Spokesman-Review
National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
UNLV 89, Cal. State - Bakersfield 57
When: 10:00 PM ET, Thursday, January 5, 2012
Where: Rabobank Arena, Bakersfield, California
Officials: # Eric Curry, # Mike Giarratano, # Brad Fierre
Attendance: 3325

Mike Moser and Justin Hawkins scored 17 points apiece to help No. 17 Nevada-Las Vegas cruise to an 89-57 victory over host Cal State Bakersfield on Thursday.

Oscar Bellfield added 13 points and Anthony Marshall tallied 12 as the Rebels (16-2) won their seventh consecutive contest and equaled their best start since the 1992-93 season.

Zachary Lamb scored 16 points and Stephon Carter added 13 for the Roadrunners (7-9).

UNLV pulled away in the second half after getting a challenge from Cal State Bakersfield for most of the first half. The Roadrunners trailed 33-27 with 1:35 left before the Rebels scored the final five points for an 11-point halftime advantage.

UNLV began the second half with a 16-2 spurt to take a 54-29 lead on Bellfield’s 3-pointer with 16:08 to play and led comfortably the rest of the way.

Hawkins had four of UNLV’s nine 3-pointers and the Rebels outrebounded Cal State Bakersfield 43-28. Moser collected 11 boards for his eighth double-double of the campaign.

The Roadrunners were only 13-of-25 from the free throw line.
Top Game Performances
 
UNLV   Cal. State - Bakersfield
Justin Hawkins 17 Scoring Zachary Lamb 16
Oscar Bellfield 5 Assists Issiah Grayson 5
Mike Moser 11 Rebounds Mo Hughley 9
Mike Moser 4 Free Throws Made Rashad Savage 3
Chace Stanback 2 Steals Stephon Carter 2
Quintrell Thomas 4 Blocks Andre Jackson 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
UNLV 89 48.5 9-32 16-23 18 43 5 7 11
Cal. State - Bakersfield 57 35.1 4-12 13-25 9 28 2 6 14