No. 21 UNLV beats UTEP
EL PASO, Texas (AP) -- Bryce DeJean-Jones scored 12 points and Anthony Marshall added 11 for No. 21 UNLV in a 62-60 victory over UTEP on Monday night.
Jaques Streeter scored with 27 seconds left to UNLV's lead to two points. DeJean-Jones had an opportunity to make it a two-possession game but missed two free throws with 15 seconds left.
Konner Tucker had a last-second opportunity for the Miners after taking an inbounds pass from the far sideline for a 3-point attempt which bounced up and off the rim.
Katin Reinhardt scored 10 points for UNLV (9-1), which had a 17-2 run in the first half and still led by as many as 15 points in the second half before the Miners started their closing run.
Julian Washburn had 13 points and Tucker, playing in his first game at UTEP, added 12.