halftime.
Nevada rallied to lead 56-55 with 3:01 left, but Okonoboh hit a layup and Wood hit a 3 amid a 10-2 run and the Rebels pulled away.
Eric Cooper led Nevada with 16 points (6-13, 2-5), A.J. West and Tyron Criswell scored 15 each, with West grabbing 15 rebounds for his eighth double-double of the season.
The loss is Nevada's fifth straight since beating UNLV on a go-ahead jumper with 4.8 seconds left on Jan. 10 in Las Vegas.
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TIP-INS
UNLV: UNLV, which had to replace all five starters from a year ago, has used a rotation this season that includes five freshmen, one sophomore and two seniors. ... Freshman guard Rashad Vaughn entered the game leading the team in scoring, averaging 17.9 point per game.
Nevada: The Wolf Pack's best shooter Tuesday Eric Cooper Jr., scored a deep 3 off the backboard ending the first half that kept the Wolf Pack close going into the break. ... A Nevada victory would have given the Wolf Pack only its second four-game win streak in program history against the Rebels, last done in 1993-1996. UNLV has dominated the all-time series, 57-22.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 67 - 62 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Tyron Criswell made Three Point Jumper. | 67 - 62 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Dwayne Morgan made Free Throw. | 67 - 59 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Dwayne Morgan made Free Throw. | 66 - 59 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Foul on Eric Cooper Jr.. | 65 - 59 |
Statistics
 UNLV |
 NEV |
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|---|---|---|
| 24-49 | FG | 20-56 |
| 49 | Field Goal % | 36 |
| 6-16 | 3PT | 5-12 |
| 38 | Three Point % | 42 |
| 13-25 | FT | 17-27 |
| 52 | Free Throw % | 63 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 17 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 16 | Assists | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 7 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 21 | Fouls | 20 |
Game Information
Location: Reno, NV
Attendance: 7,578 | Capacity:
2025-26 Mountain West Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |