UNLV Rebels at Wyoming Cowboys
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Harkless scores 33 as UNLV defeats Wyoming 69-59
Harkless shot 8 of 12 from the floor, made five 3-pointers and made 12 of 14 free throws. He also had eight rebounds for the Rebels (16-8, 5-7 Mountain West Conference). Keshon Gilbert added 10 points while shooting 2 for 9 (1 for 3 from 3-point range) and 5 of 6 from the free-throw line.
The Cowboys (7-16, 2-9) were led in scoring by Hunter Maldonado, who finished with 17 points, seven rebounds and two steals. Wyoming also got 11 points and six rebounds from Brendan Wenzel. Jeremiah Oden also recorded 10 points.
UNLV led Wyoming at the half, 25-24, with Harkless (nine points) its high scorer before the break. Harkless scored 24 second-half points and UNLV secured the victory after a second half that featured six lead changes.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 69 - 59 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 69 - 59 |
| 2nd 0:18 | Wyoming Timeout | 69 - 59 |
| 2nd 0:20 | Brendan Wenzel made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Hunter Maldonado. | 69 - 59 |
| 2nd 0:27 | EJ Harkless made Free Throw. | 69 - 56 |
Statistics
 UNLV |
 WYO |
|
|---|---|---|
| 17-51 | FG | 20-52 |
| 33 | Field Goal % | 38 |
| 10-27 | 3PT | 5-25 |
| 37 | Three Point % | 20 |
| 25-31 | FT | 14-18 |
| 81 | Free Throw % | 78 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 7 | Assists | 6 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 0 | Blocks | 4 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 8 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 17 | Fouls | 21 |
| 13 | Largest Lead | 4 |
Game Information
Location: Laramie, WY
Attendance: 3,717 | 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 | 26-10 |
| 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 |