National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Fresno St. 111, UNLV 104
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 6, 2016
Where: Save Mart Center, Fresno, California
Officials: # David Hall, # Tom O'Neill, # Jon Stigliano
Attendance: 7754

Senior guard Marvelle Harris scored seven of his season-high 37 points in the second overtime to lead Fresno State to a wild 111-104 Mountain West Conference victory over UNLV on Saturday at the Save Mart Center in Fresno.

Harris, the preseason Mountain West Player of the Year, connected on 13-of-27 shots, including 5-of-10 from 3-point range. Harris also had nine rebounds, seven assists and three steals in 49 minutes.

Senior guard Julien Lewis scored 18 points, junior forward Cullen Russo finished with a career-high 17 points and 11 rebounds and sophomore center Terrell Carter II added 14 points and eight rebounds for Fresno State (15-8, 6-4 Mountain West), which swept the regular season series with the Runnin Rebels.

Sophomore guard Patrick McCaw had career highs of 28 points and 16 rebounds to lead UNLV (13-11, 4-7) which lost its third straight game. Senior guard Ike Nwamu finished with 27 points, including 5-of-10 3-pointers, while sophomore guard Jordan Cornish added 16 points and forwards Dwayne Morgan and Derrick Jones Jr. each had 14 points for the Rebels, who lost despite finishing with a 60-51 rebounding edge and a 25-11 advantage in second chance points.

UNLV, which lost prize 7-foot freshman forward Stephen Zimmerman midway through the first half to a sprained left knee, rallied from a 17-point second half deficit behind the 3-point shooting of Nwamu, who sank five treys in a span of a little over five minutes, to take a 86-84 lead. But Harris forced overtime with a driving layup that tied it with 34 seconds left in regulation.

UNLV led by as many three points in the first overtime before Lewis forced a second overtime with a jumper. Lewis started the second overtime by sinking another 18-footer to give Fresno State the lead for good, sparking a 10-2 spurt by the Bulldogs that including a momentum changing 3-pointer by Harris.
Top Game Performances
 
UNLV   Fresno St.
Patrick McCaw 28 Scoring Marvelle Harris 37
Jerome Seagears 4 Assists Marvelle Harris 7
Patrick McCaw 16 Rebounds Cullen Russo 11
Dwayne Morgan 7 Free Throws Made Marvelle Harris 6
Derrick Jones Jr. 2 Steals Marvelle Harris 3
Patrick McCaw 2 Blocks Marvelle Harris 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
UNLV 104 40.0 13-34 23-33 12 57 5 5 13
Fresno St. 111 44.9 11-30 20-25 20 48 4 7 6