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Whaley's 21 lead UNLV over Princeton in NIT 84-77

AP
Mar 20, 2024

PRINCETON, N.J. (AP) Rob Whaley Jr. had 21 points in UNLV's 84-77 victory over Princeton on Wednesday night in the NIT.

Whaley had nine rebounds for the Rebels (20-12). Keylan Boone scored 18 points and added 11 rebounds. Justin Webster had 15 points and shot 5 for 7, including 3 for 4 from beyond the arc.

Caden Pierce led the way for the Tigers (24-5) with 22 points, six rebounds and five steals. Zach Martini added 17 points for Princeton. Blake Peters also recorded 12 points and two steals.

Boone scored nine points in the first half and UNLV went into halftime trailing 38-36. Whaley scored 15 points in the second half.

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1st Half
UNLV
Rebels
36
PRIN
Tigers
38

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Justin Webster vs. Caden Pierce (Matt Allocco gains possession)
19:47	+3	Blake Peters makes three point jump shot (Xaivian Lee assists)	0-3
19:32	+3	Justin Webster makes three point jump shot (Shane Nowell assists)	3-3
19:05		Shane Nowell personal foul
18:58	+3	Zach Martini makes three point jump shot (Xaivian Lee assists)	3-6
18:33	+2	Dedan Thomas Jr. makes two point driving layup	5-6
18:17		Xaivian Lee misses three point jump shot
18:15		Keylan Boone defensive rebound
17:53		Shane Nowell misses three point jump shot
17:51		Rob Whaley Jr. offensive rebound
17:44	+2	Rob Whaley Jr. makes two point layup	7-6
17:27		Matt Allocco misses three point jump shot
17:25		Rob Whaley Jr. defensive rebound
17:16		Keylan Boone misses three point jump shot
17:14		Xaivian Lee defensive rebound
17:03		Xaivian Lee turnover (bad pass) (Keylan Boone steals)
16:58		Keylan Boone turnover (lost ball) (Blake Peters steals)
16:53		Blake Peters misses three point jump shot
16:51		Keylan Boone defensive rebound
16:34	+3	Keylan Boone makes three point jump shot (Rob Whaley Jr. assists)	10-6
16:18		Zach Martini misses three point jump shot
16:16		Keylan Boone defensive rebound
16:06	+2	Keylan Boone makes two point jump shot	12-6
15:44		Zach Martini misses three point jump shot
15:42		Karl Jones defensive rebound
15:20	+2	Karl Jones makes two point dunk (Jackie Johnson III assists)	14-6
14:59	+3	Zach Martini makes three point jump shot (Matt Allocco assists)	14-9
14:42	+2	Karl Jones makes two point jump shot	16-9
14:30		Dalen Davis turnover (bad pass) (Jackie Johnson III steals)
14:23		Jackie Johnson III misses two point layup
14:21		Caden Pierce defensive rebound
14:11		Matt Allocco misses three point jump shot
14:09		Jackie Johnson III defensive rebound
13:51		Dedan Thomas Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Caden Pierce steals)
13:44		Caden Pierce misses two point layup
13:42		Keylan Boone defensive rebound
13:33		Xaivian Lee blocks Jackie Johnson III's two point layup
13:31		Xaivian Lee defensive rebound
13:25	+3	Dalen Davis makes three point jump shot (Zach Martini assists)	16-12
12:54		Isaiah Cottrell misses three point jump shot
12:52		Keylan Boone offensive rebound
12:47		Jackie Johnson III misses three point jump shot
12:45		Dalen Davis defensive rebound
12:41		Dalen Davis turnover (lost ball) (Jackie Johnson III steals)
12:35	+2	Jackie Johnson III makes two point driving layup	18-12
12:34		Tigers 30 second timeout
12:34		TV timeout
12:17	+2	Caden Pierce makes two point driving layup	18-14
11:47		Brooklyn Hicks misses two point jump shot
11:45		Jackson Hicke defensive rebound
11:25		Caden Pierce misses three point jump shot
11:23		Justin Webster defensive rebound
11:04		Rob Whaley Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Caden Pierce steals)
10:43		Jackson Hicke misses two point layup
10:41		Jackson Hicke offensive rebound
10:39	+2	Jackson Hicke makes two point tip layup	18-16
10:26		Jackie Johnson III turnover (bad pass)
10:05	+2	Jack Scott makes two point layup	18-18
9:54	+2	Rob Whaley Jr. makes two point layup (Dedan Thomas Jr. assists)	20-18
9:22		Jackson Hicke misses two point layup
9:20		Shane Nowell defensive rebound
9:10		Dedan Thomas Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Jack Scott steals)
9:02	+2	Xaivian Lee makes two point driving layup	20-20
8:52		Dedan Thomas Jr. misses two point jump shot
8:50		Blake Peters defensive rebound
8:40	+3	Zach Martini makes three point jump shot (Jack Scott assists)	20-23
8:18		Keylan Boone misses two point jump shot
8:16		Rob Whaley Jr. offensive rebound
8:12	+3	Dedan Thomas Jr. makes three point jump shot (Shane Nowell assists)	23-23
7:54	+3	Zach Martini makes three point jump shot (Xaivian Lee assists)	23-26
7:36		Xaivian Lee blocks Brooklyn Hicks's three point jump shot
7:34		Blake Peters defensive rebound
7:08		Blake Peters misses three point jump shot
7:06		Shane Nowell defensive rebound
7:05		TV timeout
6:44		Dedan Thomas Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Xaivian Lee steals)
6:38	+2	Caden Pierce makes two point dunk	23-28
6:32	+2	Keylan Boone makes two point driving floating bank jump shot	25-28
6:06		Zach Martini misses three point jump shot
6:04		Keylan Boone defensive rebound
5:56		Xaivian Lee shooting foul (Dedan Thomas Jr. draws the foul)
5:56		Dedan Thomas Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:56		Dedan Thomas Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:56		Blake Peters defensive rebound
5:26	+2	Caden Pierce makes two point layup (Blake Peters assists)	25-30
5:13		Isaiah Cottrell misses two point layup
5:11		Matt Allocco defensive rebound
5:04		Zach Martini misses three point jump shot
5:02		Keylan Boone defensive rebound
4:49	+2	Keylan Boone makes two point driving layup	27-30
4:34	+2	Matt Allocco makes two point layup	27-32
4:19	+3	Shane Nowell makes three point jump shot (Justin Webster assists)	30-32
4:05	+2	Matt Allocco makes two point layup (Caden Pierce assists)	30-34
3:50		Isaiah Cottrell misses three point jump shot
3:48		Blake Peters defensive rebound
3:24	+2	Caden Pierce makes two point driving reverse layup	30-36
2:55	+2	Isaiah Cottrell makes two point cutting dunk (Shane Nowell assists)	32-36
2:53		Runnin' Rebels 30 second timeout
2:53		TV timeout
2:45		Shane Nowell personal foul
2:23		Caden Pierce misses two point layup
2:21		Caden Pierce offensive rebound
2:18	+2	Caden Pierce makes two point layup	32-38
2:01		Vernon Collins personal foul (Rob Whaley Jr. draws the foul)
1:51	+2	Rob Whaley Jr. makes two point layup	34-38
1:37		Dalen Davis misses two point jump shot
1:35		Rob Whaley Jr. defensive rebound
1:25		Rob Whaley Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Caden Pierce steals)
1:21		Keylan Boone blocks Caden Pierce's two point layup
1:19		Rob Whaley Jr. defensive rebound
1:17		Rob Whaley Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Xaivian Lee steals)
0:57		Jack Scott turnover (bad pass)
0:42	+2	Justin Webster makes two point driving layup	36-38
0:13		Caden Pierce turnover (bad pass)
0:01		Keylan Boone misses three point jump shot
0:00		Runnin' Rebels offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
UNLV
Rebels
48
PRIN
Tigers
39

Time		Play	Score
19:53		Keylan Boone turnover (lost ball) (Blake Peters steals)
19:28		Matt Allocco turnover (lost ball) (Keylan Boone steals)
19:21	+2	Keylan Boone makes two point layup	38-38
19:05	+2	Caden Pierce makes two point layup (Xaivian Lee assists)	38-40
18:41	+3	Keylan Boone makes three point stepback jump shot	41-40
18:27		Blake Peters misses three point jump shot
18:25		Keylan Boone defensive rebound
18:12	+3	Justin Webster makes three point jump shot (Dedan Thomas Jr. assists)	44-40
18:03		Rob Whaley Jr. blocks Zach Martini's three point jump shot
18:01		Tigers offensive rebound
17:44	+2	Zach Martini makes two point driving reverse layup	44-42
17:27		Justin Webster misses two point jump shot
17:25		Jack Scott defensive rebound
17:18		Xaivian Lee misses three point jump shot
17:16		Keylan Boone defensive rebound
16:54	+3	Shane Nowell makes three point jump shot (Rob Whaley Jr. assists)	47-42
16:31		Caden Pierce misses two point jump shot
16:29		Caden Pierce offensive rebound
16:29		Shane Nowell shooting foul (Caden Pierce draws the foul)
16:29		TV timeout
16:29	+1	Caden Pierce makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-43
16:29		Caden Pierce misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:29		Justin Webster defensive rebound
16:08		Justin Webster misses three point jump shot
16:06		Zach Martini defensive rebound
15:34		Jack Scott misses two point jump shot
15:32		Isaiah Cottrell defensive rebound
15:29		Matt Allocco personal foul (Dedan Thomas Jr. draws the foul)
15:21		Vernon Collins shooting foul (Rob Whaley Jr. draws the foul)
15:21	+1	Rob Whaley Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-43
15:21	+1	Rob Whaley Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-43
15:04	+3	Matt Allocco makes three point jump shot (Vernon Collins assists)	49-46
14:45	+2	Rob Whaley Jr. makes two point layup	51-46
14:20		Dalen Davis turnover (bad pass)
14:03	+2	Keylan Boone makes two point layup	53-46
13:46		Xaivian Lee misses two point layup
13:44		Jackie Johnson III defensive rebound
13:20		Brooklyn Hicks turnover (lost ball) (Xaivian Lee steals)
13:09		Xaivian Lee misses three point jump shot
13:07		Isaiah Cottrell defensive rebound
12:51	+2	Justin Webster makes two point layup	55-46
12:45		Tigers 30 second timeout
12:45		TV timeout
12:35		Dalen Davis misses three point jump shot
12:33		Brooklyn Hicks defensive rebound
12:05	+2	Jackie Johnson III makes two point jump shot	57-46
11:39	+2	Matt Allocco makes two point layup	57-48
11:27		Jackie Johnson III turnover (bad pass) (Caden Pierce steals)
11:23		Zach Martini turnover (lost ball) (Dedan Thomas Jr. steals)
11:16		Dedan Thomas Jr. misses two point jump shot
11:14		Caden Pierce defensive rebound
11:03	+3	Zach Martini makes three point jump shot (Caden Pierce assists)	57-51
10:38		Brooklyn Hicks turnover (lost ball) (Caden Pierce steals)
10:33	+2	Caden Pierce makes two point layup	57-53
10:16		TV timeout
10:06	+3	Justin Webster makes three point jump shot (Dedan Thomas Jr. assists)	60-53
9:47		Zach Martini misses three point jump shot
9:45		Keylan Boone defensive rebound
9:33	+2	Rob Whaley Jr. makes two point layup (Keylan Boone assists)	62-53
9:14		Keylan Boone personal foul (Xaivian Lee draws the foul)
9:08		Matt Allocco misses three point jump shot
9:06		Shane Nowell defensive rebound
9:02		Caden Pierce personal foul
8:59	+2	Rob Whaley Jr. makes two point dunk (Dedan Thomas Jr. assists)	64-53
8:25		Jack Scott misses three point jump shot
8:23		Shane Nowell defensive rebound
8:00	+2	Brooklyn Hicks makes two point turnaround hook shot	66-53
7:55		Tigers 30 second timeout
7:55		TV timeout
7:43	+2	Caden Pierce makes two point driving layup	66-55
7:14	+2	Rob Whaley Jr. makes two point layup (Shane Nowell assists)	68-55
6:57		Xaivian Lee misses three point jump shot
6:55		Rob Whaley Jr. defensive rebound
6:31		Keylan Boone misses two point jump shot
6:29		Jack Scott defensive rebound
6:26		Dedan Thomas Jr. personal foul
6:17		Blake Peters misses three point jump shot
6:15		Keylan Boone defensive rebound
5:48		Dedan Thomas Jr. misses two point jump shot
5:46		Caden Pierce defensive rebound
5:36		Dalen Davis misses two point jump shot
5:34		Rob Whaley Jr. defensive rebound
5:31		Rob Whaley Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Dalen Davis steals)
5:21		Xaivian Lee misses two point layup
5:19		Dedan Thomas Jr. defensive rebound
4:54	+2	Keylan Boone makes two point turnaround jump shot	70-55
4:41	+3	Caden Pierce makes three point jump shot (Dalen Davis assists)	70-58
4:37		Tigers 60 second timeout
4:11		Dedan Thomas Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Jack Scott steals)
3:58	+2	Xaivian Lee makes two point driving layup	70-60
3:43		Justin Webster turnover (bad pass)
3:43		TV timeout
3:36	+2	Xaivian Lee makes two point layup	70-62
3:17		Jackie Johnson III misses two point jump shot
3:15		Rob Whaley Jr. offensive rebound
3:15	+2	Rob Whaley Jr. makes two point layup	72-62
3:15		Blake Peters shooting foul (Rob Whaley Jr. draws the foul)
3:15	+1	Rob Whaley Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1	73-62
3:07		Xaivian Lee misses three point jump shot
3:05		Jack Scott offensive rebound
2:59		Caden Pierce misses three point jump shot
2:57		Tigers offensive rebound
2:48	+3	Blake Peters makes three point jump shot	73-65
2:38		Dedan Thomas Jr. turnover (traveling)
2:29	+2	Xaivian Lee makes two point layup (Caden Pierce assists)	73-67
2:14		Xaivian Lee personal foul (Jackie Johnson III draws the foul)
2:02		Keylan Boone misses three point jump shot
2:00		Jack Scott defensive rebound
1:41		Keylan Boone shooting foul (Xaivian Lee draws the foul)
1:41		Xaivian Lee misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:41		Runnin' Rebels 30 second timeout
1:41	+1	Xaivian Lee makes regular free throw 2 of 2	73-68
1:13		Jack Scott shooting foul (Rob Whaley Jr. draws the foul)
1:13		Rob Whaley Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:13	+1	Rob Whaley Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	74-68
1:07		Matt Allocco misses three point jump shot
1:05		Shane Nowell defensive rebound
1:04		Caden Pierce personal foul (Shane Nowell draws the foul)
1:04	+1	Shane Nowell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	75-68
1:04	+1	Shane Nowell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	76-68
0:57	+3	Blake Peters makes three point jump shot (Xaivian Lee assists)	76-71
0:52		Blake Peters shooting foul (Rob Whaley Jr. draws the foul)
0:52		Rob Whaley Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:52	+1	Rob Whaley Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	77-71
0:42		Xaivian Lee misses two point jump shot
0:40		Caden Pierce offensive rebound
0:40	+2	Caden Pierce makes two point layup	77-73
0:39		Blake Peters personal foul (Shane Nowell draws the foul)
0:39	+1	Shane Nowell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	78-73
0:39	+1	Shane Nowell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	79-73
0:27		Shane Nowell personal foul
0:22		Shane Nowell shooting foul (Xaivian Lee draws the foul)
0:22	+1	Xaivian Lee makes regular free throw 1 of 2	79-74
0:22		Xaivian Lee misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:22		Isaiah Cottrell defensive rebound
0:19		Caden Pierce personal foul (Justin Webster draws the foul)
0:19	+1	Justin Webster makes regular free throw 1 of 2	80-74
0:19	+1	Justin Webster makes regular free throw 2 of 2	81-74
0:19		Runnin' Rebels 30 second timeout
0:15	+3	Blake Peters makes three point jump shot (Xaivian Lee assists)	81-77
0:12		Matt Allocco personal foul (Isaiah Cottrell draws the foul)
0:12		Isaiah Cottrell misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:12	+1	Isaiah Cottrell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	82-77
0:08		Xaivian Lee misses three point jump shot
0:06		Brooklyn Hicks defensive rebound
0:05		Matt Allocco personal foul (Brooklyn Hicks draws the foul)
0:05	+1	Brooklyn Hicks makes regular free throw 1 of 2	83-77
0:05	+1	Brooklyn Hicks makes regular free throw 2 of 2	84-77
0:02		Blake Peters misses three point jump shot
0:00		Rob Whaley Jr. defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Rob Whaley Jr. defensive rebound