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Diong scores 20 to carry UNLV past New Mexico 77-54

AP
Jan 16, 2021

LAS VEGAS (AP) Mbacke Diong had a career-high 20 points as UNLV Rebels easily beat New Mexico Lobos 77-54 on Saturday.

Diong hit 9 of 11 shots. The win came hours after UNLV announced that starting point guard Marvin Coleman (6.7 ppg, 4.0 assists and 2.5 rebounds) was out for the remainder of the season with a stress fracture in his right leg.

Bryce Hamilton had 19 points, eight rebounds and seven assists for UNLV (3-6, 1-2 Mountain West Conference). Nick Blake added 18 points. Caleb Grill had 10 points.

Makuach Maluach had 13 points for the Lobos (4-7, 0-7). Valdir Manuel added 10 points. Bayron Matos had eight points and seven rebounds.

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1st Half
UNM
Lobos
26
UNLV
Rebels
37

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Bayron Matos vs. Cheikh Mbacke Diong (Rebels gains possession)
19:32		David Jenkins Jr. misses three point jump shot
19:30		Isaiah Marin defensive rebound
18:57		Lobos turnover (shot clock violation)
18:33	+2	Cheikh Mbacke Diong makes two point layup (Bryce Hamilton assists)	0-2
18:13	+2	Bayron Matos makes two point layup (Makuach Maluach assists)	2-2
17:50	+2	Caleb Grill makes two point jump shot (Bryce Hamilton assists)	2-4
17:13		Lobos turnover (shot clock violation)
17:04	+3	Caleb Grill makes three point jump shot	2-7
16:35		Rod Brown turnover (bad pass) (Bryce Hamilton steals)
16:25	+3	David Jenkins Jr. makes three point jump shot (Bryce Hamilton assists)	2-10
16:25		Lobos 30 second timeout
16:04		Makuach Maluach misses two point layup
16:02		Rebels defensive rebound
15:40	+2	Bryce Hamilton makes two point layup	2-12
15:19		Makuach Maluach misses two point jump shot
15:17		Nicquel Blake defensive rebound
15:07		Bryce Hamilton turnover (bad pass) (Isaiah Marin steals)
15:02		Saquan Singleton offensive foul (Moses Wood draws the foul)
15:02		Saquan Singleton turnover
14:49		Saquan Singleton personal foul (Nicquel Blake draws the foul)
14:42		Javonte Johnson personal foul (Nicquel Blake draws the foul)
14:38		Bryce Hamilton misses two point jump shot
14:36		Makuach Maluach defensive rebound
14:28	+2	Makuach Maluach makes two point jump shot (Jeremiah Francis III assists)	4-12
14:11	+3	Caleb Grill makes three point jump shot (Nicquel Blake assists)	4-15
13:58		Valdir Manuel misses two point layup
13:56		Edoardo Del Cadia defensive rebound
13:37		Caleb Grill misses three point jump shot
13:35		Valdir Manuel defensive rebound
13:21		Caleb Grill shooting foul (Rod Brown draws the foul)
13:21	+1	Rod Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2	5-15
13:21		Rod Brown misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:21		Cheikh Mbacke Diong defensive rebound
13:01	+2	Nicquel Blake makes two point layup	5-17
12:48		Rod Brown misses two point layup
12:46		Emmanuel Kuac offensive rebound
12:37		Moses Wood blocks Valdir Manuel's two point layup
12:35		David Jenkins Jr. defensive rebound
12:26	+2	Cheikh Mbacke Diong makes two point layup (David Jenkins Jr. assists)	5-19
12:08	+2	Valdir Manuel makes two point hook shot	7-19
11:58	+3	Nicquel Blake makes three point jump shot	7-22
11:31	+3	Javonte Johnson makes three point jump shot (Jeremiah Francis III assists)	10-22
11:12		Caleb Grill misses three point jump shot
11:10		Emmanuel Kuac defensive rebound
11:00	+2	Rod Brown makes two point layup (Emmanuel Kuac assists)	12-22
10:41		Nicquel Blake misses two point layup
10:39		Cheikh Mbacke Diong offensive rebound
10:39		Javonte Johnson personal foul (Cheikh Mbacke Diong draws the foul)
10:39		TV timeout
10:30		David Jenkins Jr. misses two point jump shot
10:28		Emmanuel Kuac defensive rebound
10:07	+3	Javonte Johnson makes three point jump shot (Makuach Maluach assists)	15-22
10:01		David Jenkins Jr. offensive foul (Jeremiah Francis III draws the foul)
10:01		David Jenkins Jr. turnover
9:51		Jeremiah Francis III misses three point jump shot
9:49		Lobos offensive rebound
9:29	+2	Makuach Maluach makes two point jump shot	17-22
9:13		Bryce Hamilton misses three point jump shot
9:11		Devin Tillis offensive rebound
9:01		David Jenkins Jr. misses three point jump shot
8:59		Bayron Matos defensive rebound
8:50		Bayron Matos misses two point hook shot
8:48		David Jenkins Jr. defensive rebound
8:39		David Jenkins Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Jeremiah Francis III steals)
8:20		Emmanuel Kuac misses three point jump shot
8:18		Bryce Hamilton defensive rebound
7:54	+3	Nicquel Blake makes three point jump shot (David Jenkins Jr. assists)	17-25
7:37		Emmanuel Kuac misses three point jump shot
7:35		Bayron Matos offensive rebound
7:30		Jeremiah Francis III misses two point jump shot
7:28		Edoardo Del Cadia defensive rebound
7:28		Bayron Matos personal foul (Edoardo Del Cadia draws the foul)
7:28		TV timeout
7:18		Nicquel Blake turnover (bad pass) (Makuach Maluach steals)
6:53		Isaiah Marin misses two point layup
6:51		Bryce Hamilton defensive rebound
6:43		Caleb Grill misses three point jump shot
6:41		Valdir Manuel defensive rebound
6:35		Caleb Grill shooting foul (Makuach Maluach draws the foul)
6:35	+1	Makuach Maluach makes regular free throw 1 of 2	18-25
6:35	+1	Makuach Maluach makes regular free throw 2 of 2	19-25
6:24	+2	Cheikh Mbacke Diong makes two point alley-oop dunk (Bryce Hamilton assists)	19-27
5:59		Isaiah Marin turnover (bad pass)
5:35	+2	Cheikh Mbacke Diong makes two point layup (Nicquel Blake assists)	19-29
5:05	+2	Valdir Manuel makes two point layup (Isaiah Marin assists)	21-29
4:51		Nicquel Blake turnover (bad pass) (Nolan Dorsey steals)
4:41		Isaiah Marin misses three point jump shot
4:39		David Jenkins Jr. defensive rebound
4:27		Cheikh Mbacke Diong turnover (traveling)
3:59		Edoardo Del Cadia personal foul (Valdir Manuel draws the foul)
3:59		TV timeout
3:54		Makuach Maluach misses two point jump shot
3:52		David Jenkins Jr. defensive rebound
3:41		David Jenkins Jr. misses two point jump shot
3:39		Bryce Hamilton offensive rebound
3:30	+2	Bryce Hamilton makes two point layup	21-31
3:12		Bryce Hamilton personal foul (Makuach Maluach draws the foul)
3:03		Jeremiah Francis III turnover (lost ball) (Bryce Hamilton steals)
2:56		Nicquel Blake misses three point jump shot
2:54		Saquan Singleton defensive rebound
2:35		Rod Brown misses two point layup
2:33		Nicquel Blake defensive rebound
2:27		Bryce Hamilton misses three point jump shot
2:25		Rebels offensive rebound
2:18		David Jenkins Jr. misses three point jump shot
2:16		Cheikh Mbacke Diong offensive rebound
2:11		Nicquel Blake misses three point jump shot
2:09		Bryce Hamilton offensive rebound
2:11	+2	Bryce Hamilton makes two point layup	21-33
1:49		Makuach Maluach misses two point jump shot
1:47		Rod Brown offensive rebound
1:41	+2	Rod Brown makes two point jump shot (Jeremiah Francis III assists)	23-33
1:37		Makuach Maluach personal foul (Nicquel Blake draws the foul)
1:25		Valdir Manuel personal foul (Bryce Hamilton draws the foul)
1:25		Bryce Hamilton misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:25		Saquan Singleton defensive rebound
1:04	+3	Makuach Maluach makes three point jump shot (Saquan Singleton assists)	26-33
0:37	+2	Cheikh Mbacke Diong makes two point layup (David Jenkins Jr. assists)	26-35
0:20		Valdir Manuel misses two point jump shot
0:16		Moses Wood defensive rebound
0:19		Rod Brown personal foul (Moses Wood draws the foul)
0:19		Rebels 30 second timeout
0:19	+1	Moses Wood makes regular free throw 1 of 2	26-36
0:19	+1	Moses Wood makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-37
0:10		Makuach Maluach misses three point jump shot
0:08		Nicquel Blake defensive rebound
0:03		Moses Wood turnover (traveling)
0:00		Jeremiah Francis III misses three point jump shot
0:00		Rebels defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
UNM
Lobos
28
UNLV
Rebels
40

Time		Play	Score
0:00		—
19:39		Bayron Matos misses two point hook shot
19:37		Rod Brown offensive rebound
19:37		Makuach Maluach misses three point jump shot
19:37		Edoardo Del Cadia defensive rebound
19:13		Bayron Matos personal foul
19:13		Edoardo Del Cadia misses three point jump shot
19:11		Saquan Singleton defensive rebound
18:59	+2	Bayron Matos makes two point layup (Isaiah Marin assists)	28-37
18:30	+2	Bryce Hamilton makes two point jump shot	28-39
18:02		Isaiah Marin turnover (bad pass) (Caleb Grill steals)
17:55		Caleb Grill misses three point jump shot
17:53		Bayron Matos defensive rebound
17:36		Makuach Maluach misses three point jump shot
17:34		Bayron Matos offensive rebound
17:30		Edoardo Del Cadia shooting foul (Bayron Matos draws the foul)
17:30		Bayron Matos misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:30	+1	Bayron Matos makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-39
17:01	+2	Cheikh Mbacke Diong makes two point layup (Moses Wood assists)	29-41
17:01		Makuach Maluach shooting foul (Cheikh Mbacke Diong draws the foul)
17:01	+1	Cheikh Mbacke Diong makes regular free throw 1 of 1	29-42
16:42		Makuach Maluach misses two point jump shot
16:40		Bryce Hamilton defensive rebound
16:32		Bryce Hamilton misses two point layup
16:30		Cheikh Mbacke Diong offensive rebound
16:23	+2	Cheikh Mbacke Diong makes two point layup	29-44
16:09		Jeremiah Francis III misses three point jump shot
16:07		Moses Wood defensive rebound
15:58	+2	Cheikh Mbacke Diong makes two point layup (Bryce Hamilton assists)	29-46
15:52		Cheikh Mbacke Diong shooting foul (Saquan Singleton draws the foul)
15:58		TV timeout
15:52	+1	Saquan Singleton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-46
15:52	+1	Saquan Singleton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-46
15:45		Moses Wood misses three point jump shot
15:43		Saquan Singleton defensive rebound
15:35	+2	Rod Brown makes two point layup (Saquan Singleton assists)	33-46
15:02	+3	Nicquel Blake makes three point jump shot (Bryce Hamilton assists)	33-49
14:31		Saquan Singleton turnover (bad pass) (Bryce Hamilton steals)
14:21	+3	Nicquel Blake makes three point jump shot (Caleb Grill assists)	33-52
14:10		Makuach Maluach misses two point jump shot
14:08		Reece Brown defensive rebound
14:00	+3	Bryce Hamilton makes three point jump shot (Nicquel Blake assists)	33-55
13:57		Lobos 30 second timeout
13:57		TV timeout
13:43	+2	Valdir Manuel makes two point hook shot (Isaiah Marin assists)	35-55
13:13	+2	Nicquel Blake makes two point jump shot	35-57
12:55		Valdir Manuel turnover (bad pass) (Cheikh Mbacke Diong steals)
12:35	+2	Cheikh Mbacke Diong makes two point hook shot	35-59
12:12	+2	Makuach Maluach makes two point jump shot	37-59
11:55		David Jenkins Jr. misses two point jump shot
11:53		Lobos defensive rebound
11:53		TV timeout
11:22		Lobos turnover (shot clock violation)
11:08		Bryce Hamilton misses two point layup
11:06		Bayron Matos defensive rebound
10:55		David Jenkins Jr. shooting foul (Makuach Maluach draws the foul)
10:55	+1	Makuach Maluach makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-59
10:55	+1	Makuach Maluach makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-59
10:48		Isaiah Marin personal foul (David Jenkins Jr. draws the foul)
10:40		Isaiah Marin personal foul (Bryce Hamilton draws the foul)
10:36		Cheikh Mbacke Diong misses three point jump shot
10:34		Javonte Johnson defensive rebound
10:25		Cheikh Mbacke Diong blocks Emmanuel Kuac's two point dunk
10:25		Emmanuel Kuac offensive rebound
10:25		Emmanuel Kuac turnover (lost ball) (Bryce Hamilton steals)
10:25		Cheikh Mbacke Diong offensive foul (Emmanuel Kuac draws the foul)
10:25		Cheikh Mbacke Diong turnover
10:00		Makuach Maluach misses two point jump shot
9:58		Bryce Hamilton defensive rebound
9:42		Saquan Singleton personal foul (Edoardo Del Cadia draws the foul)
9:41		Edoardo Del Cadia offensive foul (Saquan Singleton draws the foul)
9:41		Edoardo Del Cadia turnover
9:19		Isaiah Marin misses three point jump shot
9:17		Javonte Johnson offensive rebound
9:13		Javonte Johnson misses two point layup
9:11		Moses Wood defensive rebound
9:13		Makuach Maluach personal foul (Moses Wood draws the foul)
9:02		Isaiah Marin shooting foul (David Jenkins Jr. draws the foul)
9:02	+1	David Jenkins Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-60
9:02	+1	David Jenkins Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-61
8:36		Makuach Maluach misses three point jump shot
8:34		Cheikh Mbacke Diong defensive rebound
8:16		Moses Wood misses three point jump shot
8:14		Valdir Manuel defensive rebound
8:14		Caleb Grill shooting foul (Saquan Singleton draws the foul)
8:09	+1	Saquan Singleton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	40-61
8:09	+1	Saquan Singleton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-61
7:37		Rebels turnover (shot clock violation)
7:37		TV timeout
7:20		Valdir Manuel misses two point jump shot
7:18		Kurt Wegscheider offensive rebound
7:12		Official timeout
7:12	+2	Valdir Manuel makes two point hook shot (Jeremiah Francis III assists)	43-61
6:57		Bryce Hamilton turnover (traveling)
6:45		Nicquel Blake shooting foul (Saquan Singleton draws the foul)
6:45	+1	Saquan Singleton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-61
6:45	+1	Saquan Singleton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-61
6:36		Valdir Manuel blocks Nicquel Blake's two point layup
6:34		Rebels offensive rebound
6:34		Kurt Wegscheider shooting foul (Bryce Hamilton draws the foul)
6:34	+1	Bryce Hamilton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-62
6:34		Bryce Hamilton misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:34		Saquan Singleton defensive rebound
6:33		Saquan Singleton turnover (traveling)
6:21		Valdir Manuel shooting foul (Cheikh Mbacke Diong draws the foul)
6:21		Cheikh Mbacke Diong misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:21	+1	Cheikh Mbacke Diong makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-63
6:08		Jeremiah Francis III misses three point jump shot
6:06		Valdir Manuel offensive rebound
5:55		Jeremiah Francis III turnover (lost ball) (Cheikh Mbacke Diong steals)
5:49	+2	Bryce Hamilton makes two point layup (Caleb Grill assists)	45-65
5:42	+2	Jeremiah Francis III makes two point jump shot	47-65
5:28		Kurt Wegscheider shooting foul (Bryce Hamilton draws the foul)
5:27	+1	Bryce Hamilton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-66
5:27	+1	Bryce Hamilton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-67
5:09		Makuach Maluach turnover (lost ball) (Caleb Grill steals)
5:03	+2	Caleb Grill makes two point layup (Moses Wood assists)	47-69
4:51		Moses Wood personal foul (Saquan Singleton draws the foul)
4:51		Saquan Singleton misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:51		Bryce Hamilton defensive rebound
4:29	+3	Bryce Hamilton makes three point jump shot	47-72
4:15	+2	Valdir Manuel makes two point jump shot (Saquan Singleton assists)	49-72
3:54	+3	David Jenkins Jr. makes three point jump shot (Bryce Hamilton assists)	49-75
3:29		Caleb Grill personal foul (Saquan Singleton draws the foul)
3:29		TV timeout
3:29		Saquan Singleton misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:29	+1	Saquan Singleton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-75
3:12		Bryce Hamilton misses two point layup
3:10		Bayron Matos defensive rebound
2:49		Jeremiah Francis III misses three point jump shot
2:47		David Jenkins Jr. defensive rebound
2:29		Nicquel Blake misses three point jump shot
2:27		Cheikh Mbacke Diong offensive rebound
2:12		Bryce Hamilton misses two point layup
2:10		Jeremiah Francis III defensive rebound
2:11		Moses Wood personal foul (Jeremiah Francis III draws the foul)
2:11		Jeremiah Francis III misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:11	+1	Jeremiah Francis III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-75
1:49		Cheikh Mbacke Diong misses two point hook shot
1:47		Bryce Hamilton offensive rebound
1:38	+2	Nicquel Blake makes two point layup (Cheikh Mbacke Diong assists)	51-77
1:19		Javonte Johnson misses three point jump shot
1:17		Bayron Matos offensive rebound
1:19		Moses Wood shooting foul (Bayron Matos draws the foul)
1:19	+1	Bayron Matos makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-77
1:19		Bayron Matos misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:19		Reece Brown defensive rebound
1:06		Caleb Grill offensive foul
1:06		Caleb Grill turnover
0:43		Edoardo Del Cadia shooting foul (Bayron Matos draws the foul)
0:43	+1	Bayron Matos makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-77
0:43	+1	Bayron Matos makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-77
0:17		Nicquel Blake misses three point jump shot
0:15		Lobos defensive rebound
0:04		Valdir Manuel misses three point jump shot
0:02		Reece Brown defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Reece Brown defensive rebound