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UNLV Clobbers Colorado State, 80-56, At Thomas & Mack Tuesday Night

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com

LVSportsBiz.com photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell

The UNLV basketball shooters were reigning three-point field goals upon a shell-shocked Colorado State squad during the first half Tuesday night and one fan in the alumni section kept on screaming, “Fight song,!” “Fight song,!” “Fight song.”

The UNLV band couldn’t play at that moment because there was a promotion that had to be done during that break late in the first half. But the first half ended with the Runnin’ Rebels blasting Colorado State, 51-29.

Guard Amauri Hardy had 11 points and six assists.

And someone was happy in the alumni section.

Photo: Alan Snel

UNLV was red hot in the first half, piling up 51 points before cruising to an easy 80-56 win over of the Colorado State Rams. The Rebels evened their season record at 14-14, including 9-6 in the Mountain West Conference. Colorado State is 18-10 overall and tied with UNLV in the conference at 9-6.

Bryce Hamilton poured in 25 points, while Elijah Mitrou-Long added 16 points. Amauri Hardy chipped in with 11 points. UNLV shot 33 of 66 from the field, including 10 of 24 from three-point land.

Here’s Bryce Hamilton, who scored 25 points

 

Bryce Hamilton

 

The UNLV first half shooting performance was stunning.  The Rebels were a red-hot nine for 15 from three-point land in the first 20 minutes.

 

UNLV coach T.J. Otzelberger shakes hands with senior guard Elijah Mitrou-Long, who scored 16.

 

Elijah Mitrou-Long
Amauri Hardy

 

UNLV is off to San Diego State with a battle with the country’s fourth-ranked team Saturday. San Diego State is 26-0, including 15-0 in the Mountain West.

 


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Alan Snel: Alan Snel brings decades of sports-business reporting experience to LVSportsBiz.com. Snel covered the business side of sports for the South Florida (Fort Lauderdale) Sun-Sentinel, the Tampa Tribune and Las Vegas Review-Journal. As a city hall beat reporter, Snel also covered stadium deals in Denver and Seattle. In 2000, Snel launched a sport-business website for FoxSports.com called FoxSportsBiz.com. After reporting sports-business for the RJ, Snel wrote hard-hitting stories on the Raiders stadium for the Desert Companion magazine in Las Vegas and The Nevada Independent. Snel is also one of the top bicycle advocates in the country.
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