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UNLV vs New Mexico Final: 77-54 - Recap
The battle between UNLV and New Mexico didn’t turn out to be much of a battle at all as New Mexico was handed a 77-54 defeat on Saturday at Thomas & Mack Center.
UNLV won and also put money in the pockets of their supporters by covering the -11.0-point spread as favorites.
Cheikh Mbacke Diong had 20 points for UNLV and Bryce Hamilton chipped in with 19 points. Bryce Hamilton had 7 assists for them, while Bryce Hamilton was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 8 boards.
New Mexico got 13 points from Makuach Maluach in a losing cause and another 10 points from Valdir Manuel. Jeremiah Francis III contributed 4 assists for them, while Bayron Matos had 7 rebounds.
UNLV led at halftime, $HalfScore.
UNLV won the battle of the boards, outrebounding their counterparts 32-28.