Colorado State University Athletics

Men's Basketball Gets Run Down By Rebels

3/13/2004 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball

Denver -- Odartey Blankson had 21 and 13 rebounds, and UNLV shot 56 percent in the second half to beat Colorado State 80-73 Friday night to reach the Mountain West Conference Tournament final for the fourth straight year.

UNLV (19-11) will meet Utah, a 54-51 winner over Brigham Young, in the tournament championship Saturday night. Jerel Blassingame added 19 points for the fourth-seeded Rebels, who have lost three straight MWC finals and haven't been to the NCAA Tournament since 2000.

Matt Nelson had 20 points to lead eighth-seeded Colorado State, which couldn't repeat last year's championship run as the sixth seed.

UNLV shot just 36 percent in the first half, but opened the second by hitting seven of its first eight shots to go up 53-42 with 14? minutes left.

Colorado State responded with a 7-0 run to get within to three, then took a 56-55 lead on Ronnie Clark's rebound slam at 8:25.

The Rebels answered with a 12-2 run and went up 70-60 on Demetrius Hunter's fastbreak layup with 3:10 left. Colorado State got no closer than seven the rest of the way.

UNLV certainly didn't get off to a very good start.

The Rebels had just four points in the first 12 minutes in the quarterfinals against New Mexico and weren't much better at the start of this one.

UNLV did hit six of its first eight shots, but missed eight straight and had just two points in six minutes before Blankson hit a pullup 3-pointer with 7:43 left. UNLV was just 9-for-25 in the first half.

Fortunately for the Rebels, Colorado State wasn't any better.

The Rams missed five of six shots during UNLV's shooting slump and went 7? minutes without a field goal until Jon Rakiecki hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to cut UNLV's lead to 37-33.

Nelson was the only Colorado State player who could get much going in the first half

He was frustrated by Air Force's double and triple teams in the quarterfinals Thursday, but had plenty of room against UNLV.

Facing single coverage most of the half, he was 4-of-8 for 14 points -- four more than he had against the Falcons.

Colorado State also finished the first half 9-for-25.

The flow of the game certainly didn't help either team.

The officials called it tight from the start, with 29 fouls and 41 free throws in the first half alone.

Frustrated by the calls, Colorado State coach Dale Layer was hit with a technical foul with 56 seconds left, and fans from both teams booed the officials as they left the floor for halftime.

UNLV finished 30-for-39 on free throws, while Colorado State was 22-of-28.

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Official Basketball Box Score -- GAME TOTALS -- FINAL STATISTICS
Colorado State vs UNLV
03-12-04 10:00 p.m. at Denver, Colo. (Pepsi Center)
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VISITORS: Colorado State 13-16 (4-10 MWC)
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
20 CLARK, Ronnie....... f  6-9    0-0    3-5    2  3  5   4  15  1  0  0  2  25
42 WILLIAMS, Matt...... f  5-8    0-0    4-5    1  1  2   3  14  1  1  1  1  21
54 NELSON, Matt........ c  5-10   0-0   10-10   0  5  5   4  20  1  3  2  0  29
05 BOATNER, Dwight..... g  0-4    0-0    0-0    2  0  2   0   0  2  1  0  0  14
13 ROBINSON, Freddy.... g  0-7    0-4    1-2    2  1  3   2   1  0  0  0  0  32
01 STEVENS, Derrick....    0-3    0-2    3-4    0  1  1   3   3  2  0  0  0  15
10 RAKIECKI, Jon.......    4-8    3-5    0-0    4  2  6   4  11  0  2  0  0  13
11 THOMASSON, Phillip..    0-1    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   1   0  0  0  0  0   4
22 JOHNSON, Shelton....    1-3    1-3    1-2    0  4  4   2   4  1  1  0  1  27
32 MORRIS, Micheal.....    2-4    1-2    0-0    1  2  3   3   5  2  3  1  1  13
34 VERWERS, Stephen....    0-1    0-0    0-0    0  2  2   2   0  0  0  1  1   7
   TEAM................                         1  1  2             1
   Totals..............   23-58   5-16  22-28  13 22 35  28  73 10 12  5  6 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half:  9-25 36.0%   2nd Half: 14-33 42.4%   Game: 39.7%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  1-3  33.3%   2nd Half:  4-13 30.8%   Game: 31.3%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 14-19 73.7%   2nd Half:  8-9  88.9%   Game: 78.6%    1

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HOME TEAM: UNLV 18-11 (7-7 MWC)
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
00 BLANKSON, Odartey... f  6-13   3-4    6-7    4  9 13   3  21  2  2  0  1  38
05 EDWARDS, J.K........ f  4-7    0-0    3-3    3  4  7   4  11  0  1  1  0  21
11 PETERS, James....... f  2-2    0-0    0-0    0  2  2   5   4  0  1  0  1  23
03 BECK, Romel......... g  2-7    1-4    9-12   0  1  1   2  14  1  0  0  2  33
10 BLASSINGAME, Jerel.. g  4-10   1-2   10-14   0  2  2   3  19  5  4  0  0  34
01 HUNTER, Demetrius...    4-7    1-2    2-3    0  2  2   2  11  2  2  0  1  20
12 UMEH, Michael.......    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  1  1   0   0  0  0  0  0   3
22 AMUNDSON, Louis.....    0-1    0-0    0-0    0  2  2   3   0  0  0  0  0  11
24 HANNAN, Andy........    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   1   0  0  0  0  0   1
33 WINSTON, John.......    0-1    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  2  1  0  0  16
   TEAM................                         2  4  6
   Totals..............   22-48   6-12  30-39   9 27 36  23  80 12 11  1  5 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half:  9-25 36.0%   2nd Half: 13-23 56.5%   Game: 45.8%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  3-6  50.0%   2nd Half:  3-6  50.0%   Game: 50.0%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 16-22 72.7%   2nd Half: 14-17 82.4%   Game: 76.9%    4

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Officials: Verne Harris, Bob Staffer, Mike Littlewood
Technical fouls: Colorado State-TEAM. UNLV-None.
Attendance: 9653
Score by Periods                1st  2nd   Total
Colorado State................   33   40  -   73
UNLV..........................   37   43  -   80
ID-254258
Mountain West Conference Tournament Semifinal Game
Technical Foul on CSU Bench at 1st/00:56
Intentional by Stevens of CSU at 2nd/11:36

Points in the paint-CS 24,LV 30. Points off turnovers-CS 13,LV 17.
2nd chance points-CS 11,LV 6. Fast break points-CS 2,LV 7.
Bench points-CS 23,LV 11. Score tied-11 times. Lead changed-10 times.

Last FG-CS 2nd-00:02, LV 2nd-01:29.






Play-By-Play
Colorado State vs UNLV
03-12-04 10:00 p.m. at Denver, Colo. (Pepsi Center)
1st PERIOD Play-by-Play (Page 1)
HOME TEAM: UNLV                                 TIME   SCORE  MAR  VISITORS: Colorado State
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                                                19:32              MISSED DUNK by WILLIAMS, Matt
REBOUND (DEF) by EDWARDS, J.K.                  19:32
GOOD! LAYUP by BLANKSON, Odartey [PNT]          19:27   2-0   H 2
ASSIST by BLASSINGAME, Jerel                    19:27
                                                19:11   2-2   T 1  GOOD! JUMPER by NELSON, Matt
MISSED LAYUP by EDWARDS, J.K.                   18:49
                                                18:49              REBOUND (DEF) by CLARK, Ronnie
                                                18:26   2-4   V 2  GOOD! JUMPER by WILLIAMS, Matt
                                                18:26              ASSIST by BOATNER, Dwight
GOOD! 3 PTR by BLANKSON, Odartey                18:17   5-4   H 1
ASSIST by BLASSINGAME, Jerel                    18:17
                                                18:01              MISSED JUMPER by NELSON, Matt
REBOUND (DEF) by PETERS, James                  18:01
GOOD! LAYUP by EDWARDS, J.K. [FB/PNT]           17:52   7-4   H 3
ASSIST by BLASSINGAME, Jerel                    17:52
                                                17:22              MISSED JUMPER by BOATNER, Dwight
REBOUND (DEF) by BLASSINGAME, Jerel             17:22
                                                17:16              FOUL by WILLIAMS, Matt
MISSED FT SHOT by BLASSINGAME, Jerel            17:16
REBOUND (OFF) by (DEADBALL)                     17:16
GOOD! FT SHOT by BLASSINGAME, Jerel             17:16   8-4   H 4
                                                17:04   8-6   H 2  GOOD! DUNK by NELSON, Matt [PNT]
                                                17:04              ASSIST by BOATNER, Dwight
                                                16:42              FOUL by CLARK, Ronnie
GOOD! FT SHOT by EDWARDS, J.K.                  16:42   9-6   H 3
GOOD! FT SHOT by EDWARDS, J.K.                  16:42  10-6   H 4
                                                16:16              TURNOVR by JOHNSON, Shelton
MISSED JUMPER by BECK, Romel                    15:55
REBOUND (OFF) by EDWARDS, J.K.                  15:55
TURNOVR by PETERS, James                        15:48
                                                15:46              STEAL by JOHNSON, Shelton
FOUL by PETERS, James                           15:41
                                                15:41  10-7   H 3  GOOD! FT SHOT by CLARK, Ronnie
                                                15:41  10-8   H 2  GOOD! FT SHOT by CLARK, Ronnie
                                                15:41              TIMEOUT MEDIA
GOOD! LAYUP by BECK, Romel [PNT]                15:41  12-8   H 4
                                                15:08              MISSED LAYUP by CLARK, Ronnie
BLOCK by EDWARDS, J.K.                          15:08
                                                15:08              REBOUND (OFF) by (TEAM)
                                                14:47              TURNOVR by (TEAM)
                                                14:29              FOUL by THOMASSON, Phillip
MISSED LAYUP by EDWARDS, J.K.                   14:29
                                                14:29              BLOCK by MORRIS, Micheal
                                                14:29              REBOUND (DEF) by RAKIECKI, Jon
                                                14:01  12-10  H 2  GOOD! JUMPER by RAKIECKI, Jon
                                                14:01              FOUL by CLARK, Ronnie
TURNOVR by BLASSINGAME, Jerel                   13:58
                                                13:56              STEAL by VERWERS, Stephen
                                                13:55              TURNOVR by MORRIS, Micheal
MISSED JUMPER by BLANKSON, Odartey              13:35
                                                13:35              REBOUND (DEF) by MORRIS, Micheal
                                                13:26              MISSED JUMPER by WILLIAMS, Matt
REBOUND (DEF) by (TEAM)                         13:26
                                                13:22              TURNOVR by NELSON, Matt
                                                13:22              FOUL by NELSON, Matt

1st PERIOD Play-by-Play (Page 2)
HOME TEAM: UNLV                                 TIME   SCORE  MAR  VISITORS: Colorado State
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MISSED 3 PTR by BLASSINGAME, Jerel              13:07
                                                13:07              REBOUND (DEF) by RAKIECKI, Jon
FOUL by BLANKSON, Odartey                       13:05
                                                12:42              MISSED 3 PTR by MORRIS, Micheal
                                                12:42              REBOUND (OFF) by MORRIS, Micheal
                                                12:27  12-12  T 2  GOOD! DUNK by MORRIS, Micheal [PNT]
                                                12:27              ASSIST by WILLIAMS, Matt
                                                12:07              FOUL by RAKIECKI, Jon
                                                12:04              FOUL by RAKIECKI, Jon
MISSED FT SHOT by HUNTER, Demetrius             12:04
                                                12:04              REBOUND (DEF) by ROBINSON, Freddy
FOUL by AMUNDSON, Louis                         11:45
                                                11:45  12-13  V 1  GOOD! FT SHOT by WILLIAMS, Matt
                                                11:45              MISSED FT SHOT by WILLIAMS, Matt
                                                11:45              REBOUND (OFF) by ROBINSON, Freddy
FOUL by AMUNDSON, Louis                         11:42
                                                11:42              MISSED FT SHOT by ROBINSON, Freddy
                                                11:42              REBOUND (OFF) by (DEADBALL)
                                                11:42  12-14  V 2  GOOD! FT SHOT by ROBINSON, Freddy
                                                11:42              TIMEOUT media
                                                11:34              FOUL by WILLIAMS, Matt
MISSED FT SHOT by BLANKSON, Odartey             11:34
                                                11:34              REBOUND (DEF) by JOHNSON, Shelton
FOUL by HUNTER, Demetrius                       11:19
                                                11:16              MISSED JUMPER by THOMASSON, Phillip
REBOUND (DEF) by (TEAM)                         11:16
MISSED LAYUP by BLANKSON, Odartey               11:01
                                                11:01              BLOCK by VERWERS, Stephen
                                                10:56              REBOUND (DEF) by VERWERS, Stephen
                                                10:50              MISSED JUMPER by BOATNER, Dwight
                                                10:50              REBOUND (OFF) by BOATNER, Dwight
                                                10:45              MISSED JUMPER by BOATNER, Dwight
REBOUND (DEF) by BECK, Romel                    10:45
                                                10:37              FOUL by VERWERS, Stephen
GOOD! FT SHOT by BECK, Romel                    10:37  13-14  V 1
GOOD! FT SHOT by BECK, Romel                    10:37  14-14  T 3
                                                10:12              MISSED 3 PTR by ROBINSON, Freddy
REBOUND (DEF) by EDWARDS, J.K.                  10:12
MISSED LAYUP by BLASSINGAME, Jerel              09:55
                                                09:55              REBOUND (DEF) by CLARK, Ronnie
FOUL by EDWARDS, J.K.                           09:31
                                                09:23  14-16  V 2  GOOD! JUMPER by NELSON, Matt
                                                09:23              ASSIST by JOHNSON, Shelton
MISSED LAYUP by BLASSINGAME, Jerel              09:17
REBOUND (OFF) by EDWARDS, J.K.                  09:17
MISSED LAYUP by BLANKSON, Odartey               09:06
                                                09:06              REBOUND (DEF) by CLARK, Ronnie
FOUL by PETERS, James                           08:53
                                                08:53  14-17  V 3  GOOD! FT SHOT by CLARK, Ronnie
                                                08:53              MISSED FT SHOT by CLARK, Ronnie
REBOUND (DEF) by AMUNDSON, Louis                08:53
MISSED LAYUP by BECK, Romel                     08:42
                                                08:42              REBOUND (DEF) by NELSON, Matt
                                                08:21              MISSED JUMPER by NELSON, Matt
REBOUND (DEF) by BLANKSON, Odartey              08:21
GOOD! 3 PTR by BLANKSON, Odartey                08:14  17-17  T 4

1st PERIOD Play-by-Play (Page 3)
HOME TEAM: UNLV                                 TIME   SCORE  MAR  VISITORS: Colorado State
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ASSIST by BLASSINGAME, Jerel                    08:14
                                                07:48  17-19  V 2  GOOD! JUMPER by NELSON, Matt [PNT]
                                                07:43              FOUL by MORRIS, Micheal
GOOD! FT SHOT by BLASSINGAME, Jerel             07:43  18-19  V 1
GOOD! FT SHOT by BLASSINGAME, Jerel             07:43  19-19  T 5
TIMEOUT media                                   07:43
                                                07:32  19-21  V 2  GOOD! JUMPER by CLARK, Ronnie [PNT]
FOUL by EDWARDS, J.K.                           07:32
                                                07:32              MISSED FT SHOT by CLARK, Ronnie
REBOUND (DEF) by (TEAM)                         07:32
                                                07:23              FOUL by RAKIECKI, Jon
MISSED FT SHOT by BECK, Romel                   07:23
REBOUND (OFF) by (DEADBALL)                     07:23
GOOD! FT SHOT by BECK, Romel                    07:23  20-21  V 1
FOUL by BLASSINGAME, Jerel                      07:11
                                                07:11  20-22  V 2  GOOD! FT SHOT by STEVENS, Derrick
                                                07:11  20-23  V 3  GOOD! FT SHOT by STEVENS, Derrick
GOOD! 3 PTR by BECK, Romel                      06:57  23-23  T 6
ASSIST by BLASSINGAME, Jerel                    06:57
                                                06:29              MISSED JUMPER by NELSON, Matt
REBOUND (DEF) by BLANKSON, Odartey              06:29
TURNOVR by BLANKSON, Odartey                    06:18
                                                06:00              MISSED JUMPER by NELSON, Matt
REBOUND (DEF) by AMUNDSON, Louis                06:00
MISSED 3 PTR by BECK, Romel                     05:39
                                                05:39              REBOUND (DEF) by NELSON, Matt
                                                05:29              MISSED LAYUP by CLARK, Ronnie
REBOUND (DEF) by BLANKSON, Odartey              05:29
MISSED LAYUP by BLASSINGAME, Jerel              05:04
                                                05:04              REBOUND (DEF) by JOHNSON, Shelton
FOUL by BLASSINGAME, Jerel                      05:00
                                                05:00  23-24  V 1  GOOD! FT SHOT by JOHNSON, Shelton
                                                05:00              MISSED FT SHOT by JOHNSON, Shelton
REBOUND (DEF) by UMEH, Michael                  05:00
MISSED LAYUP by AMUNDSON, Louis                 04:51
                                                04:51              BLOCK by NELSON, Matt
REBOUND (OFF) by (TEAM)                         04:51
GOOD! LAYUP by HUNTER, Demetrius [PNT]          04:50  25-24  H 1
ASSIST by WINSTON, John                         04:50
FOUL by AMUNDSON, Louis                         04:25
                                                04:25  25-25  T 7  GOOD! FT SHOT by NELSON, Matt
                                                04:25  25-26  V 1  GOOD! FT SHOT by NELSON, Matt
MISSED JUMPER by BLANKSON, Odartey              04:11
                                                04:11              REBOUND (DEF) by JOHNSON, Shelton
                                                03:44              MISSED JUMPER by BOATNER, Dwight
REBOUND (DEF) by HUNTER, Demetrius              03:44
                                                03:42              FOUL by VERWERS, Stephen
GOOD! FT SHOT by HUNTER, Demetrius              03:42  26-26  T 8
GOOD! FT SHOT by HUNTER, Demetrius              03:42  27-26  H 1
FOUL by BECK, Romel                             03:23
                                                03:23  27-27  T 9  GOOD! FT SHOT by NELSON, Matt
                                                03:23  27-28  V 1  GOOD! FT SHOT by NELSON, Matt
GOOD! LAYUP by PETERS, James [PNT]              02:50  29-28  H 1
                                                02:25              TURNOVR by NELSON, Matt
STEAL by BECK, Romel                            02:23
GOOD! DUNK by HUNTER, Demetrius [PNT]           02:20  31-28  H 3

1st PERIOD Play-by-Play (Page 4)
HOME TEAM: UNLV                                 TIME   SCORE  MAR  VISITORS: Colorado State
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ASSIST by BECK, Romel                           02:20
                                                02:15              TIMEOUT 30sec
                                                01:53              MISSED JUMPER by ROBINSON, Freddy
REBOUND (DEF) by HUNTER, Demetrius              01:53
TURNOVR by BLANKSON, Odartey                    01:47
                                                01:36              TURNOVR by RAKIECKI, Jon
                                                01:36              FOUL by RAKIECKI, Jon
MISSED 3 PTR by BECK, Romel                     01:21
REBOUND (OFF) by BLANKSON, Odartey              01:21
                                                01:21              FOUL by WILLIAMS, Matt
GOOD! FT SHOT by BLANKSON, Odartey              01:21  32-28  H 4
GOOD! FT SHOT by BLANKSON, Odartey              01:21  33-28  H 5
                                                00:59              TURNOVR by NELSON, Matt
STEAL by HUNTER, Demetrius                      00:58
                                                00:57              FOUL by JOHNSON, Shelton
GOOD! FT SHOT by BECK, Romel                    00:57  34-28  H 6
MISSED FT SHOT by BECK, Romel                   00:57
                                                00:57              REBOUND (DEF) by NELSON, Matt
FOUL by HANNAN, Andy                            00:56
                                                00:56              FOUL TECHNCL by the bench
MISSED FT SHOT by BECK, Romel                   00:56
REBOUND (OFF) by (DEADBALL)                     00:56
GOOD! FT SHOT by BECK, Romel                    00:56  35-28  H 7
                                                00:56  35-29  H 6  GOOD! FT SHOT by NELSON, Matt
                                                00:56  35-30  H 5  GOOD! FT SHOT by NELSON, Matt
                                                00:46              REBOUND (DEF) by VERWERS, Stephen
MISSED LAYUP by WINSTON, John                   00:46
                                                00:26              TURNOVR by MORRIS, Micheal
STEAL by BECK, Romel                            00:25
                                                00:11              FOUL by NELSON, Matt
GOOD! FT SHOT by BECK, Romel                    00:11  36-30  H 6
GOOD! FT SHOT by BECK, Romel                    00:11  37-30  H 7
TIMEOUT 30sec                                   00:11
                                                00:02  37-33  H 4  GOOD! 3 PTR by RAKIECKI, Jon
                                                00:02              ASSIST by MORRIS, Micheal

                                   UNLV 37, Colorado State 33

          1st period-only      InPaint Pts-T/O 2nd-Chc FastBrk BnchPts Ties  Leads
          Colorado State          8       2       3       0      10      4     4
          UNLV                   12       7       4       5       6      5     4


2nd PERIOD Play-by-Play (Page 1)
HOME TEAM: UNLV                                 TIME   SCORE  MAR  VISITORS: Colorado State
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MISSED JUMPER by EDWARDS, J.K.                  19:51
                                                19:51              BLOCK by NELSON, Matt
REBOUND (OFF) by EDWARDS, J.K.                  19:49
TURNOVR by BLASSINGAME, Jerel                   19:19
                                                19:03  37-35  H 2  GOOD! JUMPER by CLARK, Ronnie [PNT]
GOOD! LAYUP by BLASSINGAME, Jerel [PNT]         18:48  39-35  H 4
FOUL by BECK, Romel                             18:28
                                                18:25              MISSED 3 PTR by ROBINSON, Freddy
                                                18:25              REBOUND (OFF) by BOATNER, Dwight
                                                18:22              TURNOVR by BOATNER, Dwight
STEAL by PETERS, James                          18:22
GOOD! LAYUP by BLANKSON, Odartey [PNT]          18:10  41-35  H 6
FOUL by PETERS, James                           17:52
                                                17:52  41-37  H 4  GOOD! JUMPER by CLARK, Ronnie
                                                17:52              ASSIST by NELSON, Matt
GOOD! LAYUP by BLASSINGAME, Jerel [PNT]         17:52  43-37  H 6
FOUL by EDWARDS, J.K.                           17:23
                                                16:57  43-40  H 3  GOOD! 3 PTR by JOHNSON, Shelton
GOOD! DUNK by EDWARDS, J.K. [PNT]               16:40  45-40  H 5
                                                16:40              FOUL by NELSON, Matt
GOOD! FT SHOT by EDWARDS, J.K.                  16:40  46-40  H 6
                                                16:10              MISSED JUMPER by ROBINSON, Freddy
REBOUND (DEF) by BLANKSON, Odartey              16:10
GOOD! LAYUP by BLASSINGAME, Jerel [PNT]         16:05  48-40  H 8
                                                15:53              TIMEOUT 30sec
                                                15:30              MISSED 3 PTR by JOHNSON, Shelton
REBOUND (DEF) by BLANKSON, Odartey              15:30
TURNOVR by BLASSINGAME, Jerel                   15:22
                                                15:21              STEAL by CLARK, Ronnie
FOUL by BLANKSON, Odartey                       15:15
                                                15:15  48-41  H 7  GOOD! FT SHOT by NELSON, Matt
                                                15:15  48-42  H 6  GOOD! FT SHOT by NELSON, Matt
TIMEOUT MEDIA                                   15:15
GOOD! LAYUP by PETERS, James [PNT]              14:58  50-42  H 8
ASSIST by HUNTER, Demetrius                     14:58
                                                14:40              MISSED JUMPER by STEVENS, Derrick
REBOUND (DEF) by BLANKSON, Odartey              14:40
GOOD! 3 PTR by BLANKSON, Odartey                14:31  53-42  H 11
ASSIST by HUNTER, Demetrius                     14:31
                                                14:09              MISSED LAYUP by NELSON, Matt
REBOUND (DEF) by PETERS, James                  14:09
MISSED JUMPER by HUNTER, Demetrius              14:03
                                                14:03              REBOUND (DEF) by MORRIS, Micheal
                                                13:46  53-44  H 9  GOOD! LAYUP by WILLIAMS, Matt [PNT]
                                                13:46              ASSIST by STEVENS, Derrick
FOUL by PETERS, James                           13:46
                                                13:46  53-45  H 8  GOOD! FT SHOT by WILLIAMS, Matt
TURNOVR by HUNTER, Demetrius                    13:23
FOUL by HUNTER, Demetrius                       13:23
                                                13:00  53-48  H 5  GOOD! 3 PTR by RAKIECKI, Jon
                                                13:00              ASSIST by STEVENS, Derrick
MISSED 3 PTR by HUNTER, Demetrius               12:52
                                                12:52              REBOUND (DEF) by NELSON, Matt
                                                12:29  53-50  H 3  GOOD! JUMPER by NELSON, Matt [PNT]
TIMEOUT 30sec                                   12:23

2nd PERIOD Play-by-Play (Page 2)
HOME TEAM: UNLV                                 TIME   SCORE  MAR  VISITORS: Colorado State
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MISSED 3 PTR by BECK, Romel                     12:11
REBOUND (OFF) by BLANKSON, Odartey              12:11
MISSED 3 PTR by BLANKSON, Odartey               12:05
                                                12:05              REBOUND (DEF) by JOHNSON, Shelton
                                                11:40              MISSED JUMPER by VERWERS, Stephen
REBOUND (DEF) by EDWARDS, J.K.                  11:40
                                                11:36              FOUL by STEVENS, Derrick
GOOD! FT SHOT by BLANKSON, Odartey              11:36  54-50  H 4
GOOD! FT SHOT by BLANKSON, Odartey              11:36  55-50  H 5
TIMEOUT MEDIA                                   11:36
                                                11:18              FOUL by NELSON, Matt
TURNOVR by EDWARDS, J.K.                        11:16
FOUL by EDWARDS, J.K.                           11:16
                                                10:59              MISSED 3 PTR by STEVENS, Derrick
REBOUND (DEF) by (TEAM)                         10:59
MISSED JUMPER by BLANKSON, Odartey              10:42
                                                10:42              BLOCK by WILLIAMS, Matt
                                                10:40              REBOUND (DEF) by (TEAM)
                                                10:26  55-52  H 3  GOOD! DUNK by WILLIAMS, Matt [PNT]
                                                10:26              ASSIST by CLARK, Ronnie
                                                10:00              FOUL by STEVENS, Derrick
MISSED JUMPER by BLASSINGAME, Jerel             09:45
                                                09:45              REBOUND (DEF) by WILLIAMS, Matt
                                                09:18              MISSED JUMPER by CLARK, Ronnie
                                                09:18              REBOUND (OFF) by CLARK, Ronnie
                                                09:15  55-54  H 1  GOOD! LAYUP by CLARK, Ronnie [PNT]
MISSED LAYUP by BLANKSON, Odartey               08:54
REBOUND (OFF) by (TEAM)                         08:54
TURNOVR by WINSTON, John                        08:48
                                                08:40              STEAL by WILLIAMS, Matt
                                                08:26              MISSED JUMPER by WILLIAMS, Matt
                                                08:26              REBOUND (OFF) by CLARK, Ronnie
                                                08:20  55-56  V 1  GOOD! DUNK by CLARK, Ronnie [PNT]
                                                08:07              FOUL by STEVENS, Derrick
GOOD! FT SHOT by BLASSINGAME, Jerel             08:07  56-56  T 10
MISSED FT SHOT by BLASSINGAME, Jerel            08:07
REBOUND (OFF) by BLANKSON, Odartey              08:07
                                                08:03              FOUL by ROBINSON, Freddy
TURNOVR by HUNTER, Demetrius                    07:57
                                                07:56              STEAL by CLARK, Ronnie
                                                07:55  56-58  V 2  GOOD! DUNK by CLARK, Ronnie [FB/PNT]
                                                07:37              FOUL by CLARK, Ronnie
GOOD! FT SHOT by BLASSINGAME, Jerel             07:37  57-58  V 1
GOOD! FT SHOT by BLASSINGAME, Jerel             07:37  58-58  T 11
TIMEOUT MEDIA                                   07:37
                                                07:19              TURNOVR by RAKIECKI, Jon
GOOD! 3 PTR by HUNTER, Demetrius                06:55  61-58  H 3
ASSIST by BLANKSON, Odartey                     06:43
                                                06:35              TURNOVR by WILLIAMS, Matt
GOOD! 3 PTR by BLASSINGAME, Jerel               06:18  64-58  H 6
                                                06:05              TIMEOUT 30sec
                                                05:47              MISSED 3 PTR by STEVENS, Derrick
REBOUND (DEF) by BLANKSON, Odartey              05:47
MISSED LAYUP by BLASSINGAME, Jerel              05:25
                                                05:25              REBOUND (DEF) by STEVENS, Derrick
FOUL by BLANKSON, Odartey                       05:13

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HOME TEAM: UNLV                                 TIME   SCORE  MAR  VISITORS: Colorado State
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                                                05:13  64-59  H 5  GOOD! FT SHOT by WILLIAMS, Matt
                                                05:13  64-60  H 4  GOOD! FT SHOT by WILLIAMS, Matt
GOOD! DUNK by EDWARDS, J.K. [PNT]               04:54  66-60  H 6
ASSIST by WINSTON, John                         04:54
                                                04:36              MISSED JUMPER by ROBINSON, Freddy
REBOUND (DEF) by EDWARDS, J.K.                  04:36
GOOD! JUMPER by EDWARDS, J.K.                   04:15  68-60  H 8
                                                03:56              MISSED 3 PTR by JOHNSON, Shelton
REBOUND (DEF) by BLASSINGAME, Jerel             03:56
TURNOVR by BLASSINGAME, Jerel                   03:24
                                                03:23              STEAL by MORRIS, Micheal
                                                03:13              TURNOVR by MORRIS, Micheal
STEAL by BLANKSON, Odartey                      03:12
GOOD! LAYUP by HUNTER, Demetrius [FB/PNT]       03:09  70-60  H 10
ASSIST by BLANKSON, Odartey                     03:09
                                                03:03              TIMEOUT 30sec
FOUL by BLASSINGAME, Jerel                      02:39
                                                02:39  70-61  H 9  GOOD! FT SHOT by STEVENS, Derrick
                                                02:39              MISSED FT SHOT by STEVENS, Derrick
REBOUND (DEF) by BLANKSON, Odartey              02:39
                                                02:17              FOUL by CLARK, Ronnie
GOOD! FT SHOT by BLASSINGAME, Jerel             02:17  71-61  H 10
MISSED FT SHOT by BLASSINGAME, Jerel            02:17
                                                02:17              REBOUND (DEF) by NELSON, Matt
FOUL by PETERS, James                           02:05
                                                02:05  71-62  H 9  GOOD! FT SHOT by NELSON, Matt
                                                02:05  71-63  H 8  GOOD! FT SHOT by NELSON, Matt
                                                02:05              TIMEOUT MEDIA
                                                01:47              FOUL by JOHNSON, Shelton
GOOD! FT SHOT by BLASSINGAME, Jerel             01:47  72-63  H 9
GOOD! FT SHOT by BLASSINGAME, Jerel             01:47  73-63  H 10
                                                01:38              MISSED 3 PTR by ROBINSON, Freddy
                                                01:38              REBOUND (OFF) by RAKIECKI, Jon
                                                01:33              MISSED JUMPER by RAKIECKI, Jon
                                                01:33              REBOUND (OFF) by RAKIECKI, Jon
                                                01:30              MISSED JUMPER by RAKIECKI, Jon
                                                01:30              REBOUND (OFF) by RAKIECKI, Jon
                                                01:29  73-65  H 8  GOOD! JUMPER by WILLIAMS, Matt
MISSED JUMPER by HUNTER, Demetrius              01:29
REBOUND (OFF) by BLANKSON, Odartey              01:29
GOOD! LAYUP by BLANKSON, Odartey [PNT]          01:29  75-65  H 10
                                                01:28  75-68  H 7  GOOD! 3 PTR by RAKIECKI, Jon
                                                01:28              ASSIST by MORRIS, Micheal
                                                00:38              FOUL by MORRIS, Micheal
MISSED FT SHOT by BLASSINGAME, Jerel            00:38
REBOUND (OFF) by (DEADBALL)                     00:38
GOOD! FT SHOT by BLASSINGAME, Jerel             00:38  76-68  H 8
TIMEOUT 30sec                                   00:38
                                                00:34              MISSED JUMPER by MORRIS, Micheal
                                                00:31              REBOUND (OFF) by WILLIAMS, Matt
                                                00:27  76-70  H 6  GOOD! LAYUP by WILLIAMS, Matt [PNT]
GOOD! FT SHOT by BECK, Romel                    00:22  77-70  H 7
                                                00:22              FOUL by ROBINSON, Freddy
GOOD! FT SHOT by BECK, Romel                    00:22  78-70  H 8
                                                00:17              MISSED 3 PTR by RAKIECKI, Jon
                                                00:17              REBOUND (OFF) by ROBINSON, Freddy

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HOME TEAM: UNLV                                 TIME   SCORE  MAR  VISITORS: Colorado State
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                                                00:12              MISSED 3 PTR by ROBINSON, Freddy
                                                00:12              REBOUND (OFF) by RAKIECKI, Jon
                                                00:12              MISSED 3 PTR by RAKIECKI, Jon
REBOUND (DEF) by BLANKSON, Odartey              00:12
                                                00:06              FOUL by MORRIS, Micheal
GOOD! FT SHOT by BLANKSON, Odartey              00:06  79-70  H 9
GOOD! FT SHOT by BLANKSON, Odartey              00:06  80-70  H 10
                                                00:02  80-73  H 7  GOOD! 3 PTR by MORRIS, Micheal

                                   UNLV 80, Colorado State 73

          2nd period-only      InPaint Pts-T/O 2nd-Chc FastBrk BnchPts Ties  Leads
          Colorado State         16      11       8       2      13      0     1
          UNLV                   18      10       2       2       5      2     1

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