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UNLV Falls 69-67 to St. Mary's - Recap
St. Mary's got 23 points and 16 rebounds from Mitchell Saxen en route to a 69-67 victory over UNLV on Saturday at Footprint Center.
St. Mary's won on the scoreboard, but lost at the pay window as they failed to cover the -6.0-point spread.
St. Mary's got 11 points from Alex Ducas and another 9 points from Aidan Mahaney. Augustas Marciulionis contributed 3 assists, while Mitchell Saxen cleaned the glass with 16 rebounds.
UNLV got 24 points from Dedan Thomas Jr. in a losing cause and another 16 points from Luis Rodriguez. Dedan Thomas Jr. contributed 2 assists for them, while Luis Rodriguez had 7 rebounds.
St. Mary's was winning at the break before taking care of business in the second half.
St. Mary's won the battle of the boards, outrebounding their counterparts 61-30.
Next game, St. Mary's takes its act home to face Middle Tennessee looking for another win. For UNLV, they head home to face Hofstra.