UNLV Rebels at Air Force Falcons
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Whaley's 15 points spark UNLV past Air Force, 72-43
The Runnin' Rebels built a 13-point lead at the break and held the Falcons to just 19 second-half points.
Whaley hit 6 of 7 shots from the field and pulled down seven rebounds to lead UNLV (15-10, 8-5 Mountain West). Freshman Brooklyn Hicks scored 12 points off the bench and Keylan Boone contributed 11 points.
Ethan Taylor finished with 17 points to lead Air Force (8-17, 1-12), but was the lone scorer to reach double figures.
UNLV will play host to No. 22 Colorado State Saturday. Air Force travels to face New Mexico Saturday.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 72 - 43 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 72 - 43 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Wesley Celichowski Offensive Rebound. | 72 - 43 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Kolby Gilles missed Three Point Jumper. | 72 - 43 |
| 2nd 0:15 | Brooklyn Hicks made Layup. | 72 - 43 |
Statistics
 UNLV |
 AF |
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|---|---|---|
| 26-52 | FG | 18-52 |
| 50 | Field Goal % | 35 |
| 4-13 | 3PT | 5-28 |
| 31 | Three Point % | 18 |
| 16-21 | FT | 2-3 |
| 76 | Free Throw % | 67 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 19 |
| 16 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 8 | Assists | 9 |
| 2 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 8 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 4 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 40 | Points in Paint | 22 |
| 10 | Fouls | 16 |
| 30 | Largest Lead | 1 |
Game Information
Clune Arena
Location: Colorado Springs, CO
Attendance: 1,089 | Capacity:
2025-26 Mountain West Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah State | 1-0 | - | 10-1 |
| New Mexico | 1-0 | - | 10-2 |
| Nevada | 1-0 | - | 9-3 |
| Grand Canyon | 1-0 | - | 8-4 |
| San Diego State | 1-0 | - | 7-4 |
| UNLV | 1-0 | - | 5-6 |
| Colorado State | 0-1 | 1 | 9-3 |
| Wyoming | 0-1 | 1 | 9-3 |
| Boise State | 0-1 | 1 | 8-4 |
| Fresno State | 0-1 | 1 | 6-6 |
| San José State | 0-1 | 1 | 5-7 |
| Air Force | 0-1 | 1 | 3-9 |