Overview
- Colorado State won 91-86 in Las Vegas, halting UNLV’s three-game surge after both teams entered on three-game runs.
- UNLV guard Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn scored 31 points, marking his seventh game in eight with at least 25 after entering as the Mountain West’s leading scorer.
- Jevin Muniz led the Rams’ scoring effort with 20 points in the victory.
- UNLV committed 22 fouls as Colorado State converted 20 of 27 free throws, a key factor down the stretch.
- With 11 seconds left, Kimani Hamilton stepped out before a potential tying three, leaving UNLV at 13-13 (8-7 MW) and Colorado State at 16-10 (7-8).