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1 2OO3-O4 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Record: 6-3 Home: 4-2 MWC: 0-0 Away: 2-1 vs. Top 25: 0-1 Neutral: 0-0 Date Opponent W/L Time TV 11/21 DELAWARE STATE W, /24 NEVADA, RENO L, /26 WESTERN ILLINOIS W, /29 CALIFORNIA W, /3 at USC WOT, FSN 12/6 at Loyola Marymount W, ERT 12/13 at No. 13 Stanford L, FSN 12/18 NORTHERN ARIZONA L, /20 W, ESPN 12/28 BRADLEY 7:30 PM /30 MONTANA 7:30 PM --- 1/7 OCCIDENTAL 7:30 PM --- 1/12 UTAH * 9:00 PM ESPN 1/17 at San Diego State * 12:00 PM ESPN+ 1/24 at Wyoming * 3:00 PM SW 1/26 at Colorado State * 6:00 PM ERT 1/31 NEW MEXICO * 7:30 PM SW 2/2 AIR FORCE * 9:00 PM ESPN 2/7 at BYU * 12:00 PM ESPN+ 2/9 at Utah * 6:00 PM ERT 2/15 at Missouri 12:30 PM ABC 2/17 SAN DIEGO STATE * 7:30 PM SW 2/21 COLORADO STATE * 7:30 PM SW 2/23 WYOMING * 9:00 PM ESPN 2/28 at Air Force * 3:00 PM SW 3/1 at New Mexico * 6:00 PM SW 3/6 BYU * 12:30 PM ABC 3/11-13 at MWC Tournament ^ TBA TBA KEY Home games in BOLD - Las Vegas Showdown ^ - at Pepsi Center (Denver) ESPN+ - ESPN Reg. TV ERT - ESPN Regional at UNLV DIRECTOR OF MEDIA RELATIONS / MEN S BASKETBALL CONTACT: ANDY GROSSMAN UNLV SPORTS INFORMATION 45O5 MARYLAND PARKWAY LAS VEGAS NV OOO4 OFFICE: (7O2) FAX: (7O2) 895-O989 CELL: (7O2) 63O AGROSSMAN@CCMAIL.NEVADA.EDU FRIDAY, DECEMBER 26 % - exhibition games * - MWC games SW - SportsWest TV FSN - Fox Sports Net quick facts Location: Las Vegas, NV Founded: 1957 Enrollment: 25,000 Nickname: Runnin Rebels Colors: Scarlet & Gray President: Dr. Carol C. Harter Dir. of Athletics: Mike Hamrick Conference: Mountain West Arena: Thomas & Mack Center Capacity: 18,500 Record in Arena: (.840)/21st year All-Time Record: (.719)/46th year All-Time vs. MWC: (.665) Head Coach: Charlie Spoonhour UNLV Record: (.658)/3rd season Career Record: (.652)/19th seas Record: 21-11/8-6 MWC (T-3rd) ON THE WEB UNLVRebels.com UNLVtickets.com TheMWC.com GAME NOTES (1O) - BRADLEY SUN., DEC. 28 BRADLEY AT UNLV 7:3O PM PST Game at Thomas & Mack Center (18,500), Las Vegas, Nev. RADIO: Live on ESPN 920 AM in Las Vegas and online off a link at UNLVRebels.com (Ken Korach, Glen Gondrezick) TV: None After defeating Auburn in the Las Vegas Showdown on Dec. 20 to snap a two-game losing skid, the UNLV men s basketball team will host Bradley in its first game in eight days on Sun., Dec. 28 at 7:30 p.m. at the Thomas & Mack Center. THE UNLV RUNNIN REBELS (6-3) UNLV is in year three of the Spoonhour Era... The team is in the midst of a sixgame homestand... UNLV opened the homestand with a loss to Northern Arizona (74-73) and a win over Auburn (82-69) in the Las Vegas Showdown... The win over Auburn marked the first for UNLV in its last seven Showdown games and also snapped a two-game losing skid... UNLV is 4-2 at home and 2-1 on the road this season... The Runnin Rebels have won five of their last seven games... UNLV returns three starters from last season s team in 6-8 senior forward J.K. Edwards, 6-2 senior guard Demetrius Hunter and 6-8 senior forward James Peters... Also returning off the roster are 6-9 sophomore forward Louis Amundson (sat out with a medical redshirt), 6-7 junior forward Odartey Blankson (redshirted in after transferring from Marquette) and 6-2 freshman guard Jonathan Osborne (used as a medical redshirt year)... UNLV welcomes five fresh faces to its roster in 6-7 junior guard/forward Romel Beck, 5-10 junior guard Jerel Blassingame, 6-6 junior guard/ forward Andy Hannan, 6-2 freshman guard Michael Umeh and 6-3 freshman guard John Winston... Overall, UNLV has seven players on its 11-man roster that didn t see any playing time for the Runnin Rebels... Blankson currently leads the team in scoring and rebounding as he is averaging a double-double (18.3 ppg, 10.2 rpg)... UNLV has three other players averaging double figures in scoring in Beck (13.1), Hunter (10.4) and Blassingame (10.2)... Amundson is second on the team in rebounding (7.2), while Blassingame is the assist leader with 5.4 apg. THE BRADLEY BRAVES (7-3) Bradley comes to Las Vegas after an eight-day layoff as well... The Braves most recently played at Pepperdine (on Dec. 20) and lost BU is 5-0 at home, 1-2 on the road and 1-1 in neutral-site games this season... Bradley posted wins at home over Butler (59-55) and Loyola-Chicago (79-63) beforing heading out west to Pepperdine... The Braves return four starters and nine lettermen off last year s team that finished overall and tied for fifth in the Missouri Valley Conference with an 8-10 conference mark... Bradley is led in scoring by 6-3 senior guard Phillip Gilbert (20.2), 6-7 sophomore forward Marcellus Sommerville (16.9) and 6-4 senior guard James Gillingham (16.2)... Sommerville leads the squad in rebounding (7.7), while 5-11 senior guard Marcello Robinson leads in assists (5.5)... Head coach Jim Les is in his second year at Bradley and overall as a head coach with a career mark of (.475). SERIES HISTORY This will be the fourth-ever meeting between UNLV and Bradley in men s basketball... UNLV holds a 3-0 series lead... UNLV won the last meeting in overtime, which was in Peoria, Ill., on Dec. 14, 2002 (last season)... In that game then-senior Dalron Johnson hit a 3-pointer with less than a second to go in overtime to give UNLV the win... The first meeting between UNLV and Bradley was in 1977 in Peoria... UNLV is 1-0 all-time vs. Bradley at home... UNLV is 13-6 all-time against teams the currently make up the Missouri Valley Conference. TALE OF TWO HALVES Against NAU on Dec. 18, UNLV had two different looks. In the first half, UNLV made each of its first nine shots and shot 57.1 percent overall to take a lead at the break. However, in the second half, UNLV shot 40.9 percent and allowed NAU to shoot 66.7 percent. NAU won by one point. SHOWDOWN HISTORY UNLV s win over Auburn in the Las Vegas Showdown marked its first win in the last seven years in the event. UNLV had lost six straight Showdown games. UNLV s only other win in the Showdown was the first year it was held when it played Tulane. 1

2 ASSOCIATED PRESS POLL Dec. 22, 2003 Rank Team Record Pts Prev. 1 Connecticut (21) Kentucky (25) Duke (2) Georgia Tech (16) Arizona (2) Stanford (2) Oklahoma Wake Forest (1) North Carolina St. Joseph s Missouri Kansas Florida Cincinnati Gonzaga Pittsburgh Syracuse Texas Wisconsin Louisville Illinois Purdue Dayton Maryland Vanderbilt NR OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Marquette 100, Mississippi State 61, Providence 34, BYU 27, Florida State 23, Iowa 17, LSU 16, Virginia 15, South Carolina 12, Michigan State 11, Texas Tech 11, Creighton 9, Colorado 7, Oklahoma State 5, Utah 5, Boston College 4, North Carolina State 4, Rhode Island 3, Boise State 2, Lafayette 2, SMU 2, Detroit 1, UCLA 1. ESPN / USA TODAY COACHES POLL Dec. 22, 2003 Rank Team Record Pts Prev. 1. Kentucky Connecticut Duke Georgia Tech Arizona Wake Forest Oklahoma Stanford North Carolina St. Joseph s Kansas Cincinnati Florida Missouri Wisconsin Texas Pittsburgh Gonzaga Illinois Louisville Syracuse Purdue Dayton Marquette Maryland NR OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Creighton 29, Florida State 20, Colorado 20,Vanderbilt 18, Oklahoma State 17, Texas Tech 16, South Carolina 10, BYU 9, Southern Illinois 7, Mississippi St. 5, Providence 2, Boise State 2, Auburn 1, Manhattan 1, Michigan State 1, Seton Hall 1, Nevada 1, Wichita State 1. FOUR-GAME WIN STREAK SNAPPED The Runnin Rebels had a four-game win streak snapped at then-no. 13 Stanford on Dec The last time UNLV won four games in a row was last season when it won five straight from Dec. 28 through Jan With the win over Auburn, UNLV snapped a two-game losing skid... The last time UNLV lost three in a row was last season from Jan. 16 through Jan. 25. SUSPENSIONS OVER Seniors J.K. Edwards and James Peters were forced to miss the beginning of the season for their involvement in the unauthorized use of a UNLV phone personal identification number. Edwards had to miss the season s first six games, while Peters was out for the first three... Both player s suspensions have been served and they are both eligible to play all of the season s remaining games. Edwards made his debut at Stanford with 12 points on 5-of-8 from the field... He has now played in three games and started vs. Auburn... Peters has averaged 14.2 minutes per game since returning... Peters has played in six games. ROAD RECORD With wins at USC and at Loyola Marymount, UNLV won its first two road games of the season for the first time since the season... UNLV lost its third road game of the season at then-no. 13 Stanford and is 2-1 on the road this season... The last time UNLV won its first three road games of a season was during the season as the team was 34-0 overall before falling to Duke in the Final Four. LAST TIME OUT - AUBURN Odartey Blankson had 16 points and 13 rebounds to lead UNLV past Auburn on Dec. 20 at the Thomas & Mack Center. UNLV had five players score in double digits, including Romel Beck with 13 and Demetrius Hunter with 12. The Rebels built a lead, their largest, with 11:48 left in the game. The Tigers cut the lead to with 2:59 left, but came no closer. Brandon Robinson and Ronny LeMelle had 15 points apiece for Auburn. Nathan Watson added 11. UNLV (6-3) won despite 5-of-21 shooting from 3-point range. Auburn (7-1), who lost for the first time in its first road game of the season, was 6-of-15 from 3-point range. J.K. Edwards and Jerel Blassingame both had 11 points for the Rebels, who shot 29-of-57 from the field for 50.9 percent. Auburn was 25-of-51 for 49 percent from the field. UNLV also led in rebounding, Auburn led by three points twice in the first half, the last at The Rebels then took the lead at with 10:20 until halftime and led the rest of the way, eventually building a lead, their largest of the half. UNLV led at halftime. WHAT A DIFFERENCE A GAME MAKES Heading into the USC game on Dec. 3, UNLV was shooting 26.4 percent from 3-point range on the season. After its 13-of-26 performance from beyond the arc vs. the Trojans, UNLV was shooting 32.7 percent from the same distance on the year. On the flip side, UNLV s opponents were shooting 35.0 percent from 3-point range heading into the USC game, but the Trojans 1-of-23 performance dropped that number to 26.5 percent afterward. Currently, UNLV is shooting 32.8 percent from 3- point range, while limiting its opponents to 26.2 percent. OUT-REBOUNDED, BUT... UNLV has been out-rebounded in six of its nine games this season, however, the Runnin Rebels are 6-3. UNLV has out-rebounded Western Illinois (45-32), Loyola Marymount (34-33) and Auburn (41-27) this season and is 3-0 in those games. PERCENTAGES UNLV is holding its opponents to 43.3 percent shooting from the field, while the Runnin Rebels are hitting 48.6 percent of their shots. UNLV held Cal to 33.8 percent shooting from the field, which is the season-low for the Runnin Rebels. UNLV has shot 50 percent or better from the field six times this year including a season-high 56.1 percent at USC. FIRST-HALF SUCCESS A part of UNLV s early-season success can be attributed to its first-half shooting. In five games this season, UNLV has shot lights-out from the field in the first half. In its season opener against Delaware State, UNLV shot 65.2 percent from the field, which is the season high. Against Cal, UNLV shot 51.7 percent in the first half, shot 59.3 percent at USC, 52.2 percent at Stanford and 57.1 percent vs. Northern Arizona. UNLV has shot 50 percent or better in the second half at Loyola Marymount (50.0), at Stanford (51.9) and vs. Auburn (57.7). A TEAM EFFORT UNLV has had at least four players score in double figures in the same game five times this season. Five players scored in double figures at USC and vs. Auburn. Last season, UNLV had only seven games in which four players scored 10 or more points in the same game and had five players in double figures only once. 2

3 2OO3-O4 MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE STANDINGS Thru Dec. 26 MWC Games All Games W L Pct. W L Pct. BYU Utah UNLV Air Force San Diego State New Mexico Colorado State Wyoming UNLV S RECORD WHEN IT... plays at home plays on the road plays at a neutral site plays a conference game plays a home conference game plays a road conference game plays during the morning plays during the afternoon plays at night plays vs. a Big Sky Conference team plays vs. a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. team plays vs. a Mid-Continent Conf. team plays vs. a Pacific-10 Conference team plays vs. a Southeastern Conference team plays vs. a West Coast Conference team plays vs. a Western Athletic Conf. team leads at halftime trails at halftime is tied at halftime is in an overtime game shoots a higher FG% than opp shoots a lower FG% than opp shoots the same FG% as opp takes more shots than opp takes less shots than opp takes the same number of shots as opp shoots 50% or better from field shoots less than 50% from field shoots a higher 3pt% than opp shoots a lower 3pt% than opp shoots the same 3pt% as opp takes more 3pters than opp takes less 3pters than opp takes the same number of 3pters as opp shoots a higher FT% than opp shoots a lower FT% than opp shoots the same FT% as opp takes more FT than opp takes less FT than opp takes the same number of FT as opp has more rebounds than opp has less rebounds than opp has the same number of rebounds as opp has more assists than opp has less assists than opp has the same number of assists as opp has more turnovers than opp has less turnovers than opp has the same number of turnovers as opp has more fouls than opp has less fouls than opp has the same number of fouls as opp has more blocks than opp has less blocks than opp has the same number of blocks as opp has more steals than opp has less steals than opp has the same number of steals as opp scores 100 or more points scores points scores points scores points scores less than 70 points allows 100 or more points allows points allows points allows points allows less than 70 points has a game decided by less than 4 pts has a game decided by 4-9 points has a game decided by 10 or more pts DOUBLE-DOUBLES Odartey Blankson leads the Runnin Rebels in double-doubles this year with six, while Louis Amundson is the only other UNLV player to have a double-double this season with one. Amundson s first of his career came vs. Western Illinois. Last season, UNLV had players record double-doubles eight times. UNLV already has seven this year. DOUBLE-DOUBLE FOLLOW-UP With Blankson and Amundson recording double-doubles in the same game against WIU, it marked the first time since the Bradley game last season on Dec. 14 that two UNLV players had double-doubles in the same game. Last season s Bradley game (J.K. Edwards - 21 points, 10 rebounds; Jermaine Lewis - 12 points, 10 rebounds) marked the first time UNLV had accomplished the feat since Nov. 25, 2000, against Cal State Northridge (Kaspars Kambala - 10 points, 12 rebounds; Dalron Johnson - 18 points, 10 rebounds). OUT OF THE GATES After nine games, Odartey Blankson has emerged as the Runnin Rebels leading scorer and rebounder. He is averaging a double-double of 18.3 ppg and 10.2 rpg. He has scored at least 10 points in all nine games for UNLV and has had double figures in rebouding six times. UNLV has four other players averaging at least 9.0 ppg. HUNTER HEATED UP Coming off Achilles surgery in the offseason and a calf strain during the preseason, Demetrius Hunter scored only four and one points in his first two games, respectively, however in his next three games, he scored 15, 15 and 21 points. He had nine points at Loyola Marymount and six at Stanford before getting back to double digits with 11 vs. Northern Arizona. He had 12 vs. Auburn. For the season, he is averaging 10.4 ppg and leads the team in made three pointers with 21 (he is tied for 2nd in the MWC with 2.33 per game). HOTEL CALIFORNIA Dec. 13 at Stanford, UNLV concluded its three-game California road swing. UNLV started the trip with wins at USC and at Loyola Marymount before losing at Stanford. Including home games, UNLV will not play outside the Pacific time zone until Jan. 24 when it travels to Wyoming. FIRST AWAY GAME The USC game on Dec. 3 marked the season s first game away from the Thomas & Mack Center. With the win, UNLV is now all-time in its first game of the season away from home. Nine of the 46 times the Runnin Rebels have played away from home for the season s first time were at a neutral site. DEBUTS Against Delaware State in the season opener, six players made their debuts in a Runnin Rebel uniform. Odartey Blankson sat out last season after transferring from Marquette, while junior college transfers Romel Beck, Jerel Blassingame and Andy Hannan all suited up for the first time in Scarlet & Gray. Freshmen Michael Umeh and John Winston also played their first UNLV game and Louis Amundson played for the first time since the season becuase of a medical redshirt last year. The only player who saw action for the Runnin Rebels in their season opener that played on the team last year was Demetrius Hunter. The same eight players saw action against UNR in game two and against WIU in game three, the Runnin Rebels played nine players with Jonathan Osborne playing in his first game of the season. James Peters played for the first time this year vs. Cal after serving a three-game suspension and J.K. Edwards returned at Stanford after serving a six-game suspension. NO TIME FOR REST The Runnin Rebels concluded their season-opening four-game homestand on Nov. 29 with a win over Cal. The homestand covered a span of nine days. The team had to pack so many games into the first part of the season to make way for the National Finals Rodeo that comes to the Thomas & Mack Center each December. UNLV s game vs. NAU at the Thomas & Mack Center marked the first home game for UNLV in 20 calendar days and the first of six-straight at the Thomas & Mack Center for the Runnin Rebels. FOR OPENERS With UNLV s win over Delaware State in the season opener on Nov. 21, the Runnin Rebels are now all-time in season openers and 28-4 when opening the season at home. The Runnin Rebels have never lost at the TMC in a season opener as they are now UNLV has now won its season opener each of the last nine seasons. The last time the Runnin Rebels lost their seasonopening game was on Nov. 28, 1994 at Marquette in overtime, The last time UNLV lost a season operner at home was on Nov. 30, 1979 vs. Texas-Pan American

4 UNLV IN THE O3-O4 MWC STATS Thru Dec. 26 Team Category Rank Stat. Scoring Offense 5th 73.0 Scoring Defense 7th 68.7 Scoring Margin 7th +4.3 Free Throw Percentage 8th.647 Field Goal Percentage 3rd.486 Field Goal Pct. Defense T5th Point FG Percentage 7th Point FG Pct. Defense 2nd.262 Rebounding Offense 6th 33.1 Rebounding Defense 8th 35.3 Rebounding Margin 7th -2.2 Blocked Shots 5th 3.11 Assists 6th Steals 3rd 7.00 Turnover Margin 4th Assist/TO Ratio 6th 0.91 Offensive Rebounds 7th 9.78 Defensive Rebounds 4th Point FG Made 4th 6.44 Individual Category Player Rank Stat. Scoring Odartey Blankson 2nd 18.3 Romel Beck T10th 13.1 Demetrius Hunter 20th 10.4 Reb. Odartey Blankson 4th 10.2 Louis Amundson 6th 7.2 FG Pct. Louis Amundson 10th.558 Odartey Blankson 11th.557 Assists Jerel Blassingame 3rd 5.44 FT Pct. Odartey Blankson 12th.733 Steals Jerel Blassingame 2nd 1.56 Odartey Blankson T6th pt FG Pct. Demetrius Hunter T13th.389 3pt FG Made Demetrius Hunter T2nd 2.33 Romel Beck T12th 1.56 Jerel Blassingame 15th 1.44 Blocks Louis Amundson 5th 1.22 Ast/TO Rat. Jerel Blassingame 3rd 1.69 Off. Reb. Odartey Blankson 4th 3.22 Louis Amundson 5th 3.11 Def. Reb. Odartey Blankson 3rd 7.00 Louis Amundson 9th 4.11 UNLV IN THE O3-O4 NCAA STATS Thru Dec. 15 Team Category Rank Stat. NA NA NA Individual Category Player Rank Stat. NA NA NA NA UP NEXT After Bradley, UNLV will host Montana on Tues., Dec. 30 to close out the 2003 portion of the schedule. The game will be at 7:30 p.m. PST at the Thomas & Mack Center. TOUGH SCHEDULE On the schedule for UNLV are two teams that are currently ranked in the top 25 (week of Dec. 22). They are Stanford (6-AP, 8-ESPN/USA Today) and Missouri (11/14). UNLV lost at Stanford on Dec. 13 and will play at Missouri on Feb. 15. UNLV has or is slated to face four other teams that are receiving votes in the polls. They are Auburn, BYU, Nevada, Reno and Utah. UNLV lost to UNR in the second game of the season and defeated Auburn on Dec. 20. The Runnin Rebels will face BYU and Utah twice each as they are MWC teams. PAC-1O SUCCESS UNLV has played three Pac-10 teams this season in Cal, USC and then-no. 13 Stanford. Last season, UNLV played three Pac-10 teams as well in Washington, Stanford and USC. UNLV was 1-2 vs. Pac-10 teams last year, but this year went 2-1 with wins over California at home and at USC, while the loss came at then-no. 13 Stanford. JENKINS LEAVES 6-0 freshman walk-on guard Darrell Jenkins has decided to transfer to a junior college and is no longer a Runnin Rebel. Jenkins made the decision following the USC game on Dec. 3. He had not played in a regular season game. RUNNIN REBELS LOOK TO FILL VOIDS With the departure of seven letterwinners off last year s team, 71.0 percent of the team s scoring and 56.3 percent of its rebounding from is gone. The seven players accounted for 1,711 of the team s 2,411 total points and 596 of the team s 1,058 total rebounds from last year. SPOONHOUR ERA - YEAR THREE Charlie Spoonhour became the 12th head coach in Runnin Rebel history on March 29, 2001, and is in his third year coaching at UNLV (48-25;.658). He was named the United States Basketball Writers Association s District VIII Coach of the Year after leading the Runnin Rebels to a mark in his first season at UNLV, which included a second round NIT appearance. He followed that up in year two with another overall record and NIT berth. He came to UNLV after spending two years out of coaching, but he didn t stray far from the game as he served in the media as an analyst on college basketball broadcasts. Prior to that he was the head coach at Saint Louis University for seven years and before SLU, Spoonhour was head coach at Southwest Missouri State University for nine seasons. He is in his 19th year as a Division I head coach with a record of (.652) and has led 13 teams to the postseason, including eight to the NCAA Tournament. 2OO3-O4 MWC PRESEASON POLL School (1st Place Votes) Points Preseason All-MWC 1. BYU (13) 144 Tim Keller, Jr., G, Air Force 2. Utah (6) 138 Rafael Araujo, Sr., C, BYU 3. Colorado State 107 Mark Bigelow, Sr., F, BYU 4. UNLV 97 Matt Nelson, Jr., C, Colorado State 5. Wyoming 73 Tim Frost, Sr., F, Utah 6. San Diego State 55 Nick Jacobson, Sr., G, Utah 7. New Mexico Top Returning Player 8. Air Force 35 Matt Nelson, Jr., C, Colorado State Top Newcomer Andrew Bogut, Fr., C, Utah LAST SEASON UNLV (21-11, 8-6 MWC) lost to Hawaii, 85-68, on Mar. 19 in the first round of the NIT to conclude its second season under head coach Charlie Spoonhour in The NIT appearance was UNLV s second in a row and sixth postseason appearance in the last seven seasons. UNLV advanced to the championship game of the MWC Tournament for the second straight year and lost for the second year in a row, this time to Colorado State. After a 1-4 conference start, UNLV concluded MWC play winning seven of its last nine conference games to finish tied for third with Wyoming at 8-6. The Runnin Rebels finished the year 15-6 at thethomas & Mack Center and 6-5 on the road. UNLV was led in scoring by 6-2 senior guard Marcus Banks (20.3 ppg) and 6-10 senior forward Dalron Johnson (15.5 ppg). Johnson and 6-8 junior forward J.K. Edwards tied for the team lead in rebounding (6.3 rpg). Banks also led the team in assists (5.5 apg) and steals (2.8 spg), while Johnson was the blocked shots leader (1.3 bpg). Banks was second in the MWC in scoring and led in both assists and steals. Banks was drafted 13th overall in the 2003 NBA Draft to the Memphis Grizzlies and was later traded to the Boston Celtics. 4

5 SIX POSTSEASONS IN LAST SEVEN YEARS UNLV is coming off its second straight postseason NIT appearance. The Runnin Rebels have played in the postseason in six of the past seven years (two NCAA Tournament appearances in 1998 and 2000 and NIT appearances is 1997, 1999, 2002 and 2003). SPOONHOUR REACHES MILESTONE IN 2OO2-O3 Charlie Spoonhour recorded the 350th win of his career in UNLV s win over Santa Clara last season on Jan. 4. It was his 534th career game as a Division I head coach. Spoonhour currently has 367 career wins in 563 career games. LEAVING LAS VEGAS The 2003 MWC Tournament was the fourth that had been played at the Thomas & Mack Center. It also marked the seventh consecutive year that a conference tournament has been held at the TMC (The WAC Tournament was held at the TMC from ). In 2004, the MWC Tournament will move to the Pepsi Center in Denver on Mar , and remain there through at least OO2-O3 AWARDS The following is a list of awards UNLV players earned during the season: Marcus Banks Honorable Mention Associated Press All-America, USBWA District VIII Player of the Year and All-District VIII, First Team All-MWC, MWC Co-Defensive Player of the Year, All-MWC Tournament, NABC First Team All-District 15, MWC Player of the Week (Dec. 2, Jan. 13, Co-POW on Mar. 3) Dalron Johnson Second Team All-MWC, All-MWC Tournament, NABC Second Team All-District 15, MWC Player of the Week (Dec. 16) James Peters All-MWC Tournament CONFERENCE LEADERS UNLV led the conference in three statistical categories last season. The Runnin Rebels led the MWC in scoring at 75.3 ppg, steals at 8.41 spg and turnover margin at Individually, Marcus Banks led the MWC in assists with 5.47 per game and steals with 2.84 per game. He was second in the conference in scoring at 20.3 ppg behind national leader Ruben Douglas of New Mexico (28.0 ppg). 2O SOMETHING With 21 wins last season, UNLV has won 20 or more games in 29 of its 45 seasons of existence. Dating back to the season, UNLV has posted 20 or more wins in 24 out of the last 30 years, including 30 or more wins four times. With 21 wins as well in , UNLV has now had back-to-back 20-win seasons for the first time since and when the Runnin Rebels were and 20-13, respectively IN LAST 82 GAMES AT TMC The Runnin Rebels are playing their 21st season in the 18,500-seat Thomas & Mack Center in and are 4-2 at home thus far. UNLV has posted an all-time record of (.840) in the arena since it opened in Last season, the Runnin Rebels were 15-6 at home. UNLV was 17-3 at home in , 12-3 in and 18-2 in , so UNLV has won 66 of its last 82 games at home (.805). SPOONHOUR AT TMC Charlie Spoonhour, who is in his third year as head coach of the Runnin Rebels, is (.766) in games played at the Thomas & Mack Center. UNLV BOASTS BEST HOME MARK IN MWC Out of the eight Mountain West schools, UNLV has the best all-time winning percentage on its home court. UNLV is (.840) at the Thomas & Mack Center, while Utah is second at.830 (433-89). UNLV: ONLY WINNER VS. MWC The Runnin Rebels are the only team in the MWC to have an all-time winning record against each of the other seven members of the conference: Air Force (15-2), BYU (8-7), Colorado State (17-6), New Mexico (15-9), San Diego State (26-6), Utah (13-12), Wyoming (13-12). 13OOTH GAME UNLV s game at Wisconsin on Dec. 7 of last season marked the 1,300th game in program history. UNLV, which is in its 46th year of basketball, has now played 1,336 games and has an all-time record of (.719). 3-POINT GOAL... UNLV holds the NCAA record for most consecutive games with a made 3-pointer. Since the 3-point field goal was adopted by the NCAA in , UNLV has converted at least one 3-pointer in all 548 games played. Entering the season, Vanderbilt (533) was the only other team to have made at least one 3-pointer in every game played since the rule was put into place. Kentucky was third with 509 consecutive games with a made 3-pointer, followed by Georgia Tech (504), Arkansas (488), Duke (480), Western Kentucky (479), Princeton (469), Dayton (432), Charlotte (428) and New Mexico (396). UNLV entered the season with 539 consecutive games with a made 3-pointer. In the 548 games, the Runnin Rebels have made 3,551-of-9,856 (.360) shots from behind the arc. The Big West Conference experimented with the 3-point shot in the , and seasons. During that period, UNLV connected from 3-point range in 53 of the 64 games (the 3-pointer was used in some non-conference games). The Runnin Rebels sank 194-of-505 (.384) 3-point attempts during that time. With the experimental years included, the UNLV streak for games in which it has made at least one 3-point shot stands at 565. The last time the Runnin Rebels failed to make at least one 3-pointer came against Long Beach State on Jan. 25, So, UNLV has made at least one shot from behind the arc in 601 of the 612 games in which the rule was used. In the 612 total games, the Runnin Rebels have shot.362 from this distance while sinking 3,746-of-10,361. 5

6 IN OVERTIME UNLV is (.683) all-time in overtime games (1-0 this season) and was 1-1 in overtime last season. In , UNLV was 4-1 in overtime. UNLV s five overtime games during marked the first time it had ever played in more than four overtime games in one season. The only time UNLV played in four overtimes was during the season. UNLV is (.674) in single overtime games, 6-3 (.667) in double overtime and 2-0 (1.000) in triple overtime. The Runnin Rebels have a record of 8-3 in overtime games at the Thomas & Mack Center. UNLV has won five of its last six games that have been sent to overtime. OVER.5OO 41 times in its 45 complete seasons of basketball, UNLV has finished the season with a winning percentage of over.500. The last time UNLV didn t finish with a winning record was the season when the Runnin Rebels were UNLV IS THIRD-WINNINGEST PROGRAM IN DIVISION I With an all-time record of (.719) against four-year American institutions entering the season, UNLV ranked as the third-winningest program by percentage in NCAA Division I history (min. 25 years in Div. I). Kentucky s record of 1, (.764) placed the Wildcats as the all-time leader. School Years Record Pct. Kentucky 100 1, *.764 North Carolina 93 1, *.731 UNLV *.719 Kansas 105 1, *.705 UCLA 84 1, *.693 Duke 98 1, *.688 St. John s (N.Y.) 96 1, *.685 Syracuse 102 1, *.685 * entering JERSEY RETIREMENT Ricky Sobers, who played for the Runnin Rebels from and became the first UNLV player to be selected in the first round of the NBA Draft (16th pick in 1975 by Phoenix), will have his No. 40 UNLV jersey retired during halftime of the Feb. 21 game vs. Colorado State. Sobers was the first All-American in UNLV men s basketball history. With the jersey retirement, he will become the sixth Runnin Rebel to be so honored. In an unrelated jersey retirement item, Lady Rebel great Linda Frohlich will have her jersey retired on Dec. 30 at halftime of the women s game with Cal Poly. She will then be introduced during halftime of the Runnin Rebel game later that night against Montana. NBA PRESENCE Over the last six seasons, the UNLV program has had three players drafted with lottery picks in the annual NBA Draft. Most recently, Marcus Banks was selected 13th overall in the 2003 draft to the Memphis Grizzlies and moments later was traded to the Boston Celtics. The program had back-to-back lottery selections in 1998 and 1999 with Keon Clark (13th overall by the Orlando Magic ) and Shawn Marion (ninth overall by the Phoenix Suns ). A total of 13 Runnin Rebels have been selected in the NBA s first round since Ricky Sobers was UNLV s first player to be selected in the first round in 1975 by the Phoenix Suns. There are four former Runnin Rebels who are active on NBA rosters. They are Stacey Augmon (New Orleans Hornets), Marcus Banks (Boston Celtics), Keon Clark (Utah Jazz) and Shawn Marion (Phoenix Suns). ON THE AIR All Runnin Rebel games are carried live on ESPN 920 AM (KBAD) in Las Vegas and on the internet off a link at UNLVRebels.com. Ken Korach and Glen Gondrezick are in their 12th season calling Runnin Rebel basketball. Broadcasts start one-half hour prior to the beginning of each game with the pregame show and the postgame show features a live interview with head coach Charlie Spoonhour. The broadcasts are also available inside the Thomas & Mack Center by tuning to 99.5 FM. COACH S SHOWS Game Time with UNLV Hoops television show will be shown Sundays during the season on Las Vegas One (Cox Cable Channel 19) at 9 p.m. and on KLAS TV-8 at 11:30 p.m. The show is hosted by Chris Maathuis and features head coach Charlie Spoonhour. The remaining air dates are: Dec. 28, Jan. 4, 11, 18, 25, Feb. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 and Mar. 7. The Charlie Spoonhour Radio Show may be heard live during the season on ESPN 920 AM from 7-8 p.m. on most Tuesdays. The show originates from the ESPN Zone at the New York-New York Hotel on the Las Vegas Strip. It is hosted by Ken Korach and Glen Gondrezick and features head coach Charlie Spoonhour. The show may also be heard on the internet live and on an archived basis with a link off of UNLVRebels.com. The remaining air dates are: Jan. 6, 13, 20, 27, Feb. 3, 10, 24 and Mar. 2. UPCOMING PROMOTIONS AND OTHER STUFF New this season is an open to the public pregame hospitality area at the Thomas & Mack Center. The cost is $12.50 per person and includes dinner. The doors to the TMC Board Room open 1.5 hours before each game. A Mountain West Conference mini season-ticket package is available (all seven MWC home games) starting at $60. The package is available for both the plaza and balcony levels. LUNCHEONS Luncheons with head coach Charlie Spoonhour will be held at the Si Redd Room at the Thomas & Mack Center. The remaining dates are Jan. 14 and Feb. 25. The luncheons will begin at noon and are $10 for the public. LIVE STATS ONLINE Live statistics for UNLV s men s basketball home games are available at UNLVRebels.com with Gametracker. To view all of the game stats as they happen, click on the gametracker link off of the UNLV men s basketball s schedule page or from the front page s calendar window. 6

7 O ODARTEY BLANKSON FORWARD, 6-7, 22O, JR., CHICAGO, ILL. MARQUETTE 1 DEMETRIUS HUNTER GUARD, 6-2, 2O5, SR., LAS VEGAS, NEV. GEORGETOWN 3 ROMEL BECK G/F, 6-7, 185, JR., RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIF. L.A. CITY COLLEGE Has scored in double figures in all nine games this season Has recorded double figures in rebounds six times this season Has led the team in scoring in seven games and rebounding in eight games this season. Has led the team in scoring in the last two games and in rebounding the last five Leads the team with six double-doubles this season Transferred from Marquette and sat out season Was second on Marquette s team in rebounding (6.2 rpg) and third in scoring (8.4 ppg) in Named Conference USA Player of the Week after totaling 35 points and 21 rebounds in wins over Louisville and Saint Louis in at Marquette Has scored in double figures in five games including each of the last two Led the team in scoring at USC with a game-high 21 points Had off-season Achilles surgery Played sparingly last year after going down with injury... team was 11-2 at that point Was 11th in the MWC last year in 3-pt FG pct. and made 3-ptrs Was second on the team in 3-pt FG percentage, fourth in assists, fifth in scoring, sixth in steals and seventh in rebounding last year Scored in double figures in nine games last year Selected as the MWC Top Newcomer entering by the media Transferred to UNLV in from Georgetown Has scored in double figures in seven games this season including each of the last five Led the team in scoring with 17 points at Stanford 2003 graduate of L.A. City College Was a teammate of fellow Runnin Rebel Jerel Blassingame His team was 36-2 last year and won the California state title Averaged 15 points, five rebounds and four assists per game last year Was first team All-South Coast Conference Did not play for LACC in Played at Fullerton College in PTS - 25, at L. Marymount (12/6) RBS -14, Western Illinois (11/26) AST - 6, at USC (12/3) BLK - 2, Western Illinois (11/26) STL - 3, at L. Marymount (12/6) PTS - 25, at L. Marymount (12/6/03) RBS -14, Western Illinois (11/26/03) AST - 6, at USC (12/3/03) BLK - 2, Western Illinois (11/26/03) STL - 3, at L. Marymount (12/6/03) Named to the Conference USA All-Freshman Team in TOTAL PTS - 21, at USC (12/3) RBS - 4, at USC (12/3) AST - 4, Northern Arizona (12/18) BLK - 1,3 times STL - 2, Northern Arizona (12/18) PTS - 24 at New Mexico (1/27/03) RBS - 6, 3 times AST - 5, twice BLK - 2, twice STL - 4, 4 times TOTAL PTS - 20, at USC (12/3) RBS - 3, 3 times AST - 2, twice BLK - 1, twice STL - 2, Auburn (12/20) PTS - 20, at USC (12/3/03) RBS - 3, 3 times AST - 2, twice BLK - 1, twice STL - 2, Auburn (12/20/03) TOTAL J.K. EDWARDS FORWARD, 6-8, 25O, SR., CLEMMONS, N.C. INDIAN HILLS CC Suspended for first six games of ; first game was at Stanford Has played in three games and has scored in double figures twice Was second in the MWC in FG percetnage, fourth in off. rebounds, tied for sixth in rebounding, tied for seventh in steals and was eighth in def. rebounds last year Led the team in FG percentage, tied for first in rebounds, was second in steals, second in blocked shots, fourth in scoring and fifth in assists last year Had three double-doubles in points and rebounds last year Scored in double figures in 10 games and had double figures in rebounding four times last year Led the team in rebounding in 14 games and scoring once last year PTS - 12, at Stanford (12/13) RBS - 5, Auburn (12/20) AST - 1, Auburn (12/20) BLK - 2, Auburn (12/20) STL - 2, at Stanford (12/13) PTS - 21 at Bradley (12/14/02) RBS - 12 at New Mexico (1/27/03) AST - 3, 4 times BLK - 5 at San Diego St. (2/11/03) STL - 4, twice TOTAL

8 1O JEREL BLASSINGAME GUARD, 5-1O, 17O, JR., BROOKLYN, N.Y. L.A. CITY COLLEGE Has scored in double figures five times this season including each of the last two games 2003 graduate of L.A. City College Was a teammate of fellow Runnin Rebel Romel Beck His team was 36-2 last year and won the California state title Was named MVP at the California state tournament Averaged 12 points and six assists last season Was an All-South Coast Conference selection last year PTS - 16, twice RBS - 5, Western Illinois (11/26) AST - 8, Delaware State (11/21) BLK - 0 STL - 3, Nevada, Reno (11/24) PTS - 16, twice RBS - 5, Western Illinois (11/26/03) AST - 8, Delaware St. (11/21/03) BLK - 0 STL - 3, Nevada, Reno (11/24/03) TOTAL JAMES PETERS FORWARD, 6-8, 215, SR., CHICAGO, ILL. BUTLER COUNTY CC Suspended for first three games of ; suspension is now over Has averaged 14.2 minutes per game in six games since returning One of three Runnin Rebels selected to the MWC All-Tournament team last year Was inserted into the starting lineup last year after Demtrius Hunter went down with an injury Was second on the team last year in FG percentage, tied for third in blocks, fourth in rebounding, tied for fourth in steals, sixth in scoring and sixth in assists Scored in double figures in five games last year Led the team in rebounding in four games last year PTS - 8, Auburn (12/20) RBS - 5, at L. Marymount (12/6) AST - 2, twice BLK - 2, twice STL - 2, Northern Arizona (12/18) PTS - 19, San Diego St. (3/13/03) RBS - 8 vs. Portland St. (11/24/02) AST - 3, twice BLK - 2, 3 times STL - 3, twice TOTAL MICHAEL UMEH GUARD, 6-2, 185, FR., HOUSTON, TEXAS HIGHTOWER HS Did not play vs. Northern Arizona Has scored in double figures in two games this season 2003 graduate of Hightower High School in Missouri City, Texas Averaged 15.1 points, 4.4 assists and 3.7 steals per game last year Earned first-team all-region honors and was named third-team Greater Houston Area last year His team was 34-3 last season and won the regional championship, losing in the state semifinals PTS - 11, Western Illinois (11/26) RBS - 4, twice AST - 3, Western Illinois (11/26) BLK - 0 STL - 1, 4 times PTS - 11, Western Illinois (11/26/03) RBS - 4, twice AST - 3, Western Illinois (11/26/03) BLK - 0 STL - 1, 4 times TOTAL O JONATHAN OSBORNE GUARD, 6-2, 18O, FR., HENDERSON, NEV. GREEN VALLEY HS Played three minutes vs. Western Illinois and one minute at LMU Was a medical redshirt last year Played in two games logging three total minutes last season Scored two points vs. Tennessee-Martin last year 2002 graduate of Green Valley HS in Henderson, Nev. Was honorable mention all-state in 2002 at GVHS 8 PTS - 0 RBS - 0 AST - 0 BLK - 0 STL - 0 PTS - 2 vs. Tenn.-Martin (12/17/02) RBS - 0 AST - 0 BLK - 0 STL TOTAL

9 22 LOUIS AMUNDSON FORWARD, 6-9, 215, SO., BOULDER, COLO. MONARCH HS Has scored in double figures three times this season Led the team in rebounding vs. California Had his first career double-double with 10 pts, 12 rebs vs. WIU Played for UNLV in but sat out with a med. redshirt One of three Runnin Rebels to receive the Spring 2003 Academic All- MWC award Was also a member of the Academic All-MWC team As a freshman, was sixth on the team in rebounding and fourth in blocked shots ( ) Scored in double figures in three games in PTS - 12, Delaware State (11/21) RBS - 12, Western Illinois (11/26) AST - 3, Delaware State (11/21) BLK - 4, at Stanford (12/13) STL - 3, Western Illinois (11/26) PTS - 13 vs. DePaul (2/3/02) RBS - 12, W. Illinois (11/26) AST - 3, Delaware St. (11/21/03) BLK - 4, at Stanford (12/13/03) STL - 3, 3 times MEDICAL REDSHIRT TOTAL ANDY HANNAN G/F, 6-6, 21O, JR., MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. MCTC 2003 graduate of Minneapolis Community and Technical College Led his team with 20.5 points, 7.2 rebounds and 2.4 steals per game last year... also was second in assists with 4.3 Selected as a NJCAA first team All-America for Div. III last year Earned all-state honors and was selcted to the MCCC All-Tournament team His team was 25-3 overall and a perfect 12-0 in the MCCC s Southern Division last year His team finished second in the state playoffs last year and earned a berth in the regional tournament PTS - 4, Delaware State (11/21) RBS - 3, Nevada, Reno (11/24) AST - 1, twice BLK - 1, Nevada, Reno (11/24) STL - 1, twice PTS - 4, Delaware St. (11/21/03) RBS - 3, Nevada, Reno (11/24/03) AST - 1, twice BLK - 1, Nevada, Reno (11/24/03) STL - 1, twice TOTAL JOHN WINSTON GUARD, 6-3, 2O5, FR., SAN FRANCISSCO, CALIF. HERCULES HS 2003 graduate of Hercules High School in Hercules, Calif. Was first team all-state for division four last year and was named first team all-league (ACCAL) Averaged 16 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists per game last year His team had a 25-9 overall record last year and lost in the state final PTS - 3, twice RBS - 3, Nevada, Reno (11/24) AST - 3, 3 times BLK - 0 STL - 1, 3 times PTS - 3, twice RBS - 3, Nevada, Reno (11/24/03) AST - 3, 3 times BLK - 0 STL - 1, 3 times TOTAL

10 GAME 1 - DELAWARE STATE - NOV. 21, 2OO3 VISITORS: Delaware State 0-1 FG-A 3FG-A FT-A OR DR TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 05 HUNTER, Terrance/f DENT, Antwaun/f MATTHEWS, Aaron/c DAVIS, Miles/g BLUNTT, Jahsha/g ROUNDTREE,Troy WILLIAMS, Aaron HAWKINS, Carols OLIVER, Rasheed TOTH, Michael MIJI, Rocky TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 42.9% DEADBALL 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 42.9% REBOUNDS F Throw % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 84.6% 0 HOME TEAM: UNLV 1-0 FG-A 3FG-A FT-A OR DR TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 00 BLANKSON, Odartey/f BECK, Romel/f AMUNDSON, Louis/c HUNTER, Demetrius/g BLASSINGAME, Jerel/g UMEH, Michael HANNAN, Andy WINSTON, John TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 55.3% DEADBALL 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 38.9% REBOUNDS F Throw % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 54.5% 3 Officials: Scott Thornley, Tom O'Neill, Mark Whitehead Technical fouls: Delaware State-None. UNLV-None. Attendance: Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Delaware State UNLV GAME 3 - WESTERN ILLINOIS - NOV. 26, 2OO3 VISITORS: Western Illinois 0-4 FG-A 3FG-A FT-A OR DR TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 15 LENOIR, Anthony/f COLE, Doyle/f LEWIS, Will/c SCHMIT, Brian/g GRAY, T.J./g SUMMERS, J.D CARTER, Bobby WELSH, Barry HAYWOOD, Michael GENSLINGER, David ARCHIE, Keith CHARLES, Andre TEAM 5 5 Totals TOTAL FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 36.2% DEADBALL 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 53.3% REBOUNDS F Throw % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 65.0% 3 HOME TEAM: UNLV 2-1 FG-A 3FG-A FT-A OR DR TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 00 BLANKSON, Odartey/f BECK, Romel/f AMUNDSON, Louis/c HUNTER, Demetrius/g BLASSINGAME, Jerel/g UMEH, Michael OSBORNE, Jonathan HANNAN, Andy WINSTON, John TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 43.7% DEADBALL 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 22.7% REBOUNDS F Throw % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 61.5% 2 Officials: Steve Welmer, Terry Christman, Mike Giarratano Technical fouls: Western Illinois-None. UNLV-None. Attendance: Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Western Illinois UNLV GAME 2 - NEVADA, RENO - NOV. 24, 2OO3 VISITORS: Nevada, Reno 2-1 FG-A 3FG-A FT-A OR DR TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 01 SNYDER, Kirk/f PINKNEY, Kevinn/f PAUL, Sean/c OKESON, Todd/g HILL-THOMAS, Garryg TAYLOR, Seth SHILOH, Kyle KEMP, Marcelus FAZEKAS, Nick WASHINGTON, Jermaine TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 48.3% DEADBALL 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 25.0% REBOUNDS F Throw % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 88.2% 1 HOME TEAM: UNLV 1-1 FG-A 3FG-A FT-A OR DR TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 00 BLANKSON, Odartey/f BECK, Romel/f AMUNDSON, Louis/c HUNTER, Demetrius/g BLASSINGAME, Jerel/g UMEH, Michael HANNAN, Andy WINSTON, John TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 36.1% DEADBALL 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 7.7% REBOUNDS F Throw % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 68.0% 3 Officials: Mark Reischling, Verne Harris, Eddie Jackson Technical fouls: Nevada, Reno-None. UNLV-None. Attendance: Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Nevada, Reno UNLV GAME 4 - CALIFORNIA - NOV. 29, 2OO3 VISITORS: California 1-2 FG-A 3FG-A FT-A OR DR TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 25 KATELY, Marquise/f POWE, Leon/f TAMIR, Amit/c UBAKA, Ayinde/g MIDGLEY, Richard/g BENSON, Rod DIGGS, A.J MCGUIRE, Dominic BOND, Erik FAMULENER, Conor TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 33.8% DEADBALL 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 21.1% REBOUNDS F Throw % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 58.3% 2 HOME TEAM: UNLV 3-1 FG-A 3FG-A FT-A OR DR TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 00 BLANKSON, Odartey/f HANNAN, Andy/f AMUNDSON, Louis/c HUNTER, Demetrius/g BLASSINGAME, Jerel/g BECK, Romel PETERS, James UMEH, Michael WINSTON, John TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 50.0% DEADBALL 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 31.6% REBOUNDS F Throw % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 55.6% 2 Officials: David Hall, Stanley Reynolds, Verne Harris Technical fouls: California-None. UNLV-None. Attendance: Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total California UNLV