\t\t\t\tUNLV basketball game day<\/p>\n
\u25a0 Who: UNLV at Fresno State<\/p>\n
\u25a0 When: 8 p.m. Tuesday<\/p>\n
\u25a0 Where: Save Mart Center, Fresno, California<\/p>\n
\u25a0 TV: FS1<\/p>\n
\u25a0 Radio: KWWN (1100 AM, 100.9 FM)<\/p>\n
\u25a0 Line: Fresno State -1\u00bd; total 149<\/p>\n
\u25a0 About UNLV (10-11, 5-5 Mountain West):<\/p>\n
After winning three straight, the Rebels have lost three in a row, most recently an 89-76 road defeat against intrastate rival UNR on Friday.<\/p>\n
Tuesday\u2019s game will be UNLV\u2019s second against Fresno State after an 84-72 win Dec. 20 at the Thomas & Mack Center in the conference opener for both teams.<\/p>\n
Guard Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn leads UNLV with 17.5 points and 1.6 steals per game.<\/p>\n
Forward Tyrin Jones, who scored 18 points in the Rebels\u2019 first game against Fresno State, missed the UNR game with a shoulder injury. He is listed as day to day, and his status for Tuesday\u2019s game is unclear.<\/p>\n
UNLV is struggling from beyond the arc, ranked No. 9 in the Mountain West in 3-point percentage (31.8 percent). Guard Issac Williamson is the team\u2019s most consistent 3-point shooter with an average of 1.2 made over the past 10 games.<\/p>\n
\u25a0 About Fresno State (10-11, 4-6):<\/p>\n
The Bulldogs followed back-to-back losses against New Mexico and Grand Canyon with a 79-62 win over Air Force on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Guard Jake Heidbreder leads Fresno State with 17.1 points per game. Guard Zaon Collins, a former UNLV commit from Bishop Gorman, is averaging 12.7 points along with team highs of 4.9 assists and 1.9 steals.<\/p>\n
Center Wilson Jacques is averaging 7.3 points, but recorded a double-double of 18 points and 11 rebounds in December\u2019s loss at UNLV.<\/p>\n
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