UNLV will hit the road to Reno to take on UNR on Saturday at 7 p.m. PT. The game will be nationally televised.
After two back-to-back wins, the Runnin’ Rebels have dropped their last three games by a combined nine points.
The Runnin’ Rebels have three players averaging in double-digits.
Dedan Thomas, Jr. leads the Runnin’ Rebels in scoring, averaging 16.2 points a game, and he also leads in assists, averaging 4.7 points per game.
Jailen Bedford, Jeremiah Cherry, Jaden Henley, and Julian Rishwain all average between 8.2 and 11.9 points per game. Cherry leads the Runnin’ Rebels in rebounds and blocks, averaging 5.4 rebounds per game and 1.6 blocks per game.
Rishwain leads in steals with 1.4 steals per game.
In their last game, Thomas, Jr. led the Runnin’ Rebels, scoring a season-high tying 22 points and six assists. Henley and Jalen Hill scored 16 points. Henley grabbed a game-high six rebounds. Hill had three steals and five rebounds.
UNR also enters Saturday’s game on a three-game losing streak. UNR is 8-4 at home this season.
The Wolfpack are led by Nick Davidson in scoring and rebounding, averaging 15.4 points per game and 6.5 rebounds. Kobe Sanders is the second-leading scorer, averaging 14.2 points per game, and leads the team in assists with 4.2 assists points per game.
