National Basketball Association
Brigham Young 89, UNLV 77
When: 10:00 PM ET, Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Where: Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada
Officials:
# Dick Cartmell, # John Higgings, # Randy McCall
Attendance:
17942
By SportsDirect Inc.
Jimmer Fredette scored 39 points and No. 14 Brigham Young ended an eight-game losing streak at UNLV with an 89-77 victory Wednesday in the Mountain West Conference opener for both teams.
The Cougars (15-1) won for the first time at the Thomas & Mack Center since 2005, and improved to 5-14 all-time at UNLV.
The Rebels (12-3) entered the game allowing 60.1 points per game, but Fredette got more than half of that himself. He was 12 of 29 from the field, including 7 of 14 from 3-point range.
Jackson Emery had 22 points, including six 3-pointers, and Brandon Davies added 15 points for BYU.
Anthony Marshall scored 26 points, and Oscar Bellfield and Brice Massamba scored 10 apiece for UNLV, which had a three-game winning streak snapped.
Top Game Performances
| Brigham Young |
|
UNLV |
|
Jimmer Fredette 39 |
Scoring |
Anthony Marshall 26 |
|
Jimmer Fredette 5 |
Assists |
Oscar Bellfield 4 |
|
Brandon Davies 10 |
Rebounds |
Derrick Jasper 8 |
|
Jimmer Fredette 8 |
Free Throws Made |
Anthony Marshall 6 |
|
Jackson Emery 2 |
Steals |
Oscar Bellfield 2 |
|
Brandon Davies 1 |
Blocks |
Anthony Marshall 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Brigham Young
|
89 |
44.4 |
14-28 |
19-26 |
9 |
39 |
2 |
3 |
|
| UNLV
|
77 |
40.9 |
7-19 |
16-25 |
15 |
38 |
4 |
8 |
|
