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Whaley's 15 points spark UNLV past Air Force, 72-43
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) Rob Whaley Jr. scored 15 points and UNLV cruised to a 72-43 win over the Air Force Academy on Wednesday night.
The Runnin' Rebels built a 13-point lead at the break and held the Falcons to just 19 second-half points.
Whaley hit 6 of 7 shots from the field and pulled down seven rebounds to lead UNLV (15-10, 8-5 Mountain West). Freshman Brooklyn Hicks scored 12 points off the bench and Keylan Boone contributed 11 points.
Ethan Taylor finished with 17 points to lead Air Force (8-17, 1-12), but was the lone scorer to reach double figures.
UNLV will play host to No. 22 Colorado State Saturday. Air Force travels to face New Mexico Saturday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Keylan Boone vs. Rytis Petraitis (Dedan Thomas Jr. gains possession) | ||
| 19:35 |  | Keylan Boone misses two point jump shot | ||
| 19:33 | | Rytis Petraitis defensive rebound | ||
| 19:32 | | Kalib Boone personal foul (Rytis Petraitis draws the foul) | ||
| 19:13 | | Ethan Taylor misses three point jump shot | ||
| 19:11 | | Luis Rodriguez defensive rebound | ||
| 18:58 | | Dedan Thomas Jr. misses two point layup | ||
| 18:56 | | Rob Whaley Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 18:50 | | +2 | Rob Whaley Jr. makes two point layup | 2-0 |
| 18:35 | | +3 | Ethan Taylor makes three point jump shot (Kellan Boylan assists) | 2-3 |
| 18:23 | | Rytis Petraitis personal foul (Luis Rodriguez draws the foul) | ||
| 18:18 | | Rytis Petraitis blocks Kalib Boone's two point layup | ||
| 18:16 | | Runnin' Rebels offensive rebound | ||
| 18:06 | | Dedan Thomas Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 18:04 | | Kalib Boone offensive rebound | ||
| 18:02 | | Kellan Boylan personal foul (Kalib Boone draws the foul) | ||
| 17:51 | | +2 | Kalib Boone makes two point dunk (Rob Whaley Jr. assists) | 4-3 |
| 17:24 | | Rytis Petraitis misses three point jump shot | ||
| 17:22 | | Luis Rodriguez defensive rebound | ||
| 17:15 | | Byron Brown personal foul | ||
| 17:11 | | Dedan Thomas Jr. misses two point jump shot | ||
| 17:09 | | Rob Whaley Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 17:06 | | +2 | Rob Whaley Jr. makes two point layup | 6-3 |
| 16:46 | | Kellan Boylan misses three point jump shot | ||
| 16:44 | | Dedan Thomas Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 16:34 | | Keylan Boone misses two point jump shot | ||
| 16:32 | | Beau Becker defensive rebound | ||
| 16:17 | | Ethan Taylor misses three point jump shot | ||
| 16:15 | | Rob Whaley Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 16:03 | | Rob Whaley Jr. turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 15:48 | | Rytis Petraitis misses three point jump shot | ||
| 15:46 | | Keylan Boone defensive rebound | ||
| 15:33 | | +2 | Keylan Boone makes two point layup | 8-3 |
| 15:12 | | +2 | Rytis Petraitis makes two point jump shot | 8-5 |
| 14:43 | | +2 | Brooklyn Hicks makes two point layup | 10-5 |
| 14:28 | | +3 | Beau Becker makes three point jump shot (Ethan Taylor assists) | 10-8 |
| 14:05 | | Rytis Petraitis blocks Kalib Boone's two point layup | ||
| 14:03 | | Kellan Boylan defensive rebound | ||
| 13:47 | | Beau Becker misses three point jump shot | ||
| 13:45 | | Keylan Boone defensive rebound | ||
| 13:32 | | +2 | Dedan Thomas Jr. makes two point jump shot | 12-8 |
| 13:16 | | Rytis Petraitis misses two point layup | ||
| 13:14 | | Kalib Boone defensive rebound | ||
| 13:04 | | Shane Nowell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 13:02 | | Ethan Taylor defensive rebound | ||
| 12:42 | | +2 | Byron Brown makes two point layup | 12-10 |
| 12:26 | | +2 | Kalib Boone makes two point dunk (Dedan Thomas Jr. assists) | 14-10 |
| 12:05 | | TV timeout | ||
| 11:54 | | +2 | Ethan Taylor makes two point jump shot | 14-12 |
| 11:28 | | TV timeout | ||
| 11:27 | | Brooklyn Hicks turnover (bad pass) (Luke Kearney steals) | ||
| 11:03 | | Beau Becker misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:01 | | Brooklyn Hicks defensive rebound | ||
| 10:54 | | +3 | Justin Webster makes three point jump shot (Brooklyn Hicks assists) | 17-12 |
| 10:27 | | +2 | Beau Becker makes two point layup (Rytis Petraitis assists) | 17-14 |
| 10:08 | | Brooklyn Hicks misses two point layup | ||
| 10:06 | | Rob Whaley Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 10:02 | | Rob Whaley Jr. misses two point layup | ||
| 10:00 | | Falcons defensive rebound | ||
| 9:31 | | Byron Brown misses two point layup | ||
| 9:29 | | Rob Whaley Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 9:11 | | Luis Rodriguez misses two point layup | ||
| 9:09 | | Beau Becker defensive rebound | ||
| 8:54 | | Luke Kearney misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:52 | | Dedan Thomas Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 8:45 | | Luke Kearney shooting foul (Justin Webster draws the foul) | ||
| 8:45 | | +1 | Justin Webster makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 18-14 |
| 8:45 | | +1 | Justin Webster makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 19-14 |
| 8:20 | | Byron Brown misses two point jump shot | ||
| 8:18 | | Justin Webster defensive rebound | ||
| 8:07 | | +2 | Rob Whaley Jr. makes two point layup (Keylan Boone assists) | 21-14 |
| 8:06 | | Ethan Taylor shooting foul (Rob Whaley Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 8:06 | | +1 | Rob Whaley Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 22-14 |
| 7:57 | | Jackie Johnson III personal foul | ||
| 7:57 | | TV timeout | ||
| 7:50 | | Beau Becker misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:48 | | Dedan Thomas Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 7:31 | | Byron Brown blocks Jackie Johnson III's two point layup | ||
| 7:29 | | Keylan Boone offensive rebound | ||
| 7:21 | | Rytis Petraitis blocks Justin Webster's two point layup | ||
| 7:19 | | Rytis Petraitis defensive rebound | ||
| 6:59 | | Rytis Petraitis turnover (traveling) | ||
| 6:42 | | +2 | Jackie Johnson III makes two point jump shot | 24-14 |
| 6:29 | | +2 | Byron Brown makes two point dunk (Chase Beasley assists) | 24-16 |
| 6:13 | | +3 | Keylan Boone makes three point jump shot | 27-16 |
| 5:44 | | +3 | Ethan Taylor makes three point jump shot (Rytis Petraitis assists) | 27-19 |
| 5:26 | | +2 | Keylan Boone makes two point layup | 29-19 |
| 5:08 | | +3 | Ethan Taylor makes three point jump shot (Kellan Boylan assists) | 29-22 |
| 5:03 | | Falcons 30 second timeout | ||
| 4:47 | | Justin Webster misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:45 | | Luis Rodriguez offensive rebound | ||
| 4:43 | | Luis Rodriguez misses two point layup | ||
| 4:43 | | Kalib Boone offensive rebound | ||
| 4:42 | | Kalib Boone turnover (traveling) | ||
| 4:20 | | Rytis Petraitis misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:18 | | Kellan Boylan offensive rebound | ||
| 4:15 | | Rytis Petraitis turnover (lost ball) (Kalib Boone steals) | ||
| 4:07 | | Jackie Johnson III turnover (traveling) | ||
| 3:52 | | Ethan Taylor misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:50 | | Jackie Johnson III defensive rebound | ||
| 3:41 | | +2 | Dedan Thomas Jr. makes two point layup | 31-22 |
| 3:20 | | Kalib Boone personal foul (Rytis Petraitis draws the foul) | ||
| 3:20 | | TV timeout | ||
| 3:01 | | Ethan Taylor turnover (bad pass) (Keylan Boone steals) | ||
| 2:56 | | Byron Brown shooting foul (Dedan Thomas Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 2:56 | | +1 | Dedan Thomas Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 32-22 |
| 2:56 | | +1 | Dedan Thomas Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 33-22 |
| 2:37 | | Luke Kearney misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:35 | | Jackie Johnson III defensive rebound | ||
| 2:29 | | Jackie Johnson III turnover (bad pass) (Ethan Taylor steals) | ||
| 2:08 | | Ethan Taylor misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:06 | | Dedan Thomas Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 1:45 | | +2 | Luis Rodriguez makes two point jump shot | 35-22 |
| 1:27 | | +2 | Kellan Boylan makes two point layup | 35-24 |
| 0:48 | | +2 | Keylan Boone makes two point jump shot | 37-24 |
| 0:34 | | Ethan Taylor turnover (lost ball) | ||
| 0:34 | | Runnin' Rebels 30 second timeout | ||
| 0:09 | | Dedan Thomas Jr. turnover (Beau Becker steals) | ||
| 0:01 | | Beau Becker misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Rob Whaley Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:38 | | +2 | Rob Whaley Jr. makes two point layup | 39-24 |
| 19:20 | | Rob Whaley Jr. personal foul | ||
| 19:01 | | Ethan Taylor misses three point jump shot | ||
| 18:59 | | Kellan Boylan offensive rebound | ||
| 18:51 | | Luis Rodriguez shooting foul (Ethan Taylor draws the foul) | ||
| 18:51 | | +1 | Ethan Taylor makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 39-25 |
| 18:51 | | +1 | Ethan Taylor makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 39-26 |
| 18:23 | | Beau Becker personal foul (Rob Whaley Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 18:23 | | Rob Whaley Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 18:23 | | +1 | Rob Whaley Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 40-26 |
| 17:59 | | +2 | Rytis Petraitis makes two point jump shot | 40-28 |
| 17:45 | | Rytis Petraitis personal foul | ||
| 17:34 | | Rytis Petraitis blocks Kalib Boone's two point layup | ||
| 17:32 | | Kalib Boone offensive rebound | ||
| 17:25 | | +2 | Kalib Boone makes two point dunk | 42-28 |
| 17:07 | | Rytis Petraitis misses three point jump shot | ||
| 17:05 | | Byron Brown offensive rebound | ||
| 17:00 | | Kalib Boone blocks Byron Brown's two point layup | ||
| 16:58 | | Kalib Boone defensive rebound | ||
| 16:57 | | Kalib Boone offensive foul | ||
| 16:57 | | Kalib Boone turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 16:52 | | Luis Rodriguez personal foul | ||
| 16:52 | | Falcons turnover (5-second violation) | ||
| 16:26 | | +2 | Rob Whaley Jr. makes two point layup | 44-28 |
| 16:26 | | Beau Becker shooting foul (Rob Whaley Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 16:26 | | +1 | Rob Whaley Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 45-28 |
| 16:00 |