South Carolina's freshman Collin Murray-Boyles has significantly improved his performance, scoring 21.0 points and grabbing 7.0 rebounds in the last three games, including a standout 31-point game. UNLV has dominated New Mexico, winning 10 of 11 games overall and securing a crucial 80-77 victory with 25 points from Thomas. Nick Davidson of Nevada earned his first Mountain West player of the week award after leading the Wolf Pack to victories over ranked teams with a career-high 25 points and 10 rebounds.
Fourth WCC Freshman of the Week honor for Braden Huff, the most of anyone in the conference. Had 25 pts. against #Portland then 12 at #Kentucky. https://t.co/8mkcY9Qdps
Nevada's Nick Davidson wins his first Mountain West player of the week award after helping power the Wolf Pack to wins over ranked Utah State and SDSU last week. https://t.co/BSeEF4mN6M
.@dedanthomasjr picks up his second-straight MW Freshman of the Week honor after scoring a career-best 25 points to help UNLV take down then-No. 25 New Mexico ๐ #AtThePEAK | #MWMBB | #BEaREBEL https://t.co/Pw7VppuvaZ
Nick Davidson led the Wolf Pack to back-to-back victories over Top 25 teams, a first in program history ๐ Against the Aggies, he recorded a double-double with a career-high 25 points and 10 boards ๐ช #AtThePEAK | #MWMBB | #BattleBorn https://t.co/jBogngDWeS
POSTGAME: UNLV (13-9) sweeps #25 New Mexico (19-5) 80-77 winning 4 straight in conference play. "We were ready for this game." - @dedanthomasjr scored a career-high 25 PTS at The Pit. More from the @TheRunninRebels on tonight's Reb Zone at 10:30PM. https://t.co/v4AKkbDGjm
๐งน๐งน๐งน: UNLV wins 80-77 at No. 25 New Mexico to sweep season series behind 25 points from Thomas https://t.co/bJ2anrvBwS
Gamer (and video) from earlier in the Pit... UNLV quiets No. 25 UNM to sweep season series https://t.co/22XMWJeYqZ via @ABQJournal #mwbb https://t.co/yx2Rgl6mcL
UNLV is 16-15 in the Pit vs the Lobos -- the only opposing team (of at least 3 games) with a winning record in the Pit. https://t.co/tpGEPzhRTk
UNLV has now won 10 of 11 games against New Mexico overall. And 4 of the last 5 trips to the Pit.
South Carolina freshman Collin Murray-Boyles in the first 15 games of his career: 6.5 points, 4.1 rebounds. South Carolina freshman Collin Murray-Boyles in his last three games: 21.0 points, 7.0 rebounds. Just had 31 points on 14-for-17 shooting in SC's win over Vandy.