National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
UNLV 68, Portland 60
When: 11:00 PM ET, Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Where: The Earle A. & Virginia H. Chiles Center, Portland, Oregon
Officials: # Kevin Brill, # Jimmy Casas, # Glenn Mayberry
Attendance: 3057
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No. 18 Nevada-Las Vegas 68, Portland 60: Anthony Bennett scored 18 points and Anthony Marshall added 16 as the visiting Rebels rallied to down the Pilots.

Justin Hawkins scored 15 points for UNLV (6-1), which was missing standout forward Mike Moser because of groin and hip soreness.

Ryan Nicholas had 15 points and a career-high 19 rebounds and Korey Thieleke tallied 12 points for Portland (3-5), which led for most of the first 25 minutes before wilting.

UNLV trailed 40-31 four-plus minutes into the second half before using a 13-2 run to take a two-point lead. A short time later, Hawkins scored nine points during a 12-0 spurt as the Rebels took a 56-47 lead midway through the half.

The Pilots were within 63-60 on Thieleke’s basket with 3:59 left, but didn’t score again and missed their final five shots. Bennett’s steal and dunk with five seconds left punctuated UNLV’s victory.

GAME NOTEBOOK: UNLV had 12 steals with forcing the Pilots to commit 21 turnovers. Bennett, Hawkins and Marshall had three steals apiece. … Portland led 28-22 at halftime as the Rebels shot 24.2 percent and went 1-for-15 from 3-point range. … The contest was scheduled to give Moser a chance to play in his hometown of Portland. Moser was the state of Oregon’s Mr. Basketball in 2009.
Top Game Performances
 
UNLV   Portland
Anthony Bennett 18 Scoring Ryan Nicholas 15
Anthony Marshall 4 Assists Ryan Nicholas 6
Bryce Dejean-Jones 8 Rebounds Ryan Nicholas 19
Anthony Bennett 5 Free Throws Made Ryan Nicholas 2
Anthony Bennett 3 Steals Kevin Bailey 3
Justin Hawkins 2 Blocks Thomas van der Mars 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
UNLV 68 35.5 6-25 18-29 12 36 6 12 13
Portland 60 41.7 5-16 5-9 14 39 4 6 21