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Harkless scores 28, leads UNLV past Wyoming 86-72

AP
Jan 25, 2023

LAS VEGAS (AP) Elijah Harkless had 28 points in UNLV Rebels's 86-72 victory against Wyoming Cowboys on Tuesday.

Harkless added eight rebounds for the Rebels (13-7, 2-6 Mountain West Conference). Keshon Gilbert scored 12 points while going 5 of 9 (2 for 4 from distance), and added eight rebounds. Jordan McCabe was 4 of 7 shooting (2 for 3 from distance) to finish with 12 points.

The Cowboys (6-14, 1-7) were led in scoring by Noah Reynolds, who finished with 23 points and seven rebounds. Xavier Dusell added 18 points and six rebounds for Wyoming. Hunter Maldonado also had 11 points and four assists.

UNLV entered halftime up 41-31. Gilbert paced the team in scoring in the first half with 12 points. Harkless scored 20 points in the second half to help lead the way as UNLV went on to secure a victory, outscoring Wyoming by four points in the second half.

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UNLV's next game is Saturday against Nevada at home, while Wyoming hosts Fresno State on Tuesday.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
WYO
Cowboys
31
UNLV
Rebels
41

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Jump ball. EJ Harkless vs. Xavier Dusell (Runnin' Rebels gains possession)
19:41	+2	EJ Harkless makes two point jump shot	0-2
19:22		Hunter Thompson misses three point jump shot
19:20		Keshon Gilbert defensive rebound
19:04	+2	Elijah Parquet makes two point stepback jump shot	0-4
18:44		Xavier Dusell misses three point jump shot
18:42		Keshon Gilbert defensive rebound
18:34	+2	Keshon Gilbert makes two point layup	0-6
18:08	+3	Xavier Dusell makes three point jump shot (Hunter Maldonado assists)	3-6
17:50		EJ Harkless misses two point turnaround jump shot
17:48		Xavier Dusell defensive rebound
17:31		Ethan Anderson turnover (bad pass)
17:11		Victor Iwuakor misses two point jump shot
17:09		Ethan Anderson defensive rebound
16:43	+2	Noah Reynolds makes two point floating jump shot	5-6
16:21	+3	Keshon Gilbert makes three point jump shot (Jordan McCabe assists)	5-9
15:58		Noah Reynolds misses two point jump shot
15:56		Keshon Gilbert defensive rebound
15:43		EJ Harkless turnover (bad pass)
15:43		TV timeout
15:16		Jeremiah Oden misses three point jump shot
15:14		Keshon Gilbert defensive rebound
14:45		Shane Nowell misses three point jump shot
14:43		Xavier Dusell defensive rebound
14:32	+2	Hunter Maldonado makes two point layup (Noah Reynolds assists)	7-9
14:13		Elijah Parquet misses three point jump shot
14:11		Cowboys defensive rebound
13:59		Noah Reynolds misses three point jump shot
13:57		Runnin' Rebels defensive rebound
13:44	+3	Keyshawn Hall makes three point jump shot (EJ Harkless assists)	7-12
13:19		Noah Reynolds misses three point jump shot
13:17		EJ Harkless defensive rebound
13:10	+2	EJ Harkless makes two point driving layup	7-14
12:46	+3	Xavier Dusell makes three point jump shot (Hunter Maldonado assists)	10-14
12:31		Jordan McCabe misses two point layup
12:29		Hunter Thompson defensive rebound
12:22		Noah Reynolds turnover (lost ball)
12:01		Nate Barnhart shooting foul (Keyshawn Hall draws the foul)
12:01		Keyshawn Hall misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:01	+1	Keyshawn Hall makes regular free throw 2 of 2	10-15
11:41		Xavier Dusell misses two point layup
11:39		Xavier Dusell offensive rebound
11:37		Xavier Dusell misses two point layup
11:35		EJ Harkless defensive rebound
11:23		Ethan Anderson shooting foul (Jordan McCabe draws the foul)
11:23		TV timeout
11:23	+1	Jordan McCabe makes regular free throw 1 of 2	10-16
11:23	+1	Jordan McCabe makes regular free throw 2 of 2	10-17
10:55	+2	Ethan Anderson makes two point layup	12-17
10:38	+2	EJ Harkless makes two point jump shot	12-19
10:17		Keyshawn Hall shooting foul (Ethan Anderson draws the foul)
10:17		Ethan Anderson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:17	+1	Ethan Anderson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	13-19
9:54		Elijah Parquet misses two point layup
9:52		David Muoka offensive rebound
9:50		David Muoka misses two point layup
9:48		Hunter Maldonado defensive rebound
9:41	+2	Hunter Maldonado makes two point layup	15-19
9:30		Hunter Maldonado personal foul
9:24		Keshon Gilbert misses two point layup
9:22		Ethan Anderson defensive rebound
9:10		Noah Reynolds misses two point layup
9:08		EJ Harkless defensive rebound
9:03		EJ Harkless misses two point layup
9:01		Xavier Dusell defensive rebound
8:51		EJ Harkless blocks Ethan Anderson's two point jump shot
8:49		Keshon Gilbert defensive rebound
8:42	+2	Keshon Gilbert makes two point layup	15-21
8:23	+3	Hunter Thompson makes three point jump shot (Noah Reynolds assists)	18-21
8:04		Keshon Gilbert turnover (lost ball) (Hunter Thompson steals)
8:00	+2	Noah Reynolds makes two point layup (Xavier Dusell assists)	20-21
7:32		EJ Harkless misses three point jump shot
7:30		Hunter Thompson defensive rebound
7:13		David Muoka personal foul
7:13		TV timeout
6:57		Jeremiah Oden misses three point jump shot
6:55		Shane Nowell defensive rebound
6:37		Shane Nowell misses three point jump shot
6:35		Noah Reynolds defensive rebound
6:15		Noah Reynolds misses three point jump shot
6:13		Hunter Thompson offensive rebound
6:13		Cowboys 30 second timeout
6:08		Xavier Dusell misses three point jump shot
6:06		Victor Iwuakor defensive rebound
5:54	+2	Elijah Parquet makes two point layup (Jordan McCabe assists)	20-23
5:35		Elijah Parquet blocks Xavier Dusell's two point layup
5:33		Noah Reynolds offensive rebound
5:27		Jeremiah Oden misses three point jump shot
5:25		Victor Iwuakor defensive rebound
5:11		Victor Iwuakor misses two point jump shot
5:09		Hunter Thompson defensive rebound
4:58		Shane Nowell blocks Xavier Dusell's two point layup
4:56		Jordan McCabe defensive rebound
4:50	+3	Jordan McCabe makes three point jump shot	20-26
4:30		Keshon Gilbert personal foul
4:18	+3	Xavier Dusell makes three point jump shot (Noah Reynolds assists)	23-26
3:50	+3	Shane Nowell makes three point jump shot (Jordan McCabe assists)	23-29
3:29		Noah Reynolds turnover (bad pass)
3:29		TV timeout
3:18	+2	EJ Harkless makes two point layup	23-31
2:52		Victor Iwuakor blocks Nate Barnhart's two point jump shot
2:50		Keshon Gilbert defensive rebound
2:46	+2	Keshon Gilbert makes two point layup	23-33
2:23	+2	Noah Reynolds makes two point layup	25-33
2:10	+2	Jordan McCabe makes two point jump shot	25-35
1:49		Noah Reynolds turnover (lost ball) (Jordan McCabe steals)
1:36	+3	Keshon Gilbert makes three point jump shot	25-38
1:15	+3	Jeremiah Oden makes three point jump shot (Xavier Dusell assists)	28-38
0:52		Keshon Gilbert misses three point jump shot
0:50		Nate Barnhart defensive rebound
0:42		Nate Barnhart misses three point jump shot
0:40		Shane Nowell defensive rebound
0:37		Shane Nowell turnover (lost ball)
0:27	+3	Hunter Thompson makes three point jump shot (Hunter Maldonado assists)	31-38
0:15		Runnin' Rebels 30 second timeout
0:03	+3	Jordan McCabe makes three point jump shot (EJ Harkless assists)	31-41
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
WYO
Cowboys
41
UNLV
Rebels
45

Time		Play	Score
19:50	+2	Hunter Maldonado makes two point layup (Ethan Anderson assists)	33-41
19:37	+3	Justin Webster makes three point jump shot (EJ Harkless assists)	33-44
19:03		Hunter Maldonado misses three point jump shot
19:01		EJ Harkless defensive rebound
18:58		Hunter Maldonado personal foul
18:50		Elijah Parquet misses three point jump shot
18:48		Ethan Anderson defensive rebound
18:19	+2	Hunter Maldonado makes two point layup (Xavier Dusell assists)	35-44
18:01		EJ Harkless misses two point jump shot
17:59		EJ Harkless offensive rebound
17:56		Ethan Anderson shooting foul (EJ Harkless draws the foul)
17:56	+1	EJ Harkless makes regular free throw 1 of 2	35-45
17:56	+1	EJ Harkless makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-46
17:45		Keshon Gilbert personal foul
17:36		Victor Iwuakor blocks Noah Reynolds's two point layup
17:34		Keshon Gilbert defensive rebound
17:28	+3	Justin Webster makes three point jump shot (Keshon Gilbert assists)	35-49
17:08		Ethan Anderson misses two point layup
17:06		Ethan Anderson offensive rebound
17:05		Ethan Anderson misses two point layup
17:03		Hunter Thompson offensive rebound
17:00		Noah Reynolds misses three point jump shot
16:58		Justin Webster defensive rebound
16:38		Hunter Maldonado personal foul
16:30		Caden Powell shooting foul (Victor Iwuakor draws the foul)
16:30	+1	Victor Iwuakor makes regular free throw 1 of 2	35-50
16:30		Victor Iwuakor misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:30		Xavier Dusell defensive rebound
16:01	+2	Noah Reynolds makes two point turnaround jump shot	37-50
15:43		Victor Iwuakor turnover (lost ball) (Caden Powell steals)
15:37		Xavier Dusell misses three point jump shot
15:35		Justin Webster defensive rebound
15:08	+2	Victor Iwuakor makes two point layup (Justin Webster assists)	37-52
14:50	+2	Ethan Anderson makes two point layup	39-52
14:50		Shane Nowell shooting foul (Ethan Anderson draws the foul)
14:50		TV timeout
14:50	+1	Ethan Anderson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	40-52
14:37	+3	Justin Webster makes three point jump shot (Keyshawn Hall assists)	40-55
14:18	+3	Noah Reynolds makes three point jump shot (Ethan Anderson assists)	43-55
14:08		Jordan McCabe misses two point layup
14:06		Hunter Thompson defensive rebound
14:03		Keyshawn Hall shooting foul (Noah Reynolds draws the foul)
14:03	+1	Noah Reynolds makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-55
14:03	+1	Noah Reynolds makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-55
13:47		EJ Harkless misses two point jump shot
13:45		Hunter Maldonado defensive rebound
13:35		Noah Reynolds misses two point jump shot
13:33		Shane Nowell defensive rebound
13:24	+3	Shane Nowell makes three point jump shot (Keshon Gilbert assists)	45-58
13:00		Jordan McCabe technical foul
13:00	+1	Noah Reynolds makes technical free throw 1 of 1	46-58
12:53	+3	Xavier Dusell makes three point jump shot (Ethan Anderson assists)	49-58
12:37		Elijah Parquet misses two point jump shot
12:35		Noah Reynolds defensive rebound
12:22		Elijah Parquet blocks Noah Reynolds's two point layup
12:20		Hunter Thompson offensive rebound
12:04		Jordan McCabe shooting foul (Ethan Anderson draws the foul)
12:04	+1	Ethan Anderson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-58
12:04	+1	Ethan Anderson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-58
11:47	+2	Jordan McCabe makes two point jump shot (Elijah Parquet assists)	51-60
11:26		Hunter Thompson misses three point jump shot
11:24		Noah Reynolds offensive rebound
11:21		Noah Reynolds misses three point jump shot
11:19		Keshon Gilbert defensive rebound
11:15		Victor Iwuakor misses two point alley-oop dunk
11:13		Hunter Thompson defensive rebound
11:11		TV timeout
10:46	+3	Xavier Dusell makes three point stepback jump shot	54-60
10:26		Hunter Thompson shooting foul (EJ Harkless draws the foul)
10:26	+1	EJ Harkless makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-61
10:26	+1	EJ Harkless makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-62
10:06		Victor Iwuakor shooting foul (Hunter Thompson draws the foul)
10:06	+1	Hunter Thompson makes regular free throw 1 of 3	55-62
10:06	+1	Hunter Thompson makes regular free throw 2 of 3	56-62
10:06	+1	Hunter Thompson makes regular free throw 3 of 3	57-62
9:39	+3	EJ Harkless makes three point jump shot (Jordan McCabe assists)	57-65
9:15	+3	Noah Reynolds makes three point jump shot	60-65
9:00		Hunter Thompson shooting foul (Victor Iwuakor draws the foul)
9:00	+1	Victor Iwuakor makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-66
9:00	+1	Victor Iwuakor makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-67
8:44		Elijah Parquet personal foul
8:44		Cowboys 30 second timeout
8:44		TV timeout
8:27		Ethan Anderson misses two point layup
8:25		Keyshawn Hall defensive rebound
8:21	+2	Keyshawn Hall makes two point layup	60-69
8:21		Hunter Thompson shooting foul (Keyshawn Hall draws the foul)
8:21		Keyshawn Hall misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:21		Jeremiah Oden defensive rebound
8:07		Jeremiah Oden misses three point jump shot
8:05		Shane Nowell defensive rebound
7:45	+2	Keyshawn Hall makes two point jump shot	60-71
7:30		Ethan Anderson offensive foul
7:30		Ethan Anderson turnover (offensive foul)
7:30		TV timeout
7:13	+2	Keyshawn Hall makes two point layup	60-73
6:56		Xavier Dusell turnover (bad pass) (Keshon Gilbert steals)
6:47	+2	EJ Harkless makes two point layup	60-75
6:47		Xavier Dusell shooting foul (EJ Harkless draws the foul)
6:47	+1	EJ Harkless makes regular free throw 1 of 1	60-76
6:29	+3	Xavier Dusell makes three point jump shot (Hunter Maldonado assists)	63-76
6:16		Keyshawn Hall turnover (bad pass)
6:01	+3	Hunter Maldonado makes three point jump shot	66-76
5:34		Justin Webster misses three point jump shot
5:32		Xavier Dusell defensive rebound
5:22		Hunter Maldonado misses two point hook shot
5:20		Justin Webster defensive rebound
4:51		Keshon Gilbert misses two point turnaround jump shot
4:49		Noah Reynolds defensive rebound
4:41	+3	Noah Reynolds makes three point jump shot (Hunter Thompson assists)	69-76
4:39		Runnin' Rebels 30 second timeout
4:28	+2	EJ Harkless makes two point turnaround jump shot (Elijah Parquet assists)	69-78
4:12	+3	Noah Reynolds makes three point jump shot	72-78
3:56		EJ Harkless misses two point layup
3:54		Noah Reynolds defensive rebound
3:36		Jeremiah Oden misses three point jump shot
3:34		Justin Webster defensive rebound
3:16	+2	EJ Harkless makes two point jump shot (Keshon Gilbert assists)	72-80
3:16		Hunter Maldonado shooting foul (EJ Harkless draws the foul)
3:16		TV timeout
3:16	+1	EJ Harkless makes regular free throw 1 of 1	72-81
2:55		Noah Reynolds misses two point layup
2:53		Justin Webster defensive rebound
2:29		Xavier Dusell shooting foul (EJ Harkless draws the foul)
2:29		J.Linder technical foul
2:29	+1	EJ Harkless makes technical free throw 1 of 2	72-82
2:29	+1	EJ Harkless makes technical free throw 2 of 2	72-83
2:29	+1	EJ Harkless makes regular free throw 1 of 3	72-84
2:29	+1	EJ Harkless makes regular free throw 2 of 3	72-85
2:29	+1	EJ Harkless makes regular free throw 3 of 3	72-86
2:15		Justin Webster shooting foul (Ethan Anderson draws the foul)
2:15		Ethan Anderson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:15		Ethan Anderson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:15		EJ Harkless defensive rebound
1:44		Keshon Gilbert misses three point jump shot
1:44		Runnin' Rebels turnover (shot clock violation)
1:33		Noah Reynolds misses three point jump shot
1:31		EJ Harkless defensive rebound
1:04		Keshon Gilbert turnover (bad pass) (Hunter Maldonado steals)
1:04		Victor Iwuakor personal foul (Hunter Maldonado draws the foul)
1:04		Hunter Maldonado misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:04		Victor Iwuakor defensive rebound
0:38		EJ Harkless misses two point jump shot
0:36		Victor Iwuakor offensive rebound
0:20		Jordan McCabe misses three point jump shot
0:18		Noah Reynolds defensive rebound
0:08		Noah Reynolds misses three point jump shot
0:06		EJ Harkless defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

EJ Harkless defensive rebound